http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Bulgaria , North en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:15:24 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:15:24 +0000 Sorry it is been a while since the last update and we have had a few adventures.Firstly we went to Bucharest which is really dull. The second largest building in the world is there and worth missing. Also we had a typical travel inccident I will let Scott tell you the story please dont laugh at him too much..........Scott is to embarrased. Some guy an egyptian asked if they use euros here. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-434643.html Veliko TarnovoAfter the festival in Bourgas we were just about recovered enough the next morning to dawdle down to the train station and head on to Veliko Tarnovo the medieval capital of Bulgaria. The idea of our next destination was some mountain based recuperation. The journey we took required one change and we were rather dubious as to whether we would know when due to most signs being in c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-429678.html Hi EveryoneFirst off let me say that Anne and I are well. We have moved into our new home and found that our builder is not a builder and the people he deployed to build our house were unskilled laborors well most of them I think we had one master carpenter but that's all that I can recognize. The builder has not provided any proof of any skilled workers.Every room has issues and almost http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-429138.html Veliko Tarnovo day 1314 June 1920A fairly long and hot train ride to our next destination. The border crossing again was fairly painless just a bit time consuming and always hotter when the train is not moving. I was glad when our leader sourced some cold water for us at a rather long train stop. I had a brief conversation with an older man who got into the cabin I was stretched out in. He as http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-425592.html I have had some trouble starting this entry. As I write I watch the goat herders with their flock pass outside my window. I hear my neighborsrsquo roosters crowing. The sun is shining yet there is snow on the not so distant Stara Planina ranges. The air is cool and is mixed with the unmistakable smell of livestock and the sweet smoke of wood burning stoves. The bees are pollinating the beauti http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-384282.html I stayed in Bulgaria in September 2008.I went to Albena.It is a resort on the Black Sea at 40 km from Varna.The first day it was sunny.I went along the beach.I walked in the sea.The water's temperature was pleasant. There was little stream. The second day the weather was beautiful. I walked in the sea.The water was a little colder than the day before.There was more stream.The third day it rained. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/blog-330239.html As I've got time and everyone raved about this place I decided to do a mini detour to Veliko Tarnovo in North Central Bulgaria so I joined Sarah from Sofia and we headed up on the afternoon train on Friday thinking 2 days would be enough. I'm currently up to my 4th night and have to tear myself away as this is a great little place which seems to trap you into the 'just one more day' syndrome.Veli http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-329089.html I kind of hopped in and out of Bulgaria on my way to and from Romania. I spent 3 days in Sophia just playing tourist then I headed up to Romania for a week. On my way to Istanbul I made a stop in Vielko Tarnovo. Vielko Tarnovo is one of those places you hear through the grape vine and when you get there you end up falling in love. It's such a beautifull city and there was so much to see. Ever http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-295951.html Veliko Turnovo is an beautiful little slice of central Bulgaria. It's a town of about 80000 and relatively touristy but it really doesn't feel that way. It's actually also the original capital of Bulgaria from the first independence from the Ottomans to the relocation of the capital to Sofia in the 20th Century.Wednesday May 14thUp early to get out of Sofia this morning as I hoofed it to t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-277921.html Well this was an interesting few days...We left Plovdiv intending to head to Macedonia via Sofia as there is no direct bus. Which meant getting up at 4.30 to get to the bus station to make the early bus so we could connect early in Sofia which we did. And we quietly congratulated ourselves on making the connections with no issues and having things go so smoothly. Just before the Macedonian b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-275002.html With bags packed we headed down to breakfast. It again consisted of dry bread and stopping Darko from hitting food from our hands. After forcing as much down as possible free is free after all macs adhorned we went to try the bus station yet again.We encountered much the same problem as the day before no one in the ticket office for the Istanbul buses. Fortunately our luck changed and someone w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-215860.html Anne and I are back from our trip to Bulgaria. In fact we have been back for a while now and as some of you know I have been somewhat lax in updating the Blog. Bulgaria is a great country and I would highly recommend anyone passing by to stop for a while. Ideally you should 'stop by' via aircraft. Under all circumstances avoid our route across the TurkeyBulgaria border. Whether by train or b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-215660.html With our heater on we were tricked into feeling warm and cozy in our room when outside it was actually cold and very wet. The thought of breakfast lured us out of bed and down into the common room. We did stop for a while to look out from the balcony onto the general sceney which was hidden in the dark last night. Breakfast was pretty poor but was made 100 better by Darko the hostel cat. He alte http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-213799.html After a late night we were looking forward to a late breakfast and an easy departure from Bucharest. Instead we were woken up at 830 by the worst thing one can get woken up by young American girls. They didn't extend the courtesy of creeping around as we had the night before. Quite happily they dressed spoke and giggled without a care given to the two of us sleeping or not sleeping. This was http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-213797.html Jenny here hi guysFinally made it into Bulgaria after extremely long detour to get across the border from romania which resulted in us doing 65 90 and 85 miles on three successive daysOnly been in Bulgaria 4 days and already had a coulpe of epics On saturday when we crossed the bridge into Bulgaria it was 7pm and we had already done 80 miles. Ian punctured crossing the bridge and by the ti http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-205827.html Next day had to catch the bus to Veliko Tarnovo...walked around the old town in the morning. The rain is heading to this region...gtlt ahhhh.I loved Plovdiv though....wish I had spent more time thereAnyways took the bus and arrived at V.T.arrived at this bus station in the middle of nowhere it wasnt on the map so lost..thank god for the first time the payphone and the number http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-188493.html Svita na lepsie casynbspEurope raquonbspBulgaria raquonbspVeliko Tarnovo By BystruskaApril 11th 2007Takze zopar optimistickych pohladov na Pleven . http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-147684.html S odstupom par dni musim uznat ze napriek akokolvek 'jedinecnym' zazitkom som si uz stihla vybudovat k Plevenu isty citovy vztah. No vazne . Myslim ze k tomu prispel hlavne Risov prichod od ktoreho vlastne vsetok cas travim v praci a tak moznosti zazit dalsie BG prekvapenia sa minimalizovali Doniesla som si svoje vlastne uteraky zehlicku a prestala som chodit na hotelove ranajky http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-147674.html Riso Kedze situacia je taka ze sa Ti sem mozno az tak nechce necham opat hovorit za seba moje dnesne zazitky potom co som mala na izbe otvorene celu noc okno podarilo sa mi zbavit sa puchu na izbe Ak si budes davat veci do skrine co asi hej lebo ine priestory na skladovanie tam moc nie su nechaj si vzdy apson jedny dvierka skrine otvorene nech do nej prudi vzduch ...inak budes vyc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-145178.html Zdrasti zopar postrehov z Plevenu BG na ktore sa casom budem pozerat hadam s usmevom vy mozno uz aj teraz Day 1 Ze uz prvy den je zjavne ze Pleven je unikatne miesto ze kde su taxiky este lacnejsie ako v Sofii ze kde ta na izbe 4 hotela privita vo dverach letiaca mola ze v ktorom hoteli nenastukas ine ako bulharske kanaly v TV a tak prepadnes manii bulharskej superstaaar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/North/Veliko-Tarnovo/blog-145166.html