February 6, 2006

• 10 DAYS IN BULGARIA, 1 DAY OFF

  So I finally got the day to go take a look around Bulgaria. We went to Plovdiv, to see the historical parts of Bulgaria. Ooo..what a blast! We took a walk down the city which was a blast. Although, I'm used to the crowded streets of LA so seeing something empty like this is like...umm...ok...I guess maybe because it was snowing or something (heavy snow too)

  

  But Simeon (VFX Supervisor) and co. took me into a shopping center. The coolest quaint little shopping center. It looks more like a coliseum than a shopping center. It was later I found out that I was only nearby the famous coliseum so I suppose that was the theme to it.

  

  So we got out of the shopping center, cause I wasn't interested in shopping in Bulgaria. If I wanted to shop, it would be Hong Kong or Singapore. I had to see something exotic. So we kept walking...and I saw something promising...

  

  that led to...

  

  Heh heh, a big cheesy smile for all of ya. Notice how i refrained from doing the peace sign. I was actually going to. I think it's an Asian genes, especially strong in Japanese and Koreans. Almost every photo I see has a PEACE SIGN...still don't know what that means. Are you honestly referring to Peace in the world? ok...I'll give you that...

  Anyhoo, we kept walking, the entire streets of Bulgaria just went off in church bells. Yup, must have been like 5 of them around the area. I found one and wacked my camera at it.

  

  

  And here's the coolest part of the day. I went to check out this dude who makes pottery. Ok, sounds normal. But this guy made a vase in under a minute! And it looked better than those university students who spend a whole semester on their pottery project. And there's something about his technique as well, but you could throw his pottery as hard as you can, and it won't break! Whoa! If I get married, I ain't buying my stuff from him.

  But his little studio is close to 200 years old. It's made out of large stone slabs and the huge wooden and metal doors were just...umm....'nifty'...that's all I can think of right now. But anyway, this guy was so nice, he gave me a wine set that he made himself. It's a traditional Bulgaria wine jug with 5 glasses that are so odd looking (I haven't unwrapped them yet) that you can't tell if you are drinking wine or smoking opium. Pretty cool. No guest in my US Home will ever drink from a wine glass again!

  

  Anyway...the rest of my day was even more awe-inspiring. I had so many movies in my head just walking in Bulgaria. I need to come back and explore this country when I'm not working. There are a lot of places I would love to take photos for you guys, but they do not allow it. To protect the church or something...note: I DID NOT BURN WHEN I WALK INTO A CHURCH...even after I said 'goddamnit' and got away with it cause nobody spoke english there This is all I can find in the web of a church I've been to

  

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  So then, as we were walking back to my car. I saw this advert and I was thinking...WTF!!!!!

  

  Yup, you read it right...DIY silicone....I turned the pictures sideways cause I know all the guys will be slowly turning their heads to the side rather than reading the label on the right side up Now...back to work for me!

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