Hello friends, I am new to this group and I want to introduce myself. My name is Janissa, with the name Harmony Art on this platform that creates wonderful experiences and helps us get to know each other, both our lives and our hobbies, as well as our inner state, such as emotions and our lives. Today I will tell you about how we spent the weekend in Bulgaria on vacation in the Pirin Mountains, Dobrinishte area.
And let's start there. We decided to spend the weekend with my boyfriend and my girlfriend by going to the mountains to teach them how to snowboard with her boyfriend, since my boyfriend and I are snowboarders and we really love doing our sports.
Here we arrived at the hotel and headed to the task of getting ready with the equipment, preparing our snowboards and heading to the slopes and the majestic views of the Pirin Mountains
We arrive at the slopes, getting ready with our equipment and snowboards, we give my friend the first lesson. Look, look how happy we are, and thousands of others, because this is our first experience together as friends of winter sports. I am her teacher. Not that I can ride her very well. I am probably a beginner, not to brag, but still. At least I know how to start. So my friend got her equipment. Basically, to snowboard, you need winter equipment, a helmet, goggles, special gloves to protect your hands from impacts, as well as spine protectors for your knees, a helmet.Then we rent snowboards and shoes from the special facilities for this place because they are not yet professional. We talked about how it would be good for them to try it first and then invest in this wonderful sport.after we get the lift passes that help us get to any slope we want, not that it can't be done on foot, but it can be done with a 5 kg snowboard on your back and 3 kg boots on your feet to protect your ankles from breaking after you fall snowboarding, since it is a dangerous sport, I can't deny that it's nice to have a lift that can take you to every slope designation so you can experience the true pleasure of snowboarding in the winter.π
We get on the lift by putting the snowboard on this way so that we don't have to hold it the whole time while we climb the mountain, since it takes about 20 minutes and a snowboard that weighs about 4-5 kg will break your arms by the time you get to the top and you won't have the strength to ride, so they taught me to put it on like this. To be honest, every time I imagine that I'm going to fall off the lift, both the snowboard and I πWhile we climb, we enjoy the time with our partner and the fresh air in the mountains, which is irreplaceable. It is simply priceless, as is the peace and quiet we feel while riding the lift, which takes about 20 minutes to take us to the top.
While riding the lift, we enjoy the majestic cells that open before us of the tall beautiful pine trees that do not surround the entire forest, which is so beautiful, not to mention that my lungs just took a breath after all the cardio that we had to do because it looks like you're going to ride, it's good to warm up like before a workout, for example, in the gym, it's good to stretch all the muscles because I personally injured myself again, I'll tell you more later.
We arrive at the end point and we are speechless aunt What a majestic beauty this mountain is I apologize that I could not take pictures of the panoramic views but I just could not wait to get on the snowboard because I was so sad because my story can start from there that two years ago I had an accident on the track while snowboarding a skier hit me and broke my rib from which I was left with a very deep trauma and I never wanted to get on a snowboard again and in general to hear about mountains and winter sports but this year won't you somehow the inspiration came from within me that I am a strong person and that I have to start over and not give up at the slightest difficulty so I decided to get on again and try again from this adrenaline and breath of air that my soul craves to spend every weekend in a different way from which to create a story that in time I can tell my grandchildren with passion and desire and not regret any of it which I did because it was worth it. Because it made me feel alive and filled with satisfaction from the life I live here and now, to enjoy every moment of what I have.
We sit for a moment on the track, we enjoy the wonderful, soul-satisfying views of Great Bulgaria. I am from Bulgaria, a small country but filled with so much beautiful nature, rich in all kinds of abundance of vegetation, waterfalls and so on. This is my winter Bulgaria. It is called the Pirin Mountain.and with light steps and a modest departure I decide to dare and after what I experienced to continue my life with adrenaline in my blood I enjoy the wonderful moment and go on the slopes
And here I am in the whirlwind of snowboarding on the blue slope with the very proud skiers of yours understand what exactly this means but for those who don't know this is a slope with a medium risk of injury that is neither very difficult nor very easy but still suffered accidents with me it is good to be cautious but people I have to admit honestly the thrill you feel while snowboarding is simply indescribable It is a magnificent experience that can be felt and but not described
After a few hours of tireless riding with my friend, we decided to sit at a restaurant on the track to eat some homemade beans. I don't know if you've heard of this dish, but this is a traditional Bulgarian dish that is made with very simple steps: beans, onion, red pepper, a little tomato sauce, and it becomes something divine for people who do this sport. Simply something incredible
The weather was on our side and it was quite warm, sunny and incredibly face-warming. Because at 2500 meters above sea level it really is cold, but the hot soup was really good for us after the ride
It was time for the top of the mountain, where when we stepped on it, I simply fell in love with the energy I felt in this place.Here, since it is quite high and most people are afraid to go up with the lift because there is quite a long distance from the ground in the air and few people go up to the top, we were the lucky ones who were able to be alone in this majestic place and enjoy the silence and energy that it possesses.
and here's a fun photo of the snowboard before we went down, to be honest, I didn't feel like leaving because there was no one there. It's just a combination of good circumstances to enjoy this moment because when it's quiet and peaceful, you really feel the energy of the mountain that takes over you, such a wonderful feeling that you don't feel like leaving.
This is the so-called Bezbog hut, which is the hut in Bulgaria located on the highest mountain in the country, and here the altitude is 2850 m if I'm not mistaken. And the air is just like being reborn.To be honest, I wanted to stay in the hut with my friend, but I didn't have to leave our friends down on the slopes because they were still learning and we had to go down to them and keep them company and support them in this endeavor they've embarked on.but still we promised ourselves that the next time we visit this beautiful hut and these wonderful mountains, we would stay here, sleep for even a week if possible, and experience it in a different way every day with the adrenaline in our blood that snowboarding contributes to.
And here I am, so wonderfully happy and satisfied with the wonderful day because I overcame my fear of the trauma that was created in me two years ago. I managed to overcome a feeling that crushed me for so long and now I am up there with myself and with the fact that I live in this beautiful country and I can enjoy 100% of every experience here with nature and interact with the people around me completely.
and my friend who doesn't like to be photographed at all, I decided to show it to you anyway since it seems like now I'm alone all the time but he was with me and we enjoyed it together. By the way, he was the person who taught me to snowboard, for which I am infinitely grateful because he is a professional snowboarder and loves these sports, he is now and I love them, even my friends.Well, do you like going to the mountains in the summer or winter? Do you prefer skiing or snowboarding? What do you like to do when you go to the mountains? You can answer in the comments.I hope you liked my story and that it touched your hearts. Someday I hope you too can learn to ski or snowboard. If you want, you can enjoy it. But of course, without any accidents like I had. It's a nice day.