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DECEMBER 8 - Students' Day - is synonymous with wild parties and mountain resorts overcrowded with young people. But few people are aware of the reason why Bulgarian students celebrate on this day. There is a common misconception that the date is related to the university crisis of 1907 when students of Sofia University booed and hissed King Ferdinand at the opening of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre.
THE World Chess Championship Tournament in San Luis, Argentina ended over a month ago and now Bulgarians are rejoicing in the victory of their best chess player, Veselin Topalov, who received the trophy. However, thousands of kilometres away, in the heart of Sofia, chess passions are still running high. Every afternoon (especially in the summer) the park in front of the National Theatre Ivan Vazov ceases to be just a city spot with trees and benches...
"I WANT to give up my Bulgarian citizenship," said Kostadin Kalchev with a big dose of bitterness in his voice. "My `sweet' home country has robbed me - my house, my paintings, everything." This is the only explanation he gave, becoming strangely quiet and sensitive about the subject.
NOT conforming to the common perception of tattoo artists, with several tattoos of his own and a couple of rings over his eyebrows, Nikolay Nikolov is a bit shy the way little kids are - curious and bashful at the same time, especially when it comes to recorders and microphones. It seems he feels much more confident with a pair of sterilizing gloves and a needle in his hands at the small tattoo studio in Studentski grad where I found him.
SOME people choose the restaurants they go to for the location, some are concerned only with the quality and flavour of the food, while others don't care where they are as long as they are with the right company. Club-Restaurant Kushtata combines all, providing a perfect location with deliciously prepared dishes, and the company - well they rely on your good taste for this one.
WE'RE at the gym. You can hear the voices of the players and the loud sound of the dribbling ball at the nearby basketball courts. Silvia Kara is a little bit nervous about being interviewed. A sexy short skirt and a fashionable blouse have taken the place of the sporty outfit she was just wearing. Only the blush of her face reveals that she took an aerobics class 15 minutes ago.
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