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United Kingdom - Basic information about the British Embassy in Sofia, plus links to related external websites. In English and Bulgarian.

United States - With a detailed history of the complicated diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the United States.

Netherlands - Royal Netherlands Embassy in Sofia, with information on Dutch culture, government, tourism, bilateral relations, current events in Holland, and embassy and consular affairs.

Indonesia - Embassy of Indonesia in Sofia, with information about Indonesian society and business opportunities, embassy and the services offered.

South Korea - Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Bulgaria. Has contact information for the local offices of Korean companies in Bulgaria.

Czech Republic - Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bulgaria. Includes a curriculum vitae of the ambassador.

Belgium - Embassy of Belgium in Sofia, with information on the monthly meeting of the Belgian Community in Bulgaria.

Denmark - Royal Danish Embassy in Sofia, in English, Danish, and Bulgarian. Includes visa facts and pictures of Denmark.

Norway - Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bulgaria, including an overview of projects supported by the Norwegian government.

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Always has been, always will be. -- Grandma Moses Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. -- Susan Ertz In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. -- Mortimer J. Adler Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana Foreign Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers. -- T. S. Eliot Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. -- Mark Twain Foreign "Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." (William Blake) I don't know exactly what democracy is. But we need more of it. -- Anonymous Chinese Student, during protests in Tianamen Square, Beijing, 1989 We trained hard - but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it. -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton The best time to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. -- Josh Billings Foreign "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." 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