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SofiaLand!
July 22, 2004

OSI-Bulgaria took 12 of our best-behaved Slatino kids to SofiaLand, -Sofia's wonderful new, modern amusement park.  It's not a big place, with about 20 rides total, but it's a wonderful place for the kids to visit and there are enough amusements to occupy the entire day.

It was a long day, as we left Slatino at 8:30 in the morning, traveled 2 hours by bus to Sofia, and then another 20 minutes by taxi to SofiaLand.  The return was the same, only we stopped in Dupnitza where the kids were all fed dinner and more ice-cream.  We finally arrived in Slatino at 10 pm, 13 1/2 hours after we had left!  

It was also a HOT day, so the log-ride was the most-frequented and functioned quite well in keeping everyone cool.  The kids behaved perfectly and had a GREAT time!  It is certainly a day that they will remember for a long time.  Below are lots of photos so that you can share the day with us.  Enjoy!


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On The Bus

Shortly after leaving Slatino...

Arrival at SofiaLand

Gencho, Ginka, Hristina, Velizara, Lili, Lubka, Veronica, Rositza, Ivanka, Rumen...

Bumper Cars

Veli, Gina, Veronica, Rumen, Lili (my favorite is Rumen taking a big hit)...

A Little Afraid

Hristina, Veli, Lubka...

Rumen

Rumen dragging us to the next ride, which is...

The Ferris Wheel!

Rumen, Veli, Ivanka...

Veronica

Taking the big plunge on the log ride...

After The Log Ride

Rumen, Lubka, Gina, Rosi...

The Log Ride

Lubka, Veli, and Gencho's turn...

A Very Wet Rosi

Not hot anymore...

Rosi Again

This time in a boat...

Lunchtime

Sandwiches, fries, and coke (ice-cream later!)...

Roller-Coaster

Gencho and Rosi...

Roller-Coaster

Lubka and Veli (check out Lubka's facial expression)...

Elevated Pedal-Bug

Ivanka and Rosi...

Trampoline

Veronica, Dessy, Emil...


Acknowledgements

Our excursion to SofiaLand was made possible by funding from each of the children's individual sponsors:

Nicholas Tummillo
Sarah Wheeler
Wendy Zwickl
Dora Solyom
Pat Tate
Jonathan Geiser
Jeff Larson
Nadia Fortini
Karen Frank

Thanks to all of you for creating a great time and a wonderful memory for these deserving kids!


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