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Koprivshtitsa!

Greetings, earthlings!

I had an awesome weekend with my awesome lady in the town of Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria. It’s a place of a lot of history where the movement to Bulgarian freedom began, and being the history nut that I am, it was awesome to learn about some of the country’s important figures, from soldiers to diplomats to poets. On top of that, I had two awesome meals that warrant rave review.

Сач dish at Chuchura

First was at a restaurant/hotel called Chuchura, where I ordered a plate of roasted pork steak, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. What I got was this giant skillet of deliciousness! Being the husky gent that I am, I naturally finished my skillet, and plucked a little from my love’s as well.

Second was breakfast at Boncho’s House, the guest house we stayed at. The room itself was worth it, but the complimentary breakfast of banitsa (a traditional Bulgarian flaky pastry filled with varying foods, in this case sirene, which is the local equivalent to feta) and a crepe with freshly picked and made raspberry jam was one of the best I’ve had anywhere.

All in all, the awesome weekend has me ready to tackle the coming weeks. More updates to come soon, so keep checking in and keep on keepin’ on!

Disconnected

Phoenix couldn’t phone home.

In fact, I was pretty much silenced for 5 days. My cell service had been accidentally been terminated, which posed an interesting situation. While I enjoyed the serenity of my phone not ringing, I do have work to do and people being unable to reach me doesn’t help. However, the break from constant travel and meetings helped me have more time to actually work. And as projects wind down, I look forward to an ever-elusive vacation. Til’ then, Phoenix keeps toiling.

On another note, as some may have noticed I recently redesigned my site. One of the things I added was an archive of all my blogs, and reading them made me realize that I need to bring back to humor to these things. You won’t know when the bad jokes will strike, but they will! So stay tuned…