doing my own Sun Run

hey everyone,
the weekend is done and I probably walked more than I would have if I had done the sun run this year (and with improper footwear at that). Therefore I am hopping around at work today and I am so thankful that I took my running shoes with me.
The end of the week went by really well: On thurs I went to see my aunt, uncle and cousin for dinner. My aunt had made guveche (where vegetables, and feta of course, are cooked in an individual sized clay pot, and topped with an egg). I was really surprised that she didnt put any spices on it because there was so much flavour in it and it was really good.
On friday I watched a show thats like the bulgarian jay leno (but he also has a segment that is kind of like so you think you can dance/dancing with the stars). This week the contestants-which are regular people competing for a 3 bedroom, furnished apartment - had to dance a "traditional gorchovian" dance. By that I mean the bulgarian interpretation on persian man dance with more scandalous outfits. I am so mad at myself for not recording it with my camera because I was dying watching it (dying of laughter and embarassement for them). I will keep scanning youtube until they post the show because its definitely worth a look so fingers crossed.
On sat I met up with Valia (my cousin) and we went for some lunch and walked around:

I had the shark (greedy me had to try some before taking the pic) and it tasted pretty good. I think its quite a waste when people cut off the fin and dump the fish back in the water because the rest of it actually tastes really nice.

After lunch we walked around a bit more, I had to come back home to change out of my boots then we walked around some more and went for drinks at a cool bar. Here are some shots that I took throughout the day:

Me posing with the sea which you cant really see

Nice building at night (I believe it was some school or university)

The theater

I couldnt figure out the night setting on the camera so we are quite dark but the cathedral looks nice

On sunday it was day of the flower where everyone that has a name of a flower, tree or herb celebrates their name day (I dont have any examples of names that are also herbs but I'm sure that no one called Basil or Mashterka) . So, say if your name is Rose or Lily then people would buy you flowers and then celebrate over dinner. It is also a religious holiday signifying when Jesus was met by people holding palm branches (or so I was told), and is on the sunday before the bulgarian easter. It was the only really sunny and nice day since I've been here so everyone was out on the streets walking around and holding daffodils and young willow branches. There were lots of people waiting to go into the cathedral and other churches too. I forgot my camera but I took some pics on my phone. Now I have to figure out how to put them on here when I dont have a cable or internet on it.
I met up with Valia again, and we went for a walk by the quay and then for some beer and fries with feta by the beach. It doesnt get more bulgarian then that, except if we had gone for coffee first before the walk.Then we went to have some more delicious food at my aunt and uncle's. My aunt also gave a willow branch made into a tiara for the holiday:

Sadly this is my best self portrait with the branch tiara at the end of a long day

Well that is all for now, I am off to make some banitsa for my guests (aka the people who's apartment I'm living in)
V