🇧🇬 Birthday Adventure: Sofia in One Day! 🎂✨

📍 "My gift to myself? The whole Balkan world!" ⛪️ CHURCH CRAWL ROUTE (All walkable!) 1️⃣ Banya Bashi Mosque ☪️ – *16th-century Ottoman gem* 2️⃣ Sofia History Museum 🏛️ – Roman ruins under glass floors! 3️⃣ St. George Rotunda 🏟️ – Oldest building in Sofia (4th century!) 4️⃣ St. Nicholas Church 🎼 – Tsingy Russian vibes 5️⃣ Ivan Vazov Theater 🎭 – Instagrammable neoclassical 6️⃣ Saint Sofia Church ⛪ – Where the city got its name 7️⃣ Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 🌟 – Golden-domed SHOWSTOPPER 🚇 Start at Serdika Metro Station (ancient ruins + souvenir shops right there!) 🍽️ BIRTHDAY FEAST Happy Bar & Grill 🥩 – *15 BGN steak = steal!* Pro tip: "Their 'Happy' fries are secretly legendary" 🚇 TRANSPORT HACKS Metro: *1.60 BGN/ride* (💳 contactless accepted!) Airport transfer: Same cheap metro – take line 1! 🥛 LOCAL DELICACIES Bulgarian yogurt 🥄 – Creamier than your childhood memories Banitsa pastry 🥮 – *Cheese-filled bliss for 2 BGN* 💡 EXTRA TIP *"Got more time? Rila Monastery is worth the 2-hour trip!"* 🏔️ Final Thought: "Sofia packed more beauty into one day than most cities do in a week!" 💫 #BirthdayAbroad #SofiaInADay #BalkanMagic #ChurchHopping #BudgetEurope