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Bulgarian Wildlife

Georgi — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:59:18 +0000

Turkey Turkey Turkey Storks Storks' nest

Somewhere in Pirin

Georgi — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:12:20 +0000

7th Congress str. A church Tank-monument Tank-monument An averagely-looking house in Pirin mountain Vineyards Mointains all around A hollow tree Tank-monument

Rozhen Monastery | Роженски манастир

Georgi — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:11:43 +0000

Melnik, Bulgaria

Georgi — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:31:20 +0000

Melnik is located in southwestern Bulgaria and the country’s smallest town. It is also an architectural reserve. These photos make it clear why that is.

DSC_0510 The landscape around Melnik, Bulgaria The landscape around Melnik, Bulgaria The landscape around Melnik, Bulgaria Improvement and rehabilitation of the infrastructure Parking on the sidewalk is the norm in this country DSC_0519 DSC_0520 Sidewalk parking, again The Melnik river is dry The Melnik river is dry DSC_0524 DSC_0525 DSC_0528 DSC_0529 DSC_0530 DSC_0531 DSC_0532 The heart of Pirin mountain

Disturbing facts about wiretaps in Bulgaria

Georgi — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:04:22 +0000

According to Forbes (quoting the annual U.S. court system report for 2009) there were 2376 wiretaps in the U.S. set up by law enforcement agencies in the U.S. during 2009.

According to an article in dnevnik, quoting the 2009 report of the Sofia City Court, there were 3662 wiretaps in Sofia alone, and 5449 call records allowances were issued.

The following table summarizes clearly my point:

	United States	Sofia (Bulgaria)
Population	307 000 000 (July 09)^[1]	1 500 000 (Jan 10)^[2]
Wiretaps	2376	3662

According to my humble math capabilities in Sofia, in 2009, roughly 50% more people were wiretapped than in the entire United States, while Sofia has roughly 20 times less citizens than the United States has.

Cheers Big Brother!

Sources

[1] Google – public data

[2] Sofia – Wikipedia

Winterish ’10

Georgi — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:32:50 +0000

Several pictures from the winter season

View from my window Ice and snow, no tarmac Wheels spinning Puffy admiring the snow Puffy admiring the snow The Pantheon up close The Pantheon Around the Pantheon Snowy night alley More snoflakes Snoflakes Night crossroads Night streets DSC_0056 DSC_0060 Snowy trees More snowy trees Even more snowy trees Snowy park Snow plower plowing with a raised plower Снегопочистване в България Enchanted park covered in snow