Looking back towards Marchevo from O on our afternoon walk

Over the border into Bulgaria

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June 2nd 2013
Our final day in Greece didn’t get off to the greatest of starts as the power went out as we were preparing for the day and we showered in semi darkness.However, not even this could stop us enjoying the first shower with the showerhead on the wall we had had for what seemed like an eternity. While we were having breakfast the power came back on via a generator the hotel had and perhaps these oc ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Blagoevgrad Province

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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