The Grounds of the Church of Nativity in Arbanasi

Day Trip into Bulgaria

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October 26th 2017
I arrived in Bucharest yesterday evening and had an hour to kill before Shea's flight arrived. I killed time sitting at a cafe in the Arrivals Halls where I had my first Romanian beer, Ursus. When Shea finally arrived, we met our pre-arranged hotel pick up and made our way to the Novotel Bucharest City Center Hotel, our home for the next 2 nights. After a long day of travelling, Shea and I just sp ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Veliko Tarnovo Province » Veliko Tarnovo

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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