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Vitosha: slippery slopes

It was build during socialist times, and after the changes it was closed. Now it just sits there. I can’t understand why nobody invests a bit of money here. It’s good that ski-resorts like Pamporovo, Bansko and Bororvets are doing fine. But how can you disregard the ski-resort closest to Bulgaria’s capital?”
The young snowboarders were not as harsh in their opinions. “I love boarding here,” says XXX. “It’s so beautiful and the snow and the slopes are excellent!” Her somewhat frozen French boyfriend agrees. Further up, I found a cute Spanish couple, seeking for shelter. “It’s our first time ever that we went snowboarding, but as far as we can tell it’s very nice and beautiful,” says Paolo. “But of course we’re not experts. In any case I can say that we like Bulgaria very much!” It was high time for something hot, since I was beginning to feel a bit frozen myself. And considering that there was not much activity on the slopes, I thought people would be hiding out either at the restaurant or the ski school. The ski school was a drab affair. Bored people occupied here and there, smoking heavily. It didn’t seem like a sporty kind of atmosphere, so I decided to try my luck at the restaurant. After some heavy searching I found a block hut, which was the alleged restaurant. Upon entering I had a slight suspicion that I had entered through the kitchen or back door. But after just trying a couple of doors, indeed it seemed the restaurant’s entrance. Sadly enough there was not much going on. The entire staff of the restaurant was discussing changes in the menu, while sipping some hard liquor. There were about five guests in the restaurant, which much looked like a camping cafeteria to me, and three of them were ready to leave, leaving behind wrappers of chocolate bars. After some hot tea, I decided to head back to town. Because except for a frozen poodle, there really wasn’t anybody left.

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