The Russian Church in the Center of Sofia, Bulgaria
The apartment building where Terry rented an apartment in Sofia.
The living room in the apartment in Sofia.
A Bulgarian Black Cat in a court yard near the apartment.
Alexander Dimchev, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sofia, opens the SOFIA2008 Conference.
Herbert Achleitner, from Emporia State University joins in the opening of the Conference.
The audience assembles for the Key Note Speech by Monsignor Chesare Pasini, Prefect of Vatican Archive and Library
A group of students play Bulgarian folk music at the evening banquet.
Petra Hauke from Germany presents her paper.
Cesare Pasini, Prefect of Vatican Archvie and Library presents the keynote speech at the conference.
Petra and Terry at the Conference.
Silvija was a student that Terry met at earlier Sofia Conferences and Terry looks forward to seeing her when he returns to Sofia.
Krassimira Angelova (Krassi) answeres questions at her booth at the exhibits. Krassi is a good friend and a colleague who teaches in the LIS School at the University of Sofia.
Judith Broady-Preston, Jessica Moyer and Terry prepare to present their papers.
Jessica and Terry are co-authors of a paper.
Nancy Bolt from Colorado and Terry
Terry and Rumyana Koycheva from Sofia.
Some of the primary organizers of the Conference and Terry
Alexander Dimchev closes the conference.
Herbert also assists in closing the conference.
As has become the tradition, the last evening many of the attendees go to a restaurant that presents traditional Bulbarian food, dancing and music.
The guests at the restaurant are invited to join the dancers in a ring dance.
The young ladies in traditional costumes participate in the dance.
Here the men and the ladies join in a folk dance.
This young lady is small, but she had a strong, beautiful voice.
One of the dances involve kidnapping a woman from the audience and wrapping her in a blanket to take her away to their village.
Here in masks, the men place the volunteer from the audience on a blanket.
Rebecca (Kentucky) Judith (U.K.) and Linda (U.k) deomontrate their dance moves to the table.
Rebecca presents to Herbert Achleitner (Emporia) meomories in photographs of his years of contributions to the Sofia Conference.
Rebecca shows Herbert some of the photos of past conference events.
Jessica and Rumyana in front of the National History Museum in Sofia. Under socialism, the building was part of the official residence of the head of government in Bulgaria.
Heather, Terry, and Rumyana enjoy the visit to the hotel viewing platform although the clouds did not allow us to get a good view.
Jessica, Terry and Rumyana on the mountain above Sofia where a resort has a view of the city below.
The sign that marks the site of the Boyana Church which is from the 11th century.
The view of the outside of the Boyana Church built in the 11th Century. No photos were permitted inside.
Rumyana, her daughter and Jessica come back to the apartment for tea.
Rumyana, her daughter and Jessica have a conversation over tea.
Maria Ilieva outside the entrance to the apartment in Sofia.
