The view out my apartment window. You can see vaguely that there is cables crossing between the building at the centre and towards the camera, to the left, and to the right. If you can't see it, you can click on the image and see the full size version.
I have never seen another place in the world where people string ethernet and coaxial cables between high rise buildings, seemingly without needing any licence to do so. This is why Sofia has one of the fastest internet connections in the world (I think it's in the top 15 for sheer bandwidth).
Not only that, if you look closely at the building at the centre of the frame, you can see one of Sofia's signature architectural features: a single apartment block that has a total hodge-podge of renovations. Closed in balconies, different external insulation cladding, different window frames...
Also, many times I have watched shopkeepers cleaning, and modifying the pavement in front of their business, such as for example to lay an astroturf panel on it, or even to repair the pavement. Ok, so Sofia city council is a bunch of slackers - well, really, the thing is that in this country, most of that unskilled government service labour is monopolised by Gypsies. Seriously. Street cleaners, sewerage workers, gardeners, pavers, practically always are gypsies. Which is why everyone needs to fix up their qualitty workmanship!
