:Xmas4: just a reminder, if you have christmas cards or parcels to send abroad to family and friends, the recommended last date to western europe is 11 december. I assume it is the same bulgaria to the uk as it takes 2 weeks either way to and from my village.
my first christmas in bulgaria, i got no cards :Very sad:they arrived in february having been to russia first.
happy posting. :Xmas3: :Xmas1:

Thank you starlite for this information but I think If someone posted me a card 6 months ago I would still be waiting

Bulgarian Capital Sofia to Light Christmas Tree Dec 1

For the third consecutive year the Christmas lights of Bulgaria's capital Sofia will be lit on December 1.

The traditional Sofia Christmas tree, the 50-year-old pine near the Rila Hotel in the down town, will be opened by Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, at 6:30 pm on December 1.

The Christmas Tree ceremony will be preceded by an open concert of dance and song groups, which will be brought from the National Palace of Culture to the tree with an antique tram car. The ceremony will feature fireworks.

For the first time in several years, there will be Christmas lights on the Brussels Blvd leading to the Sofia International Airport. The Russian Church, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the National Theatre will also feature special Christmas decorations, as will several other major boulevards and buildings.

The Sofia Municipality has set aside only BGN 30 000 for Christmas lights this year;
this, however, is compensated by private companies whose combined contribution to making Sofia pretty for the winter holidays is over BGN 500 000.

What I find strange is that I get post from the UK at my PO Box in Balchik within a few days, but post from Sofia can easily take three weeks or more, unless registered or requiring a signature.

if it goes to sofia, it always takes longer. I have transfered money from the uk that was cleared at sofia, took 3 weeks. now i transfer direct to dobrich and it takes 2 days.
ooer. get posting make someone happy.