Lunch at Alba ...
... the place looked much better than the food tasted, a cool Joey Tomato's-like place probably better for a drink than for a meal. Finally tried one of the other big Bulgarian beer brands, Zagorka - a bit wheatier than Kamenitza, which is my current Bulgarian fave. The fish was pretty bad ... dry, overcooked, and flavourless. The side dish was some boiled and shredded potatoes, which was no more than tasteless mush. The best part of the place was the fact that the menu was filled with pictures, making it possible for me to actually order something.
Wino Forever
July 31st 2011 Geo: 43.21, 27.9A bit of Varna trivia - the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula referenced Varna, as the port from where Dracula would set sail, bound for England and in search of Mina Harker, the character played by Winona Ryder. During the time the movie was released, Winona Ryder was dating Johnny Depp, who famously tattooed "Winona Forever" on his arm. When the two broke up, he infam
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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 
