Bulgaria as the Switzerland of the Balkans?

Bulgarian writer Julian Popov, author of the book 'English Bulgaria or the Switzerland of the Balkans', raises the question of whether Bulgaria can become the Switzerland of the Balkans. "There are few places in the world where we would say: 'This is how our Bulgaria should be'. As strange as it may sound, Switzerland is the country that comes closest to this ideal. There is something about it that makes us think this is how things should be in Bulgaria. But what is it? When we look at their mountains we can say: we have those, too - the highest in the entire Balkan region... People make schnaps in Switzerland, just as they do here... Their sour milk tastes just like ours. And their cows also look like ours, except that theirs get bathed... True, mountains, schnaps and sour milk may not be enough... But if we can't give up our dream of becoming the Switzerland of the Balkans we must stick to the following formula: houses that are in harmony with nature and have a view of the mountains, local government and good universities. After all, these things are not entirely impossible."

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