Mount Buzludzha: UFOs and Bulgarian Heroes
Now here is something you don't see very often. On top of Mount Buzludzha there resides a concrete, UFO-like structure.
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Now here is something you don't see very often. On top of Mount Buzludzha there resides a concrete, UFO-like structure.
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By Alexander Markov There are people who would just open a map and pick a destination attracted by the mere fact that the spot is where the road ends.
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