Photo Story: Bulgarian Vespa Club Christmas gathering

Motorcyclists wearing Santa Claus outfits ride their ‘Vespa’ mopeds past the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral during a Bulgarian Vespa Club gathering in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 21 December 2109.

Photos: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

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