Bristol and Bath – Part 6

I'm coming home – Tuesday, February 18, photos from the entire trip Interview with Ivan Simeonov from BNR – Radio Varna with me on the topic "Bristol – where the rain doesn't spoil the mood" The next morning I was lucky. My initial plans were to catch a city bus to the bus station, then we changed the plan, an acquaintance of theirs with a taxi was going to …

Bristol and Bath – Part 5

Last day – Monday, February 17, photos from the entire trip Interview with Ivan Simeonov from Bulgarian National Radio – Radio Varna with me on the topic “Bristol – where the rain doesn’t spoil the mood” I was woken up by the persistent ringing of the phone. With half an eye I notice that it’s still dark outside. I pick up the phone and some part of my brain fixes that …

Bristol and Bath – Part 4

Destination Bath – Sunday, February 16, photos from the entire trip Interview with Ivan Simeonov from BNR – Radio Varna with me on the topic “Bristol – where the rain doesn’t spoil the mood” They decided to take me to the resort town. But first we had to wait for Marty, who had online classes at the Bulgarian school. Someone had tricked the poor child, …

Bristol and Bath – Part 3

Getting to know Bristol – Saturday, February 15, photos from the entire trip Interview with Ivan Simeonov from BNR – Radio Varna with me on the topic “Bristol – where the rain doesn’t spoil the mood” The next day we made coffee and started debating where to take me. Given the weather and the likelihood of rain, we chose a walk around Bristol. First we went to …

Bristol and Bath – Part 2

First impressions – Friday, February 14th, photos from the entire trip Interview with Ivan Simeonov from Bulgarian National Radio – Radio Varna with me on the topic “Bristol – where the rain doesn’t spoil the mood” The next morning I woke up to the soft clatter of a keyboard and a gentle childish whisper in my face “auntie”. My daughter-in-law was working from home, and …

FIRST CONTACT WITH ITALY – part 9 – Subsequent revelations

Subsequent revelations We talked to Ani for a while. She willingly told me some tidbits that I had guessed about anyway. The Rat went berserk when he realized that I was impossible to manipulate because I was independent. From him, from work, from everything. And when I refused to be a free slave, he decided to punish me. …

FIRST CONTACT WITH ITALY – part 8 – A Night Under the Stars and Three Days on Camels

Night under the stars The last night came. My last day was not a working day, but I had to stay because the bus was leaving the next day. Iveto had left and I brought my suitcases back to Venera and company. Dora was genuinely worried about where I would sleep, they tried to remove the mattress from one of the beds to the ground, but there was no way ...

FIRST CONTACT WITH ITALY – part 6 – The Sabotage

The Sabotage In Padua I had a second cousin. Iveto. Like me, she graduated from the Russian School in Varna with Italian, she studied here at the university and lived in a neighborhood in the city with her boyfriend, in a small, neat apartment. She worked part-time, in the summer she sold ice cream near my apartment. When I was walking during the day, I often stopped by to see her and eat...

FIRST CONTACT WITH ITALY – part 5 – I'm going to Padua

I'm going to Padova. Venera and Ani were at the apartment when Milena and I arrived. They helped me with my suitcases, but the atmosphere was somewhat tense. The apartment was in the historic center of the city, an 8-minute walk from the sites. And we would walk and come home together, even if it was still the middle of the night. What a blessing! The streets and buildings were …