A frightening experience!!!!!
I have just returned from a long weekend away in Sofia in Bulgaria. As we travel a fair bit, we are well aware that the taxis at most Airports overcharge.
So as we flew into terminal 1 at Sofia airport, we knew there was a free shuttle bus to terminal 2, where we could catch the Metro to the centre where we were staying.
So yesterday, we returned using the same route - or so we thought! We had purchased some hop on hop off tickets the day before, these tickets covered using buses, trams and the metro. We were informed that lasted a full 24 hours, but no, we were told at the station, that we would have to buy another ticket. This was not a problem as they were so cheap.
On arrival at terminal 2, we saw a bus on the same stand that we had caught before. It was quite full, so I was sitting separately to the rest of my family. It was just a three-minute journey also. We had just departed, when this woman approached me asking for my ticket. We were told that tickets can also be bought on the bus, but I was confused as it was free when we arrived. It was apparent that we had boarded the wrong bus.
This woman was demanding that I pay her forty lev!!!!
I told her that my family was just a little further up the bus, and my hubby would pay. The actual fair was less than in our money about 30 pence. This woman then became quite abrupt with me, her face was right in my face, some other passengers tried to explain our mistake, but she was having none of it. Then this fat controller appeared from nowhere if he was an official?????? He accompanied this rude irate woman up the bus to my hubby and boys!!!!
I could hear her asking my hubby for 30 levs each!!!! That is about 15 pounds!!!! My hubby told her that he only had 20 lev left, he gave it to the fat controller.
The rest of the passengers were trying to help us, but no this pair were not having any of it.
The bus arrived at terminal 2, the woman tried to prevent us from leaving the bus. My family got off, with their cases, but the woman stood in front of my case!!!!
Another passenger grabbed my case and took it off the bus, beckoning me to follow. This woman followed us with the fat man, stating they would call the police. Good said my hubby, by this time I was very distressed, we were followed right into the terminal, the woman caught hold of my coat, she said: "You are Mama you pay"! I pulled my arm away and said I was getting Airport security, with that, the fat man gave my hubby his money back, and they left.
Have you ever had an experience like this?