I Didn't Expect Bulgaria To Be Like This! The First Impressions Of Sofia 🇧🇬

[@Davud_Akh]

Welcome to the new country series in Bulgaria. We start our journey in Sofia and will continue with road trip adventures later in the week. I cannot wait to share my experiences with you! 🇧🇬 Do I have any subscribers from Bulgaria? 🇧🇬❤ Check out my Level8 Travel Luggage, which ships Worldwide. The Discount Code is "Davud10" for 10% off. www.clkmg.com/LEVEL8/DavudxLEVEL8

[@ДианаКолева-ц2ъ]

Добре дошъл Давуд!

[@petshopboy827]

Hi from UK Davud ... I love watching your stuff ... God bless u brother be safe on your travels 🙏

[@ФаниИванова-я6ф]

Има ... има . . ВНИМАВАЙ 😂😂😂 ...БЛАГОДАРИМ ТИ ... ❤🎉❤

[@koreanata6951]

yes

[@sirunikunushik7735]

I watched a bunch of your videos. You are Azer from Azerbaijan. Did you know Azerbaijan is the crown of Iran? Why Azerbaijan want to separate from Iran? Your sir name is Akhundzadeh. You don't drink alcohol and keep your chin hair 4 inches the size of your four fingers. I always say this fact that "Coca Cola is older than Azerbaijan.

[@Tesla_US_LiveOfficial]

Bulgarian language it's the father of all Slavic languages!!!

[@Tesla_US_LiveOfficial]

@@Ярослава-Королёва 🤗💖Голобушка

[@ConcernedCiti-Zen]

@@Ярослава-Королёва Russian was 1st recorded 2 centuries AFTER Bulgarian was 1st recorded.

[@basic7593]

​@@Ярослава-КоролёваРуската пропаганда е нещо невероятно... Не знам как прави една цяла нация толкова тъпа

[@AutomotiveCNC]

@@Ярослава-Королёва , руският език произлиза от българския език. Руският език е почти 1:1 като старобългарския език, чието друго име е църковнославянски език. Руската азбука се основава на българската азбука, но е леко променена. В миналото е имало общо три български държави: сегашната Дунавска България, Стара Велика България (където днес са Южна Русия, Украйна, северната част на Кримския полуостров) и Волжка България (където днес е Русия около река Волга). През 1223 година прабългарите от Волжка България разгромяват непобедимата дотогава войска на Чингис Хан и по този начин предпазват Русия от завладяване от страна на Монголската империя. Докато е жив, Чингис Хан има толкова голям страх от българската войска, че до края на дните си не смее да нападне Волжка България отново. Милиони жители на днешна Русия са с български произход.

[@MuzataM]

@@Ярослава-Королёва Слава на Украйна!

[@hulkhulk5141]

Shoutout to all the Bulgarians!!! I’m from Vegas and have many as friends, great people!!!! 💪🇧🇬 ❤

[@КлаудрияАнгелова]

Thank you I'm from Bulgaria.

[@kalinhristov3961]

Hulk, we got a lot of Hulks :)

[@hulkhulk5141]

@@kalinhristov3961 yes!!!

[@sirunikunushik7735]

What do you do in vegas?

[@bitolcanecc]

Yes sure... Asparuh. Omurtag. Kubrat e.t.c was talking on this language ... ;)

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

My girlfriend is Bulgarian and I live here now after coming here for years. The people are extremely nice and kind but very guarded and hard to open up to trust initially, but once they do they are delightful. The food is unbelievably good - it's not even about specific recipes, it just seems like all the food is good because the quality of the produce and ingredients is good. When I tell people outside of Bulgaria this, they find it hard to believe because the cuisine isn't known well globally. It's hard to describe - I couldn't really point to a specific dish that is good, it just seems like anything you eat (if prepared naturally) will be delicious. Nature is incredible here and it's particularly good because, as the eco-tourism industry hasn't been super developed, it feels more secluded than in other places in the world that have more of a developed tourism industry. Sofia is quite small for a capital so you can pretty much get anywhere in the greater city center area within 20 minutes. Even getting to the airport is very convenient. But I honestly feel that Sofia, while nice, doesn't even begin to approach the true beauty of the country, which you see when you start visiting other cities and towns. The thing that struck me the most, perhaps because I lived in the UK for nearly 15 years before visiting and moving to Bulgaria, is that doing healthy things for body (physically, as in activities, but also preparing food that would be good for your gut, etc) is built in to every-day life and routine. Even things like going to 'spas' in Bulgaria is different to what you might usually imagine - it's not so much about being pampered (although of course you can do this here too), but more so about focusing on the restorative power of natural things like steam rooms, saunas, in many places there's access to different natural spring water and they even show exactly what elements are found in the water (and different springs from different sources will have completely different mineral makeup). I had never seen that before, going to the main square of a town, seeing the fountain where people fill up huge bottles of water to take home, and having signs that outline exactly what elements from the periodic table are present in this particular water and what parts-per-million are there. It truly is unlike anything you might be used to in the 'West'.

[@rado_grami]

10:50 Bulgaria was actually the birthplace of the Cyrillic Alphabet that Russians and many other nations use.

[@ggrimmraggrimmag3318]

pin that comment

[@stefoxmk7958]

Macedonia and the city of Ohrid were the birthplace.

[@rado_grami]

@@stefoxmk7958 Ohrid is an old Bulgarian capital city so i don't know what you're talking about. Also macedonia is not a real country

[@stefoxmk7958]

@@rado_grami Ohrid is a Macedonian city and Macedonia is a country, look at the facts, we are the same people who lived here 1000 years ago. You should stop with your provocative behavior and accept our existence because we existed and we will.

[@DanielGigov]

​@stefoxmk7958 Hi "антички Македонец", you even do not know how many in common you have with the Bulgarian. Can you please send me map of the world( before 1991) where your country was shown

[@venislavailieva8659]

Welcome to our beautiful country ! Don't miss the Veliko Tarnovo City. There is a lot of history!!!

[@ASMRJusTravelz]

Bulgarian food is so delicious❤

[@b.questor]

Best global food that I've seen in some time. I would visit just for the food.

[@rohanamahaliyanaarachchi2724]

I have studied in Bulgaria from 1979- 1986. I was in Sofia for one year and 6 years in Plovdiv . I speak Bulgarian .

[@genderlessyoutubefanperson]

Is it true that Bulgarians translates to barbarians? What kind of language they speak? Can you say something in Bulgarian?

[@blockman57]

@@genderlessyoutubefanperson One of the oldest languages check it out .

[@unrelentingnoob1752]

@@genderlessyoutubefanperson Поздрави от България приятел! И не мисля че сме варвари, е поне не всички хахаха! This is our language hope u like it! :D

[@genderlessyoutubefanperson]

@unrelentingnoob1752 Thank you, bulgarian friend. Your writing looks familiar, similar to the one in Mongolia, Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, and other nations. I did a Bulgarian language study for 43 hours in the past 3 days. I think I am getting the hang of it. I need to rest. My brain is overheated.

[@lud4o]

@@genderlessyoutubefanperson Bulgarians speak Bulgarian, the Bulgarian students of Sveti SVeti Kiril and Metodii invented the cyrylic alphabet, which is now used by more than 300 million people(serbains russians ukrainains and many more)

[@TrendMusicBg]

The tehnology of making yogurt in Bulgaria and Greece is very deferend! Its not only the bacteria , its deferent taste and everithyng is defferent!

[@Joylevinstein]

Different

[@jordan9339]

There is not that small difference in the temperature, that has most favorable conditions for Bulgarian bacteria, and the other bacteria that are used for milk fermentation. So you have to have different technology

[@jenetteweliwita825]

Clean & tidy city.... nice peaple... thank you davud.

[@TrendMusicBg]

I love Bulgaria ❤ Nice video!

[@rsn7847]

What a coincidence ! I am going to Bulgaria for first time in 3 weeks 😮 this video came out just on time ,thank you Davud❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@margaritachikova7561]

Please, do not go to the same places Davud went, except PLOVDIV ....

[@rsn7847]

@@margaritachikova7561 we booked 3 nights in plovdid(one of them will be to visit the beautiful caves) and then 2 nights in Sofia (one of those days to visit Rila monastery) I kind of regret not taking one day for Veliko Tarnovo🥲

[@sofiamonteiro5201]

Hi Brother Davud my name is Sofia. Thanks for showing me the place of my name so happy to see the statue of Sofia n the hotel Sofia it is very beautiful. And the place is very beautiful .I think one day I will visit the place. Am from Goa you did visit. Thanks God bless you 🙏

[@albertsangma251]

Wow, to another beautiful country 🤩 hope to see more new exciting content videos 😍wish you have a wonderful time in Bulgaria 👏🤗

[@radoray]

Future guests of Sofia should know that it is easiest to pay in public transport (metro, bus, tram, trolleybus) with a Visa or Mastercard card. Which is placed on the reader for validation. After purchasing the first two tickets 2*1.60= 3.20. The third ticket you pay only BGN 0.80 and you have a ticket for all vehicles until the end of the day.

[@peev2]

Верно!?

[@jaysonbosworth7635]

Davud I love your videos. I enjoy seeing the world from your perspective. You are a very genuine guy and I learn a lot from you. Thank you! From U.S.A.

[@Glenda-bh7ul]

Same here from America ❤

[@Brajo-jo4mc]

Same from Germany ❤!!

[@mvaris5127]

And those plates , i have also ceramic , i bought from Nessebar.

[@Queen_Amenarina]

Davud, I Am watching You from U.S. I really Love your channel because I get to See All of these places without buying plane tickets. ❤🖤💚👍🏽

[@canaanites9561]

i love bulgaria too, visit there once and will come back again soon.

[@margaritamora6044]

Alex was very helpful and friendly ❤

[@vladovlado9614]

David, I am impressed so many people from different countries liked your personality and typing. Go on the same way!

[@AdelineTheNerdyMouse]

Thank you for visiting my country, mate! Hope you enjoy(ed) your stay there!

[@BatiBatut]

Brother Davud, come to Plovdiv, the cultural heart of Bulgaria. It has the longest pedestrian street (zero cars) in Europe.

[@dahmooren]

As always, very impressive videos. Yes, food is the pulse to the culture. Tesekkurler!

[@edimi2454]

The name of the restaurant translates Monastery kitchen basically. You left a huge tip, was so very kind of you. I hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay in my home city.

[@sangalaklejeme5725]

Hi Davud, well done you have uploaded new series.As usual waiting for new vlog now enjoying with you Bulgaria.No matter wherever you goes , we are following you..... Hope for the best.

[@crystalm1122]

I enjoy your style of videos. I look forward to watching more. I've been to Sofia, but I learned new things from you. I've also been to Romania so I can't wait to see what you did there.

[@ruwanwedisa910]

Watching from Sri Lanka gods bless

[@joyyyy777]

Good luck Mr Davud your journey to be continue for exploration new countries you are so lucky. All the best!

[@GulubaCool]

Thank you for making advertising on my country!

[@gutch2000]

Interesting video. But asking restaurant staff if their food is good is such a no no!! 😂😂 Fortunately he was so nice.

[@Fiola_M]

Nice to see you in a new country. You will find moussaka in lebanon and as far as egypt..they use a bechamel sauce on top. Sofia looks pretty. The balkans and middlle east share many similar foods with slight minor differences. Some are not using pork but othwrwise very similar. Even the azerbaijani village food i see on kand hayati is similar to lebanese village food in many instances! Enjoy this new country! Love that u took a break feom south asia!

[@brianquinn5060]

Great video David, looking forward to your next adventures. Thanks from Australia.

[@ПаолаКолева-т7р]

Давуд, добре дошъл в България. Гледам всичките ти филми и много исках да дойдеш и при нас. България е държава от 1600години и има изключително богата история. Природата е красива, хората добри, дано да ти хареса. Трябва да видиш Боженци, Ковачевица, село Гела в Родопите, село Лещен, морето.... В България има изключително качествен интернет навсякъде... Шегуваме се, че тук има интернет даже в гората.

[@bubasilkworm7664]

Добре де, но България не е на 1600 г., а е много по-стара.

[@stanbatakarata6081]

Good video ❤ And Greeting from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 thx for your visit my Homerland Mother Bulgaria 🇧🇬

[@georgekotokov355]

Hi Davoud, I really enjoy your videos and I hope you enjoy the time spent in my country Bulgaria. One place I can recommend for you which is not very often advertised in the touristic places to visit, but I think worth checking out is a place called Vitosha morenas (golden bridges. It’s a very picturesque place just few kilometers from Sofia city centre up in the mountain. It is like a nature wonder and two way taxi trip should cost you not more than 50 leva(25euros) it is definitely a place worth checking out. In Bulgarian - морените на Витоша or златни мостове. Good luck with your travels

[@rukaruka4649]

Our sri lankan brother ❤ we are wait again come to our home land brother 🎉❤

[@emirusu9512]

Poftă bună, Davud!

[@tofiqresulbeyli4531]

Who is watching from Azerbaijan?

[@SudathSenanayake-sr9tb]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ from Sri Lanka Davud brother so good to see you ...... god bless you brother

[@raziyahsurtee6901]

Watching you from south Africa

[@ksm5563]

Looking forward to watching the Bulgaria vlogs. ❤

[@Vahid_Isaac]

I was there 2 weeks ago. Impressed to see the same places in your video. I would recommend you to try Happy Bar and Grill. It's around Serdica 2 subway station.

[@Davud_Akh]

Tesekkurler, Vahid! 🙏🏽

[@ПаолаКолева-т7р]

Happy Bar and Grill се намира точно срещу хотела, в който е отседнал Давуд, по-точно срещу храма св. Неделя, точно отсреща е ресторанта, който е с уникална кухня!

[@sylviaalexandrova4817]

1300

[@aidantyrrell5248]

Best blogger around

[@petyobenov]

The hotel Sofia Balkan Palace hotel was part of the Hitman movie some years ago, they filmed few scenes around this area... Nice presentation of Sofia!

[@TekM-rr8wf]

If you haven't been, try the most authentic food place called Hadjidraganov. Good food, service and cool ambiance. Authentic! Quite accessible with tram. But personally, my favourite resto in Bulgaria is always Happy. I have been to 5 Happy branches on 2 occasions. Cheap, cheerful, best food and just a happy place for me.

[@ju4je]

We have shepherd salad in Bulgaria as well, but we put eggs, roasted peppers, mushrooms, ham...

[@RubulDeka-mj8xm]

Good luck Mr Davud your journey to be continue for exploration new countries you are so lucky

[@Vloggeriftiqar1]

Watching to enjoy your vlog 😊❤

[@orangebeetle1999]

Sofia has a very good, safe and modern transport system. No need to use taxis during the day. If you do use them, the best is "Yellow". They have an app and are the safest to use. Taxis are generally not as bad as they used to be.

[@ChannaSenevirathna-mu1xh]

❤❤❤ from 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 sri lanka .I wish you oll the best

[@sangama3201]

sri lankan flag on your t-Shart, that awosome. love it

[@F-35LightningII-vf9do]

stayed right there, ate at the restraunt, its amazing

[@martinvanevrah]

Watching from Kenya in Africa l love this ,am learning alot salute

[@janakaperera1242]

We are watching from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰❤️🇱🇰🙏

[@sv19570]

Watching from Ahmedabad, India ❤❤

[@Jack-lw2tw]

Bulgaria has 6.5 million people while Moldova 2.5 so there is still quite a difference.

[@stoyanstoyanov9282]

Bulgarian is 10 million 3 aut

[@sofiyazheleva8320]

❤🇧🇬Beautiful

[@kristinailieva3349]

Welcome in Sofia!

[@newin1983]

Wow i never see so empty vitosha bulevard..i supposed you was in Sofia in the midlle of summer ,when everybody is on the sea side

[@svetoslavstanchev9977]

We also have Shepherd's salad, in Bulgarian it is called Ovcharska salad. It is similar to the Shopska, but it is also different, there are several other things in it.

[@msresu]

very generous tips

[@nehanagar1715]

Hi Davud love yours all vlogs keep it up your kindness and love from 🇬🇧 uk

[@МартинаПетрова-б2ч]

Hey👋 I'm from Bulgaria and I love your content! You went to the same restaurant as IShowSpeed a few months ago 😂 I hope you’re enjoying your time in Bulgaria! Next time, you should definitely visit the Rila Monastery or other beautiful spots outside of Sofia-it's a completely different vibe! 😊🇧🇬👍

[@peterkrasnan3368]

Hi man :). You have nice videos and i watching you from Slovakia :).

[@izzabel5]

Hello! This is the first time I've seen your video and I was very interested to see what you think of my city! I learned about this restaurant from you! It was very interesting! I hope you would come again!

[@Ystari86]

I was dating a Bulgarian man and he was a good one, hopefully we will meet again someday Geri, I miss you 😊

[@peev2]

Geri is a female name you know. Lol

[@janakaperera1242]

ආයුබෝවන් 🙏 Nice , clean & beautiful city.. it's surprise to see homeless people in some places, most of hoteliers are speaking English, nice restaurant boy in authentic food restaurant ❤ we feel very sorry for the price offered to you for SIM card. Enjoy your visit to beautiful Bulgaria ❤🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@bhagyarathnayaka5829]

Hello Davud bro, Lots of love and hugs from Sri Lanka take care bro.... ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ParwatiChand-vz9vx]

Welcome Neal again Davud

[@ChanyaGeesarani]

My favorite man mr Davud 🩷❤️ ..watching from sri lanka 🇱🇰

[@rajkumartaulloo5762]

Davud you are the only who give explicit details of your visit.i like it.please make a video in Mauritius my country island in the Indian ocean.a paradise.thanks.

[@_donovanclayton]

Arrived in Sofia yesterday 😃

[@LeeEnny-j9p]

Bro your english is very sweet ❤❤❤

[@VoltesWithElias]

Even though Bulgaria shares a border with Greece I have never been. But I'd love to now. As for Bulgaria being the oldest country, I think maybe that's referring to the creation of modern states. Not the ancient world.

[@margaritachikova7561]

@VoltesWithElias BULGARIA 🇧🇬 IS one of the oldest county in Europe

[@МиленДимитров-и2ф]

The country is named Bulgaria since 681 AD. There wasn't country called Greece (as a political state) before 1832.

[@VoltesWithElias]

@@МиленДимитров-и2ф There weren't "countries" as they are now in general at that time. That's the point. I think it's important to make that distinction. But nations did exist before Bulgaria including Greece. Just not as we have them now.

[@VoltesWithElias]

@@margaritachikova7561 I agree. One of the oldest for sure.

[@aloq7446]

в-и2ф

[@MrDuleepa]

Nice video with good food

[@chamaraperera4739]

Davud is Great gentlemen

[@jagathperera5287]

Thank you for viewing world

[@antoniynedyalkov2437]

Very nice to finally see you in Bulgaria Davud. Restaurant that you choose is good but keep in mind that the center of Sofia is more expensive in general. Too bad that at the airport they tried to scam you with the sim card. Unfortunately there are still people trying to do such things. Btw - if you only need data why don't you buy esim cards in advance from apps like airalo, saily, surfroam and so on? As a traveler myself i find these very useful.

[@shazsyed4072]

😻wow lovely Davud great 👌and very fancy yogurt enjoy your special way of exploring 🤤

[@iliyasiliev9103]

I hope that you will have a good time in Bulgaria if you are still here, bro. Sofia is not the best place to get to know Bulgaria but it is not too bad to start. We have way better places, especially nature, in the province.

[@crystalm1122]

I also worry about taxi scams, but since Yellow taxi is the official one you can get the app and use that to be sure you are getting a valid taxi OR go to the stands where the official taxi's are and NEVER go with someone who is inside the building trying to get you to go with them. I had no problems with taxis in Sofia using this. (oh I see you mentioned it later on. Oops.)

[@nishantha2167]

you are welcome sri lanka

[@ashalepcha7172]

❤nice place nice food,, enjoy your vedyo ❤❤❤❤

[@vstefanov07]

Мусака, aka. Musaca, is Greek, but we all prepare it differently. Bulgaria has some truly amazing vegetables and Fruits, so naturally, salads are going to be good. I highly recommend going to the marketplace and trying some different types of Tomatoes. This won't be possible at the restaurant, go explore, visit villages and try, considering that food will strongly seasonally depend! The yogurt milk you are asking about is particularly in Bulgaria, actually, you must take some fresh milk and you can create this yogurt yourself, this is how my grandmother actually makes it... the yogurt you are consuming is a both in the shop, and truly is different, try real home dame and you will know the difference :P

[@orestt9513]

welcome to Bulgaria

[@ivankostov2098]

Shopska salad was created by 'Balkan Tourist' in the mid-1950s and symbolizes the Bulgarian flag: white for the cheese, green for the cucumbers, and red for the tomatoes. It is neither Greek nor from any other nationality. When you're looking for a SIM card, you don't go to a pharmacy or a flower shop, you look for a representative of a mobile operator.

[@DianaC-c7d]

Just discovered you and love your videos. Just one thing.....could you please eat more and show us foodies. Would love for you to do a comparison video of Bulgaria and Romania as I am considering a trip and not sure where to spend more time. The beach area in Bulgaria looks much nicer. Were you scammed in Romania too?

[@misscg367]

That tomatoes salad would have been great with the mousaka :) Try next time :)

[@margaretakwa5687]

Davud then the country must be so expensive,in my country in africa the sim card is 5gh cedis, which is 30cents wow africa is not expensive to leave In,enjoy the country🎉🎉🎉❤

[@jamiewright68]

Nah they realised he wasn’t Bulgarian so tried to scam him.

[@rostislavivanov9697]

Davud.I was looking forward to your first video about Bulgaria. You came here, thank you. And... you were greeted by nasty taxis, attempted scam, unfriendly receptionist, unprepared room, ugly graffiti, beggars, acceptable food. I hope the rest of your stay is positively memorable.

[@ПаолаКолева-т7р]

Направо умрях от срам от всичко това! Срамувам се!

[@margaritachikova7561]

Very sad actually, because BULGARIA has a lot to offer 😏

[@carlustin4034]

@@ПаолаКолева-т7р Срамувай се ..А той не се срамува да ни сравнява с Русия ..даже тараторът с някаква Руска помия окрошка...Нали разбираш намека ..Руснаците са ни научили да правим таратор..Него не го е рам въобще. Както са ни дали и азбуката ..

[@elkageorgieva8515]

Why the receptionist to be unfriendly? It was normal i think. Graffiti are always ugly everywhere. Beggars ? Go in Paris or Rome to see what means REAL Beggars. Nothing to be ashamed of .

[@greenbeauties]

It looks like other European cities very walking friendly, that’s what I enjoy about Europe

[@АделаХаралампиева]

Точно обратното!! Много по-безопасно е в София, отколкото в Лондон, Дъблин (от където се върнах скоро) , и съм ужасена от центъра му.....

[@edimi2454]

Човекът казва хубави неща за това, че в Европа му харесва много, че има много пешеходни пространства. Както е и в София.

[@raziyahsurtee6901]

Sorry iff you think I am asking a personal question but I like watching your travels

[@ch8989-dk6jd]

Bro this is top hotel in Sofia for many years.

[@Sadegh_nl]

I life in bulgaria in varna city beach side of Black Sea we can meet to show you this city

[@Джокера]

I know you are from Azerbaijan i was in Baku two times and i like it its like little Dubai

[@lud4o]

cool

[@silafuyang8675]

Bulgaria is a nice place if you are not Bulgarian.

[@koreanata6951]

The special about Bulgarian yoghurt is the Lactobacilus Bulgaricus bacteria which is responsible for the long life of the Bulgarians in the mountain areas, as it lives freely there in the air. Fun fact - it has to be cultivated outside Bulgaria, as it dies when it leaves our air, but here it lives all around - just blessing of God. About the beggars. As Bulgarian I'm not happy to say that most of the beggars are Gypsies and who are well organized and are exactly in the center because of the many tourists, but it is as it is. We have a very bad government so...