Dinner at BudaPest

Kristy and I just finished a fantastic meal at the BudaPest Restaurant and we are very excited to sleep in a bed before traveling across Bulgaria tomorrow.  I want to thank everyone who has been praying for us!  Please keep it up.  The trip has gone very well so far and I can tell that we are being prayed for.  Kristy is very tired of course from the long overnight flight and the time change but other than needing some sleep she is doing very well.  We decided to fly Air France just so we could say that we've been to Paris (and because it was the cheapest flight).  We left New York about 7pm EST on Friday evening and we arrived here in Sofia around noon local time.  Didi picked us up from the airport, escorted us to the hotel, and will pick us up again tomorrow to drive us to Sredets.

I can't imagine what Sredets is going to be like.  Driving from the Sofia International Airport to our hotel was a major surprise to me.  I'm not sure I saw a home that didn't have some large holes from the bricks collapsing.  Someone was having a wedding with balloons tied to all of the vehicles just blocks from the airport.  It was in the gypsy area and it looked like a tarp city.  Even adjacent to this nice hotel are a couple of houses that look like Charlie's before he took over the Chocolate Factory.  I wasn't prepared to see such a wide gap between social classes.  There are a few who drive the BMW's and Benz's but one common thread is everyone seems to be dressed very nice whether they are driving or walking from one shack to another.  The BudaPest Hotel is first class and is a great price.  I am very excited.  Kristy and I miss our girls and boys but we are so excited to meet Dimitar.  I hope he feels the same way!