Santa's Train Starts Bulgarian Trip
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Lifestyle: 24 December 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's state railway service inaugurated a special Santa Claus train Friday, to roll from capital Sofia to the coastal city of Burgas and back.
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Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces &#151; and not only because Santa is coming to town.
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Bulgaria in Brief: 7 December 2004, Tuesday. Half of the Bulgarian people have water bills pending, an official was cited as saying on Tuesday.
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The first of Northern Ireland Railway's new fleet of trains has made its first journey from Portadown to Bangor.
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Bulgaria's Minister of Transport Nikolay Vasilev suggested Monday that foreign heavy trucks transiting Bulgaria be carried across the country on trains to avoid air pollution, traffic jams and accidents that ...
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A Santa Claus will have a Webcam in his grotto to overcome parents' concerns after a number of high-profile pedophile cases in Britain in the past few years.
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The Polar Express opens with snow-covered credits that melt into snow-covered streets and houses on Christmas Eve. Snow. There is no more wondrous substance to children.
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Eurostar sets another record for train travel with its inaugural service between Brussels and London.
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Europe&#39;s first train operated on environmentally friendly bio-fuel went into service Thursday with prime minister-designate Gordon Brown travelling on its maiden journey.
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Politics: 30 December 2004, Thursday. Most of the Bulgarian tourists who are on a holiday trip to various parts of South East Asia want to return preliminarily, but find no cooperation from Bulgarian consular ...
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A group of children from Beslan arrives on Wednesday in the most famous Bohemian spa of Karlovy Vary following an agreement reached between the Czech Foreign Ministry and the Russian Red Cross Committee, ...
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Politics: 31 December 2004, Friday. A total of BGN 1,121 904 have been collected so far within the annual charity initiative Bulgarian Christmas, which is under the aegis of Bulgaria's President Georgi ...
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Santa Claus is facing tough times in Europe. So, for that matter, are the Virgin Mary, Joseph and even baby Jesus.
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Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was at Sofia's Central Railway Station for the arrival of two new diesel trains of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ). Sofia was the final destination of a demonstration ...
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Politics: 25 December 2004, Saturday. Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim served Saturday morning a festive Christmas mass at the St Alexander Nevski Cathedral in capital Sofia, attended by Metropolitan Joseph of the ...
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As earthlings prepare for Christmas celebrations this weekend, more than 2 billion kilometres away a small space probe will begin the final stage of a long journey aimed at a touchdown on one of Saturn&#39;s moons.
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Santa isn't the only one busy around this season - mail carriers are putting in extra effort with two weeks left for holiday shopping.