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Spotted! No. 18 YTONG

By admin on 7 November 2011 in Advertising, Esoterica, Tram Spotting

What began as a building materials innovation in Sweden over 80 years ago has today become the world famous brand YTONG.

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Bulgarian Unification Day Remembered 2011

By admin on 2 October 2011 in Documents, Esoterica, History, Word Clouds

A word cloud of the speech by Ms Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the Bulgarian National Assembly, for the 126th anniversary of the Unification of Bulgaria.

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The Bulgarian Vision for NATO

By admin on 2 June 2011 in Documents, Esoterica, History, Word Clouds

A speech by Mr. Anu Anguelov, Bulgarian Minister of Defence, at the spring session NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Varna on 29 May 2011. Full text follows.

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Treaty of San Stefano (word cloud)

By admin on 8 March 2011 in Documents, Esoterica, History, Word Clouds

The Treaty of San Stefano marked the end of the Russo-Turkish War. Bulgarians celebrate 3 March as their liberation day from 500 years of Ottoman oppression.

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World War I Postal Cover

By admin on 28 May 2010 in Esoterica, Postage Stamps

A Bulgarian postal cover from World War I, postmarked at Bucharest on 13 September 1918.

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1986 Halley’s Comet Souvenir Sheet

By admin on 27 May 2010 in Esoterica, Postage Stamps

Bulgaria was one of over 100 countries to issue stamps commemorating the return of Halley’s Comet in 1986. They issued a four stamp set as a souvenir sheet, with each stamp denominated 25 stotinki.

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Kamenitza — Giants Know Why!

By admin on 24 May 2010 in Advertising, Esoterica

Kamenitza created a clever on site beer advertisement by turning a sculpture outside the National Stadium into a couple of giant sized bottle openers.

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Graffiti Around Sofia

By admin on 12 November 2009 in Art, Culture, Esoterica, Graffiti

Here are some current graffiti examples from the centre of Sofia, near the national stadium.

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Tramspotting in Sofia

By admin on 16 August 2009 in Esoterica, Tram Spotting

Trams are an easy and practical way to get around the city. Help us collect pictures of different tram lines, especially new and interesting ads.

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Stamp Catalogue: Kingdom of Bulgaria part I (1908-1931)

By admin on 2 July 2009 in Esoterica, Postage Stamps

A list of all regular and airmail postage stamps issued by the Kingdom of Bulgaria between 1908 and 1931. Click to view stamps or to learn about the subject.

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