You do know you’re citing a misinformation site whose domain is registered in Sofia?
Sofia is pleasant. Good restaurant/dining scene.
Though some of the roads near the airport are in bad shape.
Bulgaria currently in its 3rd week of anti-corruption protests. Lotta corruption there. Folks complain it's a mafia state.
Bulgaria has cheap house prices as nearly 1/3 of the population left to work in the EU. It's a bit sad the way Bulgaria and to a lesser extent Romania emptied out.