First stop - Koprish.. vits...stsa... Koprivshtitsa !!

I still can't pronounce it right, but it's to this sweet little "museum-city" that I have first made my way ! (Ko - priv - shti - tsa ... not that easy eh?)

And to visit Korpsh... this little touristy town, I picked my timing perfectly. A Monday afternoon, off-season. Needless to say I was fairly undisturbed strolling about with my ukuleles. A still and mysteriously empty afternoon it was.

This song came to me while sitting on a bench, the water from the melting snow falling on my jeans and making me look slightly incontinent. It's about taking a deep breath, and enjoying the stillness. Or something like that. And it's called Koprtshi... stist... well, just like the city actually.

In all fairness to this nice little place, it is more of a week-end and holiday destination. Apparently, during the National Festival of Bulgarian Folklore every 5 years, it is so crowded, you can barely walk ! A city of two atmospheres it would seem. 

Podcast Number One - from Sofia, Bulgaria !

It's the capital would you know !

And that's just one of the (super) interesting things you will learn in Episode One from the travelling microphone of ukulele road trips. Other topics include yogurt, a bright little Tsar and a super interesting documentary about growing up in a country in transition.

Click HERE to check the podcast out ! It's got songs and everything !

Just above are a few pictures taken in Sofia. In order of subjective prettiness: the NDK (National Palace of Culture, A communist/arty take on the history of cinema, a Martinetsa (мартеница - listen to the blog to find out more), and, a lady with colourful balloons. 

And we're off !!

This is it! 

After many long minutes of planning, the trip is finally under way ! Miles and hours of discoveries lie right before the Ukulele Road Trips BLOG.

Well, almost. First of all we (me & my 2 ukuleles) have to take the plane to our secret destination: Bulgaria. The destination is actually not secret. 

Before embarking on this adventure, I decided to sing you (yes, you!) a little song, that says that it would be nice if you came with me on this ukulele road trip.

To  underline this fact (that I would like you to come with me on a ukulele road trip), the song is called "Come (with me) on a ukulele road trip".

So, here it is. From the lovely parking lot of the Airport just before flying away, "Come (with me) on a Ukulele Road Trip!".