I dropped my friend R. off at the airport today and it got me thinking.

There's a lot that I like about living in Sofia. One of those things is the airport--specifically Terminal 2. I like how clean and modern it is, I like how easy it is to navigate, I like that it's well air conditioned. I am a simple girl.

However there are a few things that I dislike as well.  There are never enough seats if you're waiting for a flight to arrive.  And I think that a 5-plus leva coffee is nuts but at 6am what's a girl to do? I also dislike Terminal 1 but that's a whole different post.

But the big surprise today was that the road to the airport is currently under construction.  <!--more-->The funny thing is of all of the roads in Sofia this isn't one that struck me as being in bad shape but these things happen.  Anyhow, now you have to skirt along the road that's under construction. I guess it's really not that big of a deal because it's not like <em>I'm</em> driving to the airport.

Today, we took a taxi and it was approximately the same price as I normally pay from Mladost.  The ride just felt longer and more haphazard. But I guess that's nothing new in Bulgaria.

After making sure that every thing was set with my friend's flight, I decided to take the 284 (?) bus to the city center. I had a coffee, read my book and generally tried to put off coming home to pack for my month in the States.  Don't get me wrong, I am really excited to be going home for a few weeks.  It's just that I really hate packing.

Right now I have my suitcase out with things tossed in and I am trying to edit my collection of clothes, gifts and nik-nacs down to a reasonable number and weight. Phew. Wish me luck!