Botanic garden

Bulgaria

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October 2nd 2008
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 ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » North

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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