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Europe » Bulgaria » Rousse Province » Ruse April 2nd 2011

Sunday - Last sunday, although I said it would be spent going to church, was infact my day to recover from what can only be described as a fun-filled, crazy night out in Ruse's finest club, Oppium! We went out with the international students and met a few Bulgarian students out also. It was a brilliant night and was extreamly cheap. Buy one get one free BOTTLES of vodka sums the night up really, costing the group of us just 12 lev between us (£6). We spent the day with Elijah as he had invited us to his house for lunch with his grandma. She cooked the nicest Mussaka I have ever tasted and (to continue the alcohol flow...) we had a small shot of trditional Raki (50%!!!). (I'd like to point out at this point ... read more
Traditional Bulgarian ritual
Our lunch at Elijah's.
The view from Elijah's flat.

Europe » Bulgaria » Rousse Province » Ruse March 26th 2011

What a week! For those of you on Skype, you’ll have an idea what I’ve been through but here goes the summary! Saturday – We got our washing machine so can now start to smell nice again. Everywhere is very smoky, dirty and dusty and there is not a ‘no smoking’ policy in the restaurants so you can’t even go out for a meal and smell nice so it’s nice to finally be able to wash our clothes! We met with Elijah and Petia (the Bulgarian couple we have become friends with) and went for a walk in the park and to a nice coffee shop. We have been trying to teach Elijah sarcasm as he is planning on coming to the UK in September to study so we felt he needed to fully understand the ... read more
Enjoying a hot chocolate with Elijah.
The Frontline volunteers!
The equipment brought over by Frontline.

Europe » Bulgaria » Rousse Province » Rousse March 18th 2011

Monday - The flight was fine, landing at just after 12:00 Bulgaria time. We got our bags and went out for a taxi, (dodging the local people who wanted to take us in their mini busses for just $3 each). The taxi man was really nice (even after Claire tried to get in the taxi, realising once in that she had got in on the drivers side!). He knew some basic English and we were able to test out our Bulgarian which we had speedily learned on the plane. Somehow between the three of us, speaking a combination of English, Bulgarian and German we managed to explain we needed the bus stop in Sofia to then get the bus to Ruse. Driving through Sofia was interesting, very basic and rather grubby with multi-storey flats as the ... read more
View on the bus.
Monument - Angel Kanchev
By the Danube

Europe » Bulgaria » Rousse Province » Ruse October 1st 2010

i left nesebar for Ruse, bulgaria and it was a grand trip. i chatted up my seat mate, a young coed who tried to help me navigate the streets of ruse. sadly, she was a little off but the cute factor may have made me forget that i was toting my 12kg knapsack. anyhow, after walking around town a bit at night, and it was lovely, i found a nice hotel. i had already stopped here but there was no english and i couldn't get the price down so i had continued on for a while. upon my return i was trying to ask simply to see a different room, away from the stairs as these tend to be noisy. and a new gentleman said he understood i wanted a lower price. so they gave it ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Rousse Province » Rousse August 23rd 2010

Day 7-Ruse to Vidin, Bulgaria 8/23/10 Ditto on the weather. The plan today was to cruise until 2:00pm and then take a road trip to one of the natural wonders of the world. At least we were told that it was nominated to be one of the seven wonders. It came in eighth, I think. Later we were to visit a fortress in the town of Vidin, Bulgaria. Just after breakfast the ship alarm went off for the ‘obligatory’ evacuation safety test. We had to return to the cabins, get the life vests and return to the designated location. It is just another form of entertainment. Afterwards, it was free time till lunch and then arrival in Vidin. The pier was located right in town. At 2:00pm we boarded the busses for the village of Belogradchik, ... read more
Tom at work on a Blog
Crumbling communist buildings
Rock Formation




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