3rd August 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
100 Years of History in Pictures
by British Embassy Sofia The British Ambassador’s Residence in Sofia throughout the years. The FCO Historians have kindly provided us with the majority of the below images.
19th June 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Two Days Before Sofia Pride
by British Embassy Sofia A couple of days before Sofia Pride 2014, we share a couple of photos of the first UK civil partnership ceremony that was conducted at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Sofia in 2007. The special permission for the ceremony was given from the UK under the strict understanding that the partnership would […]
17th June 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
The First British Ambassador to Bulgaria
by Christine Day Christine Day is the daughter of the first British Ambassador to Bulgaria Sir William Harpham (1964-1966), who presented his credentials as an Ambassador in a cold January day in 1964. Christine’s story is a recollection of this day. Christine Day was a special guest at the Queen’s Birthday Party 2014 that took place […]
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9th June 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria of My Childhood – The Poetry of Those Years
by Helen Dexter (nee Bartlett) Helen Dexter grew up in Bulgaria. Her parents came in the country in 1955 on a two-year contract to work as English teachers, but have stayed for 11 years. Helen has had a very strong connection with Bulgaria since then. She speaks fluent Bulgarian and returned to Bulgaria with her husband Phil Dexter, […]
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31st May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria – The Golden Period in My Life
by Sarah Lampert Sarah Lampert was Third (later Second) Secretary Political in Sofia from 1991 to 1994. Her memories of Bulgaria are of the challenging time of transition between the old guard and the old way of doing things, and the new, but also of the relaxed and sunny atmosphere in Sofia, the stunning Bulgarian […]
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27th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria – Where My Teaching Journey Began
by Phil Dexter Phil Dexter worked as British Council teacher and Teacher Coordinator in Sofia in the period 1987-1994. In Bulgaria, he set up and developed centres for self-access English lessons for students from secondary foreign language schools – a project that is now successfully used in other British Council representatives around the world. Phil has many dear memories from […]
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16th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Strange Old World
by Lynn Bailie Lynn Bailie originates from Sunderland in the North East of England. She lives with her husband and son in a village near Burgas. Five years after buying a house in Bulgaria they moved to Bulgaria permanently. “That’s the way people do things here. Everyone who gave up their time to help were […]
13th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Living in the Boyana Compound in the Early 90’s
by David Stokes David Stokes was Director of British Council Bulgaria from 1991 to 1997. He was the first British diplomat to stay in a Bulgarian family whilst learning the language. David was also asked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to “run the British Council as if it was in Western Europe’”. David and his wife Pepy […]
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9th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
From the Photo Albums
Christine Day, daugther of Sir William Harpham, the first British Ambassador to Bulgaria (1964-1966), sent us a picture of the Embassy staff at the Queen’s Birthday Party in 1964.
4th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
Beautiful Rila
by David Pert David Pert lived in Sofia from 1996 to 2000 when he worked in the Visa, Consular and Political Sections of the British Embassy Sofia. I’m David Pert, and lived in Sofia from 1996 to 2000 when I worked at the British Embassy. I lived in the wonderful Boyana area of town with […]