A Saturday in Borovets
A Saturday in Borovets
The spring is on its way now and most of the people are on a shopping therapy during the weekend, because March is the sale month, when the new spring and summer collections come at the market. Although my girlfriend is recently on me for I have to renovate my wardrobe, I was not on her suggestion to fool me around the shops the whole Saturday. Instead of this I putted my snowboard equipment on, pushed the peeled board into the car and made my way to Borovets. %RIMG1After an hour drive I was in front of Rila Hotel and provided myself with a lift pass. My snowboard skills are similar to my nuclear physics knowledges so I chose the Sitnyakovo slope, because it is not crowded with people. The piste wasn’t definately overcrowded, but the slope was a little bit steeper than I could overcome. On top of that I was depressed by the presence of a group of British snowboarders. They assessed the piste as its true worth. Of course we became friends soon and we exchanged experience. Actually they passed on me their skills. But the best part of all was a girl from the snowboarders' company, who came to be a photographer. So we took out our cameras to frame the magnificent view. I wanted to try other slopes in Borovets, so I said “good bye” to my new friends and went down. %LIMG2When I was in front of Rila hotel again, a downhill competition for children was taking place at that moment. I was astonished by the young kids, who were "flying" on the training piste and I thought to myself that I may be started with the winter sports a little bit later. Anyway, most important for me is to have fun, so I took the Gondola lift to Yastrebets. It was my first time to climb up the peak and I needed a certain time to become aware of the situation. I was lost in astonishment by the white beauty that surrounded me. The marvelous peaks of Rila rose in front of me and when I turned back I saw the white peaks of Vitosha Mountain in the distance. I guess Samokov, Pancharevo and Sofia were somewhere in the lowlands but at that moment everything was wrapped in clouds and I was standing proudly above them. If I have to be honest, there were several hundred skiers and snowboarders around me but as if they weren’t there at the moment. %RIMG3I sailed with the board as I followed a special trajectory which I had traced in my mind preliminary. It included the most sloping parts of the tracks. While I was relaxing, I watched some daredevils who showed confidently that there was no place they couldn’t pass through and the marked routes were simply unnecessary. At last I took my way to the Apres Ski Bars, while limping slightly, but I had to get some food and of course drink the beer, I was so thirsty for. After this late lunch I was sitting on the bench blissfully and the sun was shining on me. I thought that at this moment I wasn’t thinking of anything. %LIMG4May be this is the state of mind which the Buddhists have called “Nirvana” or may be this is the best way to relax. I can’t give an expert opinion but the feeling was great. Meanwhile, I was having a chat in Bulgarian, English and Russian with different people from the tables around. All of them have the same expression of joint satisfaction. After the long break I took the lift down. Then I managed to enter the car as I pulled my slightly paintfull legs in, and took the way back to Sofia. %RIMG5In the evening I was sitting on the coach in front of the Tv set, with the remote control in my hand and with the lovely memories from this day in my mind. I had treated myself with contusion ointment and thus could feel the meaning of the phrase “sweet pain” completely. But this exact feeling was the one that made me repeat the great adventure next week as well. See previous photo report here!Please, post a comment on Borovets.
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from England Sent on 10 February 2013
Superb location, facilitates great, apartments clean, staff friendly, great price...what more could you want!
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from England Sent on 06 February 2013
Am in borovets now sat in the white magic bar & restaurant a must see if you are visiting borovets..great food, great staff and the best skiing lessons here with christo or lora, Bulgarian champions. We have been in at least twice a day over the week and will revisit. Don't miss out..
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from Darlington, County Durham. UK Sent on 06 February 2013
My partner and I chose the Iglika Palace [4 star rooms] for our second visit to Borovets [Jan / Feb 2013]. Overall we were impressed with the hotel, its' location and facilities. Having been to the three main Bulgarian winter resorts and sampled a number of different hotels, we would say that the Iglika Palace probably just scrapes a 4* rating, but there is room for improvement. The carpets in our room [412L] were very threadbare and in serious need of replacement. Overall the room was spacious and warm, with a large wardrobe & a few hangers for all our 'stuff'. The bathroom was typically small but functional. No issues with lack of hot water and a good, powerful shower. I personally found my bed very uncomfortable, the mattress being both soft and lumpy and the single bed sheets seeming to be slightly smaller than the mattress, resulting in me 'getting knotted' more than once during the night ! Food in the restaurant was as we have come to expect from Bulgaria. A decent choice of breakfast and evening meal, usually luke-warm, but then this is how Bulgarian's choose to eat their food. A microwave was provided for those who wished to 'nuke' their food. Drink prices in the hotel were reasonable and the lobby bar had a 'Happy Hour' which seemed to go on for almost all of the evening ! The Iglika Palace seems to be following the trend [thankfully] of being no smoking in all of the public areas. These were kept very clean, warm and inviting although the area immediately outside of the restaurant could get very busy at times, as this was the only alternative to sitting in the lobby bar if you had children to entertain. The main lift to our floor was quite small and a bit of a squeeze on the first evening to get all our bags up to our room. We chose to use the stairs mostly which was not a problem. Would we use the Iglika Palace again? Yes - probably, but we might opt for B&B or self-catering if the price was right and put the saving towards eating out.
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from UK Sent on 19 January 2013
our family had a fantastic holiday staying at the Alpin Cabins in Borovets. We had all our meals in the hotel and the food was lovely. The accommodation was very clean, warm and of a high standard.All the staff were really helpful - and being right next to the slopes was made access really easy, and our teenagers could be extremely independent. It is based in the centre of the resort yet extremely quiet. would love to go again!
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from uk Sent on 10 January 2013
Only a week to go and Borovets here we come..... Did complain earlier about the web cams not updating but hey they are working great now, snows looking good, can't wait to get back there and see all our friends.. Will be in my favourite bar (Bar Sunski) having a beer very soon....
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from England Sent on 06 January 2013
yes that's true. Best place is Nick's chalet. We had an absolutely fantastic time there. My family and I are definitely coming back!!
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from England Sent on 29 October 2012
Best place in Borovets is definitely Nick's chalet - Four Seasons. Trust me, we've been to many places but I haven't seen such a great chalet .It's so clean and breakfast is out of this world. Nick and Mariana will always help you. Nick organizes ski equipment, ski school (he's a very patient ski instructor)Restaurants around the chalet are much better and cheaper than those in Borovets. We are definitely coming back
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from Scotland Sent on 29 July 2012
Had a great time in borovets feb 12'booked 2 go back again. Georgi Kirqkov is a great 'instructor' good fun:)
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from malta Sent on 20 July 2012
I would suggest this hotel because it is excellent,i been four times to borovets and this year is my fifth and always the alpin hotel good stuff and very clean hotel and villas
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from Malta Sent on 27 March 2012
Dear all, I m maltese and I visited Borovets last week in mid March 12. We stayed in Samakov hotel and we have very nice memories both in the hotel and in the skii resort... George is a very good skii tutor and he helped us all.. I would recommend skiing in borovetz and i wish to go there again soon.. aud
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