Flights

Apparently the low cost airlines release a batch of flights for the follwoing year every December.

We'll be checking for Easyjet in particular, and also Wizzair to book for summer 2009! Flights to Sofia are easy to come by, leaving a 3 hour drive to Sozopol. Alternatively seek a flight to Bourgas / Burgas, which is a 20 minute drive!!!

Some older pictures

Here are some older pictures from June that I didn't get around to posting at the time!

Latest pictures

There's been a delay in the construction of the swimming pool, but the pictures just in are really encouraging!

We're really pleased with the look of the finishing and i'm now planning a trip to sign off the apartment at the end of August....

Swimming pool

Upstairs lobby area

Finishing touches

So much has happened. We've chosen the furniture and design of kitchen for the apartment. Alex has been prolific in sending photos of the progress of the builders. The finishing touches to the pool are now being made and we are hopeful that we will be the first to take their holiday at Byzantium in mid August.

Planning a quick trip over in a couple of weeks to go through a snagging list and sign everything off. Anywhere here are the latest images....

Checking on progress

I visited the apartment last month shortly before starting a new job and making a quick business trip to Chicago. 

Bulgaria suffered a very hard winter and so the works have been delayed slightly. The estimated completion date is now mid June. While I was there I took the opportunity to wander around the old town of Sozopol, walk down to the rocky headland and check out the two beaches. 

The town was very quiet, but with plenty of work being carried out by residents and sailors on their homes and boats! The sea looked extremely inviting, even if the temperature was still a little cold! We know from our visit last year that in only a few weeks time it will be fabulous. I can't wait to dive in!!

Our fantastic solicitor, Galina, has contacted us to say that another trip is needed any time now to compile our snagging list. So we'll be taking advantage of the cheap flights into Sofia and driving across country this time.

Here are some pictures from the April trip. More to come soon, as hopefully will be our new website: www.blackseabreak.net

Kitchens and things

Had an email from Alex who gave us a link to a kitchen manufacturer http://www.arredo3.com/default_eng.htm

We've also found out that Alex has bought another apartment at Byzantium, so as well as being our builder, he will be our neighbour!