Bulgaria and More
Yanjun Yan

Associate Professor from Western Carolina University

visiting Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar

The Linden tree

by | Sep 17, 2021 | Civilization, Nature

In my first week in Sofia, my colleague had already pointed out the Linden tree to me. I was told that the Linden tree blossoms smelled really good in spring. It is easy to identify a Linden tree as the stems of the seeds are connected to the center of a leaf-like...

Peak Musala (2925 m, 9598 ft)

by | Sep 12, 2021 | Nature

The highest mountain peak in the Balkan Peninsula is Peak Musala in the Rila National Park in Bulgaria, with an altitude (counting from the sea level) of 2,925 meters or 9,598 feet and a topographic prominence (counting from its foothill) of 2,473 meters or 8,114...