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Perfect Start to a Day in Plovdiv ...  
   

Perfect Start to a Day in Plovdiv ...

... with some cappuccino and some people watching. Today's cappuccino was decent, better than yesterday's, but still not top-notch. The Balkan sun is STRONG, always making it feel significantly hotter than what the temperature would indicate. Walking along you can feel your flesh slowly roasting and even sitting under shade, you can still feel the heat radiating off the pavement.
Cool

July 27th 2011
Geo: 41.95, 24.8667Plovdiv is cool - beautiful architecture and neat little ruins in the old town, lively pedestrian zone always buzzing with people, museums and art galleries for those that are so inclined, nicely-located cafes all over the place ... but ... it's kind of missing something. Many Bulgarians say that it's the best that their country has to offer, but while I like it, I ... read more
Europe » Bulgaria

Bulgarian Flag 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
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