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Beautiful Bulgaria
... was 8, (backwards) n.....hmmmm what does that mean? After translating one letter at a time (its like a matching game), we knew exactly where we were heading!
We arrived in Plovdiv and were pleasantly surprised, the city had a lot of character and beautiful architecture. Some of the buildings and houses were run down, but it gave them a unique rustic appeal. There are a lot of art gallerys and ...
Da, Da, Da ...
Had what seemed like a very Bulgarian experience today - a bucolic drive through the Valley of the Roses, the centre of Bulgaria's rose-producing industry, where they are grown and then turned into a variety of products. Brandy, creams, jams, liqueurs, oils, perfumes, soaps, the variety is incredible and the region is responsible for 85% of the world's rose oil production. There is some pretty amazing scenery along the way and ...
Livin' hobbit style
... is a culturally rich city – there’s a museum or art gallery on almost every corner it seems. Add to this a healthy dose of cafes, a lively young population, and a heavy contingent of artists living and working in the area and one can see why some even refer to it as ‘the Paris of the Balkans’. After getting our explore on for a little while it was time to feed our rumbling bellies. It was then that we realized that Bulgaria offers up some pretty ...
How do you like your tripe? Green?
... delectable options), tripe is part of one of the three chambers of a cow’s stomach. You actually have your choice, each chamber offers different, ah, qualities. Whichever chamber you choose for your dining pleasure, you may also have the option of getting it “green”. Brace yourself: “green” is the unwashed kind, so you get not only your meal but much of the cow’s last—bargain. While reading the guidebook about food, Linda saw the word ...
Puddles in Plovdiv
... he couldn't speak any English and our Serbian only consisted of the necessary tourist phrases so we made do with pointing. At one point he whipped out a bit of paper and wrote his address on it so we could go and stay with him next time we were in Serbia, he got a bit upset when Cesca told him we didn't have an address in NZ to give him back, we think he was the type of guy who might just have turned up for a visit! Undeterred by this rejection he insisted on giving us some ...


