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US Governor Goes for Hamburgers in Bulgaria

Society | January 5, 2006, Thursday

US Governor Goes for Hamburgers in Bulgaria
Former Governor of Nevada Bob Miller (R) smiles as McDonalds Manager Mitko Kostov (L) sets the table for the tasty lunch. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)
Former Governor of Nevada Bob Miller did not betray his taste and showed Thursday that even in Bulgaria he preferred a good old hamburger, when he walked into a McDonalds in Sofia.

Miller enjoyed his lunch accompanied by Maxim Behar, CEO of M3 Communications Inc. and the McDonalds' manager in Bulgaria Mitko Kostov. He had already disappointed many a sophisticated waiters with hamburger demands during his previous visit to Bulgaria, and now those acquainted with his taste knew exactly what to offer him.

The former Governor is currently in Bulgaria for the fifth edition of Bulgaria Dream Area ( http://www.bulgariantourism.com ) conference. Organized in partnership with the Bulgarian Convention and Visitors Bureau (BCVB), Bulgaria Dream Area aims to explore the interaction between convention tourism and economy, how international tour operators and carriers help develop the region and what attracts foreign investors to Bulgaria.

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