Gaby was in Sofia for the weekend and we went on a short and very lovely hike together in the outskirts of the village of Bosnek.
The weather these last weeks has been cold and rainy, but the weekend was sunny and very pleasant for November. Most of the trees had lost their leafy crowns and the forest had that mellow beauty of late autumn, with the fresh memories of the gone summer and a bit of melancholy for the coming winter.
As always, we spent our hiking time talking and laughing, and this time Gaby and I decided to talk in German, to test and practice my knowledge of the language. This is the longest I've held a conversation in German and though I blanked on a lot of words and my grammar was probably taking a break, I was surprised by myself that my progress was still sufficient enough for expressing my thoughts in German.
Hike info:Date: 08 November 2026
Destination: Live Water Spring, Bosnek
Mountain: Vitosha
Total length: 10.5 km
Elevation gain: 100 m
Total duration (plus picnic and rests): 3 hours
Average difficulty: 2 / 10
We had our picnic on the warm grass by the hunter's watch tower, enjoying our tortillas and homemade muffins with warm herbal tea and animated conversations.
Me-made items, worn on this hike:Husband: boxers, Burda Cargo pants, Burda longsleeve, Burda hoodie, knitted woolen socks
I: lingerie, Burda hoodie, fingerless mitts, hat
Gaby: lingerie, knitted cardigan, gloves, hat
We took the obligatory short detour to the Live water spring, which was very scarce at this time of the year
And back along the same trail. It was a gorgeous warm November hike and I am really happy we chose Bosnek for our short time with Gaby.
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