Blogs from Bulgaria, Europe - page 62

28-án érkeztünk meg Burgaszból egy majdnem 3 órás minibuszozás után. Utunk szép helyeken vezetett keresztül és félúton a pihenőnél az egyik utast sikeresen ott is felejtettük, így jó 5-10 percnyi út után fordultunk vissza érte. :) Várna Bulgária 3. legnagyobb városa, sok múzeummal, galériával, szép épületekkel, sok-sok sétálóutcával, egy nagy tengerparti parkkal (Primorski park) és egy teljesen be/kiépült tengerparttal. Talán nyáron a legnyüzsgőbb város, teli élettel, programokkal. Számunkra mégis Plovdiv maradt a kedvenc bolgár városunk. Nem is a sok túrista miatt, hiszen többségében inkább bolgárok nyaralnak itt, de a sok, túristára specializálódott koldus, mindenhol átvágni akaró taxisok, lépten-nyomon szálláshelyet kínáló emberek el tudják rontani az ember kedvét. Vagy talán csak az volt a baj, hogy amikor megérkeztünk zuhogott az eső.... A busz a városközpont északi részén te... read more

Sounds exotic, Nesebar, roll the sounds around and it could be in Moroco, or just round the corner from Timbuktu. In fact Nesebar is located on an island with a narrow causeway linking it to the mainland, and the wonderfully named 'Sunny Beach'. We knew that this world heritage site would be popular with day trippers so deliberatly aimed to make our day trip a later one. Buses run every half hour from 7am till 9pm both ways from Burgas, so not a problem there. First impression: Tourist crazy - so man, throngs, herds, hordes, stampedes, plagues, what is the collective noun for tourist? I guess that I'm just part of this collective group but feel that there are a few major differences between the traveller and the holiday maker. Holiday maker: has very limited time, ... read more

We choose to stay in Burgas for a few days, it would allow us to make day trips to Nesebar and the Poda Conservation center at the Burgas Lakes. When we arrived at the bus station back from reset and recuperation in Ahtopol we decided that we would again try a private room. This time we went to a private agency. The agency had a room in not a bad location for 26 Leva a night (13 Euro). Burgas - not a bad city, though to be honest we didn't spend much time there. There is a little beach, a few churches, a large port and some Lakes. We didn't visit the museums, or churches, but did wander around the town a few times, mainly to get money from the ATMs and get to other places. ... read more

Dig down a few feet anwhere in Plovdiv and you're bound to find something. History oozes from every corner of this town. With ruins dating back 7000 years to 5000bc, the area has been continually inhabited, invaded, destroyed, rebuilt, re-invaded and so on since that time. Walking around Plovdiv you can see Roman Ruins, Thracian Ruins (from 5000bc), Churches from the 13th Century through to the 17th Century and Mosques from the Turkish occupation. Highlights of our time in Plovdiv Watching Van Helsing in the Roman Ampitheater at night. Silly film but a fantastic place to watch anything. Climbing one of the seven hills for each sunset. Chatting to locals who haven't had the novelty of tourists spoilt yet. Learning to read the cyrillic alphabet and making random orders from the lunch menu, eg. Mish-Mash - ... read more

After a few days in the bustle of Sophia we headed south to the Rila Monestary. Famed world wide for its beauty and tranquility. The slow journey by bus from Dupnitsa yielded successively more impressive views until we arrived. We wandered around briefly, it is such a beautiful place, why so many police? We couldn't stay too long as we needed to find a camp site. About 1.2km along the only road into the mountains is the Bor Camp site. Again the setting is beautiful, and on a friday evening we were one of about 3 tents, we set the tent in the middle of a meadowy area. Apart from a dog the decided to guard our tent during the night it was peaceful and comfortable. I woke early went to the monestary and wandered around ... read more