Change is constant in a progressive country (Benjamin Disraeli)

My home country is known for its tulips, windmills and wooden shoes.

In Dutch flower shops, however, there are far more roses than tulips, every windmill has been turned into a museum, and even farmers prefer rubber boots these days.

One day you must go there to see for yourself.

What only a few people know: the First Bulgarian Empire covered most of the Balkans, and spread its alphabet, literature and culture among Eastern Europeans. Centuries later, the country came under Ottoman rule for nearly five centuries. In 1878, Bulgaria became a constitutional monarchy again.

What we all seem to know: after World War II, Bulgaria became a communist state and part of the Eastern Bloc.

What we all should know: in 1989 the Wall fell and in 1990, the Communist party gave up its monopoly on power. Bulgaria became a democracy and the market was freed. In 2004 it joined NATO and 3 years later the European Union.

Bulgaria has a population of approximately 7 million.

After a decade, Bulgaria's income from international tourism has grown. It attracts close to 7 million visitors yearly.

Wait a minute.... 7 Million.... Was not that also the country's population?

Bulgaria has changed. One day you must go there to see for yourself.