A Christmas retro tram has been transporting passengers in the city of Sofia. Children ride the tram for free during the whole week before Christmas, as the route starts from Vazrazhdane Square, passes through Garibaldi and Slaveykov squares and reaches Journalist Square downtown Sofia. The Christmas tram runs in 45-minute intervals and the precise schedule can be found on all stops, but our advice is to arm yourself with some patience.
Kids have the opportunity to ride one of the restored Siemens trams from 1924. The 115-year-old machine with serial number 35 is decorated with many toys and creates a festive mood. Christmas music is played in the tram, while Santa Claus and Snow White take care of the good mood of passengers, wishing everyone health and luck.The gifts children want for this Christmas are various:
"I would like a bicycle with gears and a carousel .... I want pajamas... This year I want a bus and a jeep with a steering wheel.”
While helping Santa Claus in giving candy to children we ask him whether he prefers the tram over the traditional sled: "They are incomparable. The sled has its purpose and the tram has another.”In the Christmas tram passengers could also enjoy Christmas songs performed by a children’s choir from the National Palace of Children. Here are the impressions of passengers:
"It was fun and I liked the bell the most. Overall it was a very exciting experience. The performance of the choir was also very good,” a mother told us."This year we were right on time for the tram and we did not wait at all. For the first time there is exact schedule and people do not need to wait. The tram creates Christmas mood and me and my daughter have ridden it every year since she was a baby. Here comes the Christmas tram."
English: Alexander Markov
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