With his hand in his pocket, without special glasses and lenses, only with earplugs, Dikech quickly became a favorite of the whole world. He missed the gold but won admiration and millions of fans!

Exclusively for bTV, the Turkish Olympian gave one of his first interviews after gaining world fame.

„Calm“ and, as it were, „allegedly“. You drove many crazy with your performance at the Olympics. But what is behind it?
Y. Dikech: Although it seems that I am standing calmly, storms were raging inside me. I was very excited, there was a lot of tension. But the fact that I look calm is due to the fact that I have been doing this sport for years. Almost 24 years! This is my fifth Olympics. And with each past race I learn to suppress anxiety.

One of the impressive things was, apart from your aura, your posture, of a shooter with your hand in your pocket. Medal with hand in pocket, why?
Yu. Dikech: Of course. Yes, I have my hand in my pocket. It was not usual behavior for this race. And on social networks, some friends commented that my hand was in my pocket. It was like that 11, 12 years ago when I became the first. I was also in the same position at the World Cup. I have been in this position since I started shooting. The reason is that it makes my body more stable to keep my balance, so that’s how I do it.

A lot has been said about you. From your marital status to wanting your dog. Do you even have a dog, what is the truth?
Yu. Dikech: Unfortunately, these comments are false. I don’t have a dog, there is no such topic. I only have one cat and so the other things listed are fake or from fake profiles found in my name.

How did you choose the shooting?
Yu. Dikech: First I was engaged in wrestling for 6 years, but due to reasons beyond my control, I had to leave wrestling. Being involved in shooting is a completely random thing, then I realized that I have talent, but even talent sometimes does not work. I worked very hard and after 2 years I became the champion of Turkey. After I became champion, I realized that if I tried harder and worked harder I could become more successful and I continued on that path.

Are you happy with your performance at the Olympics?
Yu. Dikech: Yes, as I said, this is my fifth Olympics, also for Turkey, the first medal in this sport. I am very happy that I could win this first medal for my country. In general, we had prepared very well. We went with the idea that we would get the gold medal.

Last year when the world championship was held I was in second place, also this year in the World Cup in Brazil I was in first place, also two months ago in Germany I took first place. All in all, we had prepared very well. Our target was the gold medal, we even managed to reach the finals with a record, but let’s say we were not so lucky and therefore missed the gold medal.

Where did you find it easier in individual shooting or in the mix?
Yu. Dikech: It was easier for me in the mix. In the individual shooting I missed the final by one point, and I was more excited, and in the mixed I was calmer, the self-control was better and so we achieved our goal.

People who are experts in your sport comment that you rely solely on your own goggles and earplugs. This makes an impression, especially against the background of well-equipped shooters who look like cyborgs.
Yu. Dikech: Basically, when I shoot, I have both eyes open. It’s not that we don’t have the necessary equipment with which others participated in the Olympics. I just don’t want to use them. I don’t use headphones or special glasses. I only have my prescription glasses.

What is your next goal?
Yu. Dikech: Our next goal is the year 2028, the Olympics in Los Angeles, life and health there we will take the gold medal and put an end to this sport.

Have you thought about what you will do after you are done shooting?
Y. Dikech: Alive and healthy, God willing, I will pass on the knowledge and experience I have to the people who want to engage in this sport, and then I will live a peaceful and retired life, so to speak.

How do you perceive people’s reaction after your participation?
Y. Dikech: The comments all over the world are very positive and that makes us feel very happy. I take this reaction to mean that in the spirit of the Olympics, there is no doping, I don’t use unnecessary gadgets, such as glasses and additional equipment, that this is a competition where you show and people have appreciated the talent of the competitor. People saw here the naturalness, the purity, the clarity. I think that’s why they took my participation so well.

Do you have a favorite meme, collage?
Y. Dikech: They are all very nice, but one made a very big impression on me and I liked it. It was written „Here we found out that silver is more valuable than gold“.

What kind of person are you in life?
Yu. Dikech: I am mainly a calm and positive person, I like to share with friends, I listen to people’s problems in the conversation.

How do you understand and use the expression „at all costs“?
Y. Dikech: As I said, this success is a consequence of 24 years. People have to convince themselves first that they will win and once they do that, they have to work hard and the result comes out.

If at the Olympics it looks like you’re resting, when you’re resting what are you doing?
Yu. Dikech: I am a calm person. Although I appeared to be calm there, inside my world I was agitated.

Do you have a recipe for how you get the hang of it?
Yu. Dikech: There is no recipe, after 24 years of effort one learns how to control oneself. This is the experience of sports.

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A police team was dispatched to the site and an inspection was carried out in the presence of specialists from the Archaeological Museum in Varna and a representative of the regional structure of the Main Directorate „Inspector for the Protection of Cultural Heritage“ at the Ministry of Culture.

According to the initial view of the experts, the cultural value is a sarcophagus without a lid, from the Roman era, with rich relief decoration, probably from the period of the II-III century AD, with approximate dimensions of 90 x 235 x 75 cm. Its four sides are decorated with characteristic relief stylized ornaments – garlands with hanging bunches, animal heads, rosettes, labris (double-edged axe), etc.

With the help of employees of the Regional Directorate „Fire Safety and Protection of the Population“, the heavy artifact was transported for storage in the Archaeological Museum of Varna, where the appointment of experts is pending.

The case was reported to a prosecutor at the Varna District Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial proceeding was initiated.

At the moment, we are removing the paint from the sarcophagus in certain places, we are making excavations to see what is under it, are there any remains of original coloring, what is the manufacturing method, which will give information on how authentic the sarcophagus is. This is what Milen Marinov, a restorer at the Regional History Museum in Varna, who is part of the team working on the sarcophagus, told BTA.

He added that nothing can yet be said about the attribution until enough discoveries are made that will inform whether it is old or new. At the moment, we are removing the paint with the most elementary physical methods, further there are other studies that can be done, explained Marinov.

„We’re just getting started, we can’t say anything yet. It can be authentic, it can be authentically finished, it can be something that someone ordered to be made for him, there are many ways to age something that was made in modern times,“ the expert also commented.

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A rare snow-white fallow deer was photographed in the Rhodopes. Photographs and video of the albino were taken by photographer, wildlife researcher Eng. Tsvetomir Tsolov. During one of his visits to the mountain in the middle of May this year, the photographer quite accidentally saw the animal near the Rhodope village of Belitsa.

The area around Lucky is one of the most picturesque in the mountains. There are the wild territories of the hunting farm „Kormisosh“ of the South Central State Enterprise – Smolyan. The hunting forests of the former party elite before 1989 are vast mountain heights and valleys with a rich and varied palette of wild animals, writes NOVA. The wild diversity is maintained and protected by the employees of „Kormisosh“.

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The black glarus is already known abroad, vacationers send photos and videos all over the world, Nova TV reported.

The unusual color of the bird has provoked a number of comments on social networks, with the arguments mainly surrounding whether it is possible that this black color is really natural or it is a matter of human intervention and it is simply painted. And while people are arguing, the black glarus is about to become one of the town’s mascots, and the people of Varna already want to come up with a name for it.

Nikolay Tanchev was among the first to notice the black bird in Varna – in the area of ​​the Archaeological Museum. „At first I thought it was a crow, but then when I looked at how the other Glarus attacked him, I said to myself that this is something unusual,“ he told NOVA.

The museum staff also thought it was a crow. „I go outside to smoke, I put the cigarette down, I turn around and at one point the bird is behind me. I thought it was a crow and I was surprised, „God, what is this?“, explains Dora Mitkova.

Tanya Todorova says that the glarus was tame, allowed you to pet it and did not run away. People have their own explanation for the black color of the bird.

“It’s a pigment. This is a mutation with which nature reacts in order to evolve more successfully“, points out Nikolay Tanchev.

To find out if this is really possible, we ask the experts from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. „In Bulgaria, such a dark bird has never been seen. There was an observation years ago along the southern Black Sea coast, on the island of St. Ivan, where there is the largest colony of this species in Bulgaria of darker birds, but not to such an extent black“, notes the head of „Nature Protection Activities“ at the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, Mihail Iliev.

According to him, a possible cause is of course related to a natural mutation, which is present in many organisms. „On the pigment melanin, which is responsible for the dark coloring of the skin and various structures, such as feathers, for example, or a beak or hairs and fur,“ says Iliev.

But according to ornithologists, even with a mutation, there is no way to achieve such uniform coloring. And the disputes on the subject are also carried over to the international level.

And while people argue, the bird is not left without attention and food. “She enjoys a three-course meal. It is also common among us and we expect it again for the next laying“, says Nikolay Tanchev and adds that a survey was made on social networks to choose the most suitable name for the bird.

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Van Gucht is currently deployed to the European Championship in Germany, and during one of his appearances in a television program, behind him you can see…women’s legs.

When he realized what was happening, the journalist tried to hide the scene with a cup of coffee, but it was too late and the shocking video went viral on social media.

Blanca and Ruben got married on May 26, 2022.

Blanka has a child from Gucht. He gave birth on his 39th birthday on November 8, 2022.

„Mondo came into the world on mom’s birthday – November 8. The biggest gift,“ the proud dad, who divorced the entrepreneur Laurens van Tongerlo, to whom he was married for 7 years, wrote on Instagram at the time.

In February 2021, the Croatian announced that she was retiring from the sport.

Her best result is 2.08m, which is the second best in the history of this discipline. In 2007, she became the world champion with 2.05 m, and in 2009 she won the gold again with 2.04 m.

Ruben Van Gucht krijgt wel heel speciale ondersteuning van de VRT dit EK. pic.twitter.com/PIadByE1JV

— JVL (@J_VLbe) June 22, 2024

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From morning to night, the European football championship in Germany is broadcast on world televisions.

And no one says a word about another important event, as if it is from some other world, and that’s probably right.

The BRICS Games are called the „Alternative Olympics“ – the tournament is organized by Russia in Kazan, writes Boulevard Bulgaria.

The best illustration of this event is the artistic swimming competition.

Russia’s Alexander Maltsev wins a gold medal – but in fact he is the only participant. There simply isn’t a single other athlete in the „race“.

The shot of Maltsev’s lone name on the leaderboard against the empty pool is making the rounds on social media.

It’s not a joke, it’s the truth, the BRICS Games have been flooding the Russian media for the past week.

„Meduza“ reports that state television and news agencies in Russia cover the competition as a sports event of the highest order. TASS publishes 30-35 articles each day dedicated to the tournament, but allocates about 10 materials to Euro 2024.

Ukraine’s participation in Euro 2024 is banned from broadcasting in Russia.

Gazprom’s sports television, Match TV, broadcasts the BRICS Games live for 3-4 hours a day, devoting a few more hours of its program time to them at night, when it broadcasts replays.

300 media personnel were sent to Kazan to cover the event, with 120 cameras and seven PTS. All this is just an example of the importance of games, commented „Meduza“.

The competition has been held every year since 2017, but until now almost no one paid attention to it.

By design, the countries of the organization of the same name should participate in it – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Initially, tournaments were held in a limited range of sports disciplines due to a lack of interest, but in 2024, Russia changed the entire philosophy of the event.

According to the organizers, athletes from 93 countries are already participating in the BRICS Games. .

In the overall ranking, however, Russia dominates with a total of 249 medals – of which 120 gold, 80 silver and 49 bronze.

About a quarter of all participants in the BRICS Games are from Russia or Belarus alone, the two countries that were banned from the Olympics (their athletes can only compete under a neutral flag).

In some cases, as with Alexander Maltsev, athletes have no one to compete with. Three disciplines were removed from the games schedule shortly before their start because there were not enough participants for them.

Maltsev performed alone and won gold in the free program of artistic swimming, while in the technical program he „struggled“ against one rival. And he gets a gold medal again.

„Medusa“ points out that the level of the tournament itself is too low. Of the more than 600 representatives of Russia, only a few people have won honors at the Olympic Games or world championships in their sport.

China is sending more than 100 people to Kazan, but none of them have appeared at the Olympics.

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And although the organizers tried hard to keep politics out of the stadium, the meeting between the Ukrainians and Romania was not without cracks.

It was forbidden to enter the stands with Russian flags, but the Romanian fans still found a way to annoy the opponent, corner.dir.bg reported.

Chants of „Putin“ could be heard from the stands before and during the match, each time being greeted with boos from the Ukrainian campaigner.

In one of the cases, stewards had to intervene, but since there were hundreds of chanters, there was no way to remove them from the stands.

One of the shots also shows a Romanian fan briefly waving the flag of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

For all this, the Romanian Federation is expected to be fined by UEFA.

And another curious thing – Euro 2024 is broadcast on the territory of Russia, but with restrictions.

Ukraine’s matches will not be aired after a Kremlin ban.

The restriction applies to all matches of Ukraine, regardless of the phase or the opponent.

The Ukrainians went down 0-3 in their opener against Romania, with Belgium and Slovakia ahead of them until the end of the group stage.

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A total of 7 people died in the shootout, including the attackers.

A group of terrorists attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s autonomous Karachay-Cherkessia Republic in the North Caucasus, killing two law enforcement officers and wounding four others, local authorities said today, as cited by the AP. The attack took place last night.

According to representatives of the local department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the five attackers died during the shootout. The extremists approached the police station in a car and threw an explosive device at it. Then they opened fire with an automatic weapon.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that last week the same attackers attacked another police checkpoint in the region, killing two police officers and injuring another. No details were given about the attackers’ motives or their links to extremist organizations.

AP, cited by BTA, reported that violence linked to Islamist groups occasionally erupts in some regions of Russia’s North Caucasus.

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A tradition in Russia is canceled due to the fear of assassinations.

This year there will be no traditional procession of the Immortal Regiment due to existing threats to public safety, said Elena Tsunaeva, co-chair of the Central Headquarters of the Immortal Regiment of Russia movement.

The central headquarters decided not to hold the march in person in 2024 „due to existing threats to public safety,“ Tsunaeva said at a news conference on Tuesday.

She noted that this year the commemorative events will begin on May 1. It is again proposed to conduct an „Immortal Regiment“ campaign in public transport, within the framework of which it is proposed to put portraits of heroes of the Great Patriotic War on cars.

In addition, the organizers propose to place portraits of water and air transport, Interfax reported.

„Another format that has become popular, and we also propose to continue it, is the „Gallery of Memory“. In public places, parks, squares, we propose to place portraits of heroes of the Second World War, recipients of an order. Glory, heroes of the Soviet Union with information about themselves, about their exploits,“ Tsunaeva added.

In turn, the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergey Kravtsov, said that the action will be held in educational institutions.

„This year we have planned many patriotic events and, of course, it is very important that on May 6, in all schools in our country from grades 1 to 11, there will be a lesson „Talking about the important things“, which will be. dedicated to the Victory Day holiday,“ said Kravtsov.

He also said that from May 6 to 8, events related to the action called „Immortal heroes are near us“ are planned in schools.

Kravtsov specified that the recommendations for holding the action have been sent to the schools, the schools will be able to choose specific dates and formats themselves.

In addition, schools are recommended to invite participants of the Great Patriotic War and participants of a special military operation to events.

Schools are also recommended to organize exhibitions on Victory Day, the exhibits of which may include photos of participants from the Second World War, as well as „Participants of the Northern Military Military District with a brief description of their exploits.“

„On May 9, we recommend, if possible, holding meetings and voluntary participation of parents and students, I think many will respond,“ he added.

The „Immortal Regiment“ is an international public civil-patriotic movement to preserve the memory of the generation from the Great Patriotic War. Every year on Victory Day, the participants of the movement march in columns through the streets of the city with photos of their relatives who participated in the war.

In 2020 and 2021, the Immortal Regiment event was held on May 9 in an online format due to the epidemiological situation related to the coronavirus. In 2022, the procession was held in the traditional format. In 2023, the organizers decided to abandon the traditional procession.

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Robert De Niro’s chain will take over two hotels in Bulgaria.

The American hotel brand Nobu Hospitality, whose co-owner is the world-famous actor Robert De Niro, is entering Bulgaria, with two sites – in Sofia and Varna. This news caused a lot of interest, but where in the seaside city the site of Robert De Niro will be, was never mentioned.

According to information, both locations in Bulgaria of the Nobu Hospitality brand will be positioned in the ownership of BSPF Bulgaria, part of the offshore company Black Sea Property and the local hotel operator GHV-Dolphins.

One will be in Sofia – in the so-called „Banker’s building“ behind the National Theatre. The historical building was built in 1912 and has been declared an immovable cultural heritage.

The second hotel of the chain will be on the Black Sea coast in Varna.

The GHV-Dolphins company is the owner of one of the symbols of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast – Grand Hotel „Varna“. The emblematic hotel – one of the „stars“ in the film „Orchestra bez ime“ – was purchased by the company last year. The Tuzar Hotel – the first 5- a stellar one on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, was owned by „Multigroup“, but has not been functioning for several years.

Nobu Hospitality was founded in 1994. In 1997, the first Nobu opened outside the United States, in London. As of 2023, there are 56 restaurants in the world. The first Nobu hotel opened in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada in 2013. Two years later, in May 2015, Nobu opened a hotel in City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines. In October of that year, Crown Resorts bought a 20% stake in Nobu for US$100 million. By October 2020, the chain has 13 hotels.

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The Google Street View cars will once again cross the roads of Bulgaria this year
spring. In the coming months, they will be visiting many cities throughout, among
which Smolyan, Zlatograd, Isperih, Kardzhali and Pernik. The goal is to
update the images of cities and roads and to provide more
good navigation and orientation of users, as well as to show new ones
routes, landmarks and infrastructure in the Google Maps app.

Thanks to Google Street View, users have the opportunity to explore
most Bulgarian cities, but the infrastructure not only in populated areas, but also
between them changes and evolves, so Google aims for images to
update regularly. The new images will help users to
orient themselves even better when planning their trips. Street View shows
360-degree images not only of streets, but also of natural, cultural and
historical sites as well as walking routes and is a valuable tool
both for tourism and education and for business.
For the first time, cars photographed the Bulgarian cities in 2012 and since then
regularly update the staff. Photos from previous shoots also available for
users who are interested in looking at the development of
the infrastructure. Street View is a popular feature in Google Maps with over 220
billion images from around the world, thanks to which viewing distant
destinations and world landmarks is just a few clicks away.
Google puts emphasis on privacy protection. Before publishing the
collected images, they are processed with a special technology that blurs
people’s faces and car license plates so they can’t
be identified. Street View offers an additional blur feature
of images (of faces, cars, houses, etc.) which can be requested via
pressing the „Report a problem“ button in the lower right corner of each
image.

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Google can do the same with devices running the Android operating system.

This was said by the MP in an interview with the YouTube channel „Telega Reality“.

— If the military conflict goes into a completely different phase and the stakes are raised to the limit — I’m talking about what some experts call World War III — then I recognize that Apple will turn off all iPhones in the Russian Federation and Google will turn off unflashed phones in Android,“ suggested Gorelkin.

In the same interview, the deputy said that he does not rule out the possibility of isolating the Russian Internet from the global network, although he expressed hope that this will not happen, since those members of the Russian leadership who are responsible for this are „very reasonable and highly intelligent people.”

Only highly intelligent people know what will happen to Runet.

But do Google and Apple really have the ability (and desire) to restrict Russian access to their products if the international conflict continues to escalate?

Journalists from MSK1.RU contacted the editor-in-chief of the TouchBar podcast about technology and gadgets Farhad Usmanov.

The specialist commented on Gorelkin’s reasoning about the possible shutdown of the devices.

„Apple and Google are unlikely to turn off smartphones or other gadgets in Russia, as these companies do not control or limit their use by customers,“ Usmanov said. — And now Apple does not sell iPhones in Russia and does not care what is sold in other countries, where it is taken and by whom it is used.

However, Usmanov believes that companies can deny Russians access to some of their services and applications.

„They may disable services, but no one will completely shut down the iPhone.“ Google is usually the operating system vendor; hardware is produced by third-party vendors – Xiaomi, Honor, Samsung, Realme and hundreds of other brands.

To be fair, Apple, unlike Google, continues to accept payments and allows the use of iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+ and other services.

Usmanov explains that iOS and Android devices are not used by military or government officials.

– Ordinary citizens use them. Of course, companies know this, so they have no particular reason to cut off ordinary citizens. The deputy may have wanted to call for a transition to „local Russian smartphones,“ Usmanov suggested.

— But do „native Russian smartphones“ exist?

— R-Fon , which is not for sale. And other devices assembled from Chinese components with a shell based on AOSP (this is an open source operating system project supported by Google. – Ed.).

In any case, Usmanov is of the opinion that in the event of a third world war, neither side will be interested in shutting down the iPhone.

Talks about replacing Western smartphones with local counterparts have been going on for quite some time, and they gained new momentum after the start of the World War II.

Thus, in March 2022, State Duma deputy Maria Butina presented a Russian smartphone from Rostec – AYYA T1.

Then MSK1.RU contacted Maria. She talked about the advantages of the Russian device: she boasted about the ability to physically turn off the smartphone’s cameras and microphone, as well as a beautiful pre-installed wallpaper. She also said that Russian technology has a good future, although not the easiest.

In the same year, it became clear that we still do not need to wait for a new smartphone from Rostec.

The developed device AYYA T2 never appeared on the shelves – Taiwan refused to work with the Russians, and there was no one to produce processors for the domestic smartphone.

A Rostec representative did not confirm the project’s technical difficulties. „Tests of the new trusted phone AYYA T2 on a home processor are proceeding as usual,“ the source told Vedomosti. This was the latest news about the device in development.

Earlier, the head of the Association of Professional Users of Social Networks and Messengers (APPSIM) Vladimir Zikov published the first photos of a Russian phone on the domestic operating system ROSA Mobile. The phone was called „R-FON“ and, judging by the promises, it will go on sale this year.

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Now they made something amazing known to Bulgaria.

The most beautiful fish in my eyes swimming in the waters of our Black Sea.

This is the Sea Swallow fish, which is not only a beautiful sight, but also the fact that it is monogamous and lives with one partner for life.

There are many cases of lonely fish, like the one in the video, who have lost their partners and are left alone for the rest of their lives!

Below the post, comments appeared from experienced fishermen who said that they always return her if they catch her.

„This year, many people, including me, had an encounter with this beautiful fish. I can safely say that not only do I not know, but I have not even heard of a person who did not return this beauty to the sea… I am posting a personal video.

I can note that the captain caught the same day three times larger than the one in the video.

It was truly a wonderful and memorable day.“

„In the past 2-3 years, their population has increased significantly, I mean the Varna coast. Fishermen do not catch them purposefully, they just catch them on the tackle for lefer. All the fishermen I know who have caught this beauty have released it back. It is said that because they’re monogamous, if you catch one fish the other one dies. How true I don’t know, but for that reason, no one takes by catching a swallow, so even if it’s a legend, it’s doing an excellent job.“

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Cozying up with loved ones at home is important for everyone, but many also like to travel and enjoy the transformation of different cities around the world in December. That’s why we’re giving you ideas on where to celebrate Christmas in Europe.

A number of cities on the Old Continent offer entertainment to raise our Christmas mood – the Belgian city of Bruges offers us the charming Winter Glow light trail, and in the Swiss city of Basel we can enjoy a magical puppet show. It’s all a matter of personal preference

Dog sledding in Finland

While most tourists flock to the city of Rovaniemi (administrative center of Lapland) at Christmas, we suggest heading further north – to Lake Inari. It can be reached by flight from Helsinki, which takes about an hour and a half.

The eponymous town of Inari, located in the southwestern part of the lake, is the epitome of a wonderland. It is dotted with cozy hotels and pleasant restaurants. It’s hard to imagine a more authentic winter vacation than this one, with dog sledding, reindeer feeding and chasing the Northern Lights.

One thing that gets you in the Christmas spirit is a private Northern Lights safari. Sit in the heated sleigh and sip on sparkling wine as you watch the aurora borealis dance above you.

A puppet show in Switzerland

Most European countries are known for their Christmas markets and Switzerland is no exception. You can get into the Christmas spirit in almost any European city, but Basel wins the top spot for bazaars.

The Christmas markets on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz are a must. There you can find hundreds of vendors selling handmade goods and treats. The two squares are dotted with hundreds of twinkling lights and festive decorations.

The tradition began in 1955 when an advertising campaign posted the wrong phone number for the good old man
One of the things that works to invigorate the Christmas spirit is the special puppet show at the Basler Marionette Theatre. The figures, made of wood and textiles, are a little intimidating for many, but the holiday show is worth seeing.

Light sculptures in Germany

Germany is world famous for its many Christmas markets – in the capital Berlin alone there are more than 60 holiday markets, including the incredibly picturesque WeihnachtsZauber, which is surrounded by landmarks such as the French Church and the Concert Hall.

While strolling through the Christmas markets, you can enjoy the city’s Michelin-starred restaurants, lively nightclubs and modern art museums.

What will get you in the Christmas spirit from mid-November to early January is the Berlin Botanical Garden. It turns into a real wonderland with its light sculptures and illuminations.

A cup of hot chocolate in Belgium

Bruges is the best preserved medieval city in Europe. It has its own charm throughout the year, but during the holidays it becomes especially attractive to tourists.

It’s hard to imagine a more magical place until you walk down the charming cobbled streets. It’s worth admiring the twinkling lights and warming up with a cup of Belgian hot chocolate in a cozy cafe.

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The incident happened on Saturday

One of the three bears – Tisho, Misho and Tosho, who live in the zoo in Stara Zagora in Bulgaria, stole and disassembled a mobile phone. The device belonged to a curious parent who tried to take pictures with the bears. The footage shows Tisho the bear chewing and smashing the phone.

„On Saturday around 4pm, we were contacted by a visitor who was worried and asked for assistance in getting his phone back. When my colleagues and I arrived at the bears’ cage, we found that the bears had scattered parts of the device all over the cage. One had bitten the case, another the phone and the third the back cover of the mobile device. With the help of our colleagues, we managed to get the phone“, said Katerina from the Zoo.

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