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The Christmas Spirit

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Yes, Christmas is on its way. My dear Irisha has put up the tree and the decorations in our apartment in Ulitsa Kozyak. Then she started to go with Patricia to lots of rehearsals for a special Christmas concert in Sofia. Patricia and Irena at the Christmas Market in Sofia. Here are some photos of the festivities at St. George's School. The traditional Bulgarian dance troupe really were rather good. 

Christmas in Sofia, 2018

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Merry Christmas, dear readers! Well, the last few months have been rather interesting, what with my new job and our move to the new apartment in Sofia. It really has been quite hectic and we have had to make several trips to Kalotina, in order to collect all of our bits and pieces. The new apartment is now looking less empty and a lot more like home! We even brought some logs from Kalotina, but so far we have not lit the fire because the apartment is wonderfully warm, thanks to all of the electric radiators. I am glad that we will not have to pay the electricity bill! I was very impressed that my old friend Peter Adams somehow managed to get a Christmas card to us, with a bit of IT ingenuity. The card arrived on our doorstep in Kalotina a few days before we left for Sofia. It caused a lot of laughter in the village. Yesterday we went for a little walk in the park, even though the weather was bitterly cold. It is a lovely park. Yes, maybe we did not see it at its best, but Mou...