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Had an amazing free day during which went to Paradise Center in Sofia. There you can enjoy a funny exhibit of old "magic"tricks which magicians used to perform for their audience.  There I saw a huge rabbit in a hat which looked a little bit strange and was not a magic trick you can try by yourself but everything else was.  There was a fun optical illusion. You can sit and wonder how come the child looks bigger than the adult and the mystery is solved. The trick is that 2 people - an adult and a child stand next to the picture on the wall - the child is on the right and the adult - on the left hand side but they both seem equally tall. Optical illusion Also - the Davenport brothers' magic was explained! Had amazing time and tried the different facilities, took pictures and laughed a lot!  Davenport brothers' magic You can also solve the mystery of the floating table and the head on a plate illusion which are both very funny. I've hea...

It's a place dedicated entirely to the history of the capital where you can see how the city changes and grows from at least 7000 BCE till today. The exhibition follows the historical order and is very easy to enjoy and really tourist-friendly with documentaries projected on the walls with both Bulgarian and English narrators. It's impressive to see the exhibition but it's also nice to enjoy what the narrators have to say- curious facts in an easy to understand language.  There are numerous halls dedicated to different time periods and things to see- from icons to a Mercedes and a train. One of the six I found out with surprise that Tsar Boris III was a huge fan and had 6 of those babies. One of them can be seen in the museum and honestly - it seems to be in a very good shape! I was personally impressed the most by the halls which represented the recent days - there were fantastic presents given to a Bulgarian prince or tsar by other countries' rulers ...