March 23rd, 2011

One of the great things about working with a good adoption agency is the in country help. They have everything arranged for us. Airport pickup, hotel rooms, cars, drivers, translators, etc. All we needed to do was get to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia.

Sofia is located in the Western portion of Bulgaria. Bulgaria is about the size of the state of Pennsylvania. Sofia has the same population as Columbus (about 1.2 million people) but only takes up about 1/3 of the space. It is much more compact than Columbus, as most every European city is. Dobrich is located in the Eastern portion of Bulgaria. It has a population of about 100,000 and is located about 6 hours away from Sofia by car.

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