This is how you say
‘Heloow, how are you?’ in Bulgaria. I really wanted to visit Bulgaria because;
Bulgaria remains largely untouched and unvisited by tourists. Bulgaria is
bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the
west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east. 10 years
ago Bulgaria had the image of cheap wine downed at student house parties,
budget ski holidays and umbrella-wielding Cold Wars, but today Bulgaria is a
vastly different country from what it was even 10 years ago.
Getting around the
country is easy and cheap. You can use public transport to ferry between the
cities. Otherwise prices have risen since Bulgaria became a member of the EU,
but if I compare it with other countries of Europe, Bulgaria is still a cheap
destination.
Two days ago we’ve
travelled from Hungary to Bulgaria. In Bulgaria it is 1 hour later than in
Belgium. Yesterday we started a tour through Bulgaria on the bicycle. We
started from the tiny village of Goliam Izvo. We will pass the Central Balkan
National Park, the narrow roads meander through valleys, forests and quaint
villages that haven’t changed for centuries.
Along the route we
will visit several historic Orthodox monasteries, many churches with ancient
icons. And last but not least we will end in Velika Tarnova. That is one of the
most charming Balkan towns and the former Bulgarian capital.
So today we
travelled from Goliam Izvor to Ribarista village. That was about 70 km. Our
first stop was at Malak Izvor village, there we visited the monastery after
that we continued to Ribaritsa village via the town of Teteven. There we slept
at a hotel.
Tomorrow we will
pass to Shipkovo. This trip will be about 74 km. From Ribaritsa village the
road goes all the way dawn to the town of Troyan passing through the village of
Shipkovo where we will take a refreshing bath in the mineral water swimming
pools. Then we would take a lunch in Troyan town centre and visit the Pottery
and Craft Exhibition nearby the famous Troyan monastery. We will spend the
night in Apriltsi village.
At this moment I
haven’t enough time to write everything down, because we have to go to another
hotel. I hope I can write something in the next week. Otherwise you will hear
me in two weeks.
Поздрави
‘Greetz’
Jolien Masscheleyn
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