Hotel Avenue Burgas

Transportna Street 6 Burgas, Burgas, 8000, Bulgaria

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Two Tongues, One Mouth

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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Continuing in the spirit of adventurous eating, tonight I ate tongue for the first time. It was greasy and delicious!

On our way back from the restaurant, we came across a Bulgarian folklore festival. After dancing a few sets, the performers took to the streets. Soon, the entire audience was dancing the Horo, myself included. I love spontaneous ...

Castles in the Sky

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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A day ahead of the popular Spirit of Burgas Festival, we took a bus to Burgas to see the annual sand figure exhibition. This year's theme was movies, and we were surrounded by larger-than-life King Kongs, Harry Potters, Gladiators, and Avatars.

All my sand castles consist of a small mound of sand, the surrounding obligatory mote, and a leaf on top to represent a flag. Clearly, I've got a lot to learn!
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Armin Van Buuren

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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... a heart shape with his fingers, we went wild, hypnotized, dancing harder, screaming louder.

And the front row had perks: at one point, Armin pointed directly at me and winked; at another he reached down and grabbed our hands. To the unified chants of, "Armin! Armin! Armin!" he signed Bulgarian flags thrown to him from the crowd. We partied as one ...

Hungry, Angry, Ugly

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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Sadly, Sunny Beach is not always sunny. Our beach day a bust, the four of us road-trippers walked to the neighboring town of Nesebar, a World Heritage Site for its role as a stronghold during the Byzantine era as well as for the plethora of ruins and historic sites within the city.



After touring the city, the four of us got into yet another discussion of language differences over our delicious dinner ...

Dog Days

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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... one in Boston), we had to cut through some dark alleys behind the looming hotels. Soon, we were being followed by a stray dog. He ran ip to us, muzzled my leg, then trotted ahead. He checked out every dark corner and odd smell before turning back to us, giving us the go-ahead to walk on. He only bristled once, upon finding two drunken strangers, but allowed us through once he made sure they ...