The Common Are or Central Spine in Dimitrovgrad

Day 75 - Time for a Swim / 4K*

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September 14th 2023
We had a great time in Plovdiv and our apartment their was great. We left Plovdiv at 8am heading for Dimitrovgrad some 75kms away. Today we were basically on main roads all day. While there was a constant stream of traffic going past, it was consistent. It meant a couple of things. First we weren't able to just amble along chatting amongst oursleves stopping as we wished at the drop of a hat to ta ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » South

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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more