Aurel Manea Photography

If Stalker had a winter environment, this is probably how it would look like. These are remains of unfinished buildings from the communist era that cand be found in Zapaden Park (Western Park ) in Sofia. Most of what was left was stolen by gypsies and the rest is now just ruins, used as Garbage depositing places.  Now that the first snow covered the whole city it makes an interesting view.
The park is otherwise very nice, wild, more like a forest. The lack of lighting makes it a really creepy to walk through during the night, but I have friends that have to go through it all the time coming back from work and say it’s safe. That is compared to our parks, like Tineretului where it might not be a good idea to venture.

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Extrem de rar mi se intampla ca un loc vizitat sa imi lase un gust amar odata ce il parasesc, asa cum a fost Roma. In mare parte datorita unei persoane foarte speciale pe care am cunoscut-o acolo si careia ii si este dedicata aceasta serie de fotografii si care imi lipseste foarte mult. Orasul in sine, desi fascinant prin multitudinea de monumente si cladiri, parca paleste in comparatie cu frumusetea imprejurimilor sale, de multe ori ignorate de turisti. As putea scrie ore in sir despre asta, dar din pacate nu am calitatile necesare sa pot exprima in cuvinte, si de data asta cred ca nici macar in fotografii.

Pe de alta parte foarte dezamagit am fost de numarul enorm (probabil 20%) de romani si rromani. Jegosi, urati, scarbosi necivilizati, stricau unul din cele mai frumoase orase ale lumii. Cersetori, hoti, capsunari, pesti si curve, toti isi gaseau un loc in societatea mult prea primitoare de acolo. Halal natie.