I took Bulgaria Air to Madrid. It was a pretty uneventful flight--but that's the way I like it. Bulgaria Air flies out of the new-modern airport terminal, terminal two. It's clean and sleek with a minimalist expanses of glass and white. The difference between this terminal and terminal one where the low cost airlines fly is huge.

Terminal one is pretty great. I left my house at 6:30 am for a 7:30 am flight. It's about a 10 taxi cab ride from my house. I checked my suitcase just because I could and I didn't even have to pay extra for it.

But what's better than that? You don't have to take your shoes to go through the metal detectors <em>and</em> the metal detectors are just that--old fashioned metal detectors.<!--more-->

This is basically the way travel should be. I mean, when did we become so nuts about travel and security in the States? When did flying become so miserable?

Bulgaria Air turned out to be anything but miserable. In fact, I have to say, my Bulgaria Air flight was pretty great. It was also pretty Bulgarian.
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	<li>The flight attendants actually took my ticket and showed me to my seat.</li>
	<li>There were no safety announcements in English. Just Bulgarian and Spanish.</li>
	<li>But the flight attendants actually donned life jackets to demonstrate the features.</li>
	<li>My sandwich had a single hidden slice of cucumber on it. Hidden under a slice of processed ham and and a slice of cheese.</li>
	<li> When they served drinks and sandwiches, they put on tasteful aprons which matched their navy blue and teal trimmed uniforms.</li>
	<li>I got my coffee in a plastic glass--the same kind inexpensive coffee shops/banitsa shops serve coffee.</li>
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Maybe this is the way that travel is supposed to be. Well, aside from coffee in a plastic cups. Thanks Bulgaria Air!