Hotel Gurko Veliko Turnovo

... the property is cheap and the lev is a beautiful thing traveling with US dollars. Other people have noticed this an a lot of foreigners are starting businesses and buying property. in a few years when the Euro is here - these investments almost guarantee returns and riches . . .
The Black sea is stunning! Its very cold, but serene and inviting.
Here in Burgas I rest for a few days and tomorrow my adventure continues . . Stay tuned
Love you all!

... que nous avons été accueilli par nos grand mères bulgares pendant quelque jours.
2 dames superbes qui habitent prés de sofia, environ 70 km et que Baltringue a rencontrée deux semaines auparavant dans la montagne de Maz-alat avant que Matthieu prenne le relais.
il le prendra donc pour écrire la suite de cette entrée.
Ber a assez bien résumé la situation je n'ai donc pas grand chose a rajouté si ce n'est que si nos ...

... petite nuit. (petite nuit car très petit coffre. je pense qu'avec un mètre de moins, j'aurais pu étendre mes jambes: merci maman, merci papa)
Matthieu quand a lui, a fait confiance à son instinct:
- pas de vent, on voit les étoiles:::: je dors dehors
Grande fut ma joie quand à 6h du matin, un petit bonhomme entra avec précipitation dans la voiture, la pluie était là!

La pluie étant donc là et bien installée,l ...

Veliko Tarnovo was a great stop for us. A lovely chilled hostel, free t-shirt, a fort, and a waterfall. What more could you ask for? We took an early morning bus from Sofia and got picked up by a guy from our hostel. The people running this hostel were really amazing. They constantly had friends coming over to hang out, made us several lunches of sopska salad and sausages, and even organized a trip for four of us out to a swimming hole with a small waterfall to jump off ...

Last nights rain turned into a gloriusly clear day.
My washing went in the machine with Viola's so thats done.

We walked into town for the tourist information but were thwarted by its clossure on a sunday. Then a coffee and a walk round the castle. Its big with a commanding position of the surrounding valleys. The area itself is a ...

Ahhh, Veliko Turnovo...in the province of Veliko Tarnovo. What a pretty little town! A gorge surrounds the city, and leads up to the remains of a fortress, in the center of which lies an intact church, inside of which can be found some surprisingly contemporary religious paintings (something like a picasso, only cut up and mixed with other paintings into a collage).

We spent a day in this lovely university town, but the wonderful staff at the hostel, and location would certainly ...

Saturday we crossed over the Danube and into Bulgaria. I hadn't realised they used a different alphabet to English, but it somehow marked our first real change.



We visited a beautiful Bulgarian town called Veliko Tarnovo in the afternoon. Wandered around and had a lovely lunch of a big pizza and drinks (all for about £3!) ate some ice cream and did a spot of shopping. We spent the night in the Dayonovo monastery. It was a little weird and the ...

... out she was saying it was free (actually a man over hearing the exchange helped us out!) It was recently renovated and turned into a museum. This was the hottest weather we had experienced in a while...so we had a long lunch to cool off before walking to the Art Museum where we could see the Asenevs Monument (aka Four Bulgarian Kings Monument that we called "the horses"). The view from our window at the apartments was the ...

... behind the window speaks English and I ask what happens if the computer's not up before the train departs. Suddenly, it appears the computer's working (coincidence? I think not) and I get a ticket for 61 Lei. Why the drop in price, I do not know. Unfortunately, I realize I have left my guidebook at the hostel and spend more time stealing bus rides to retrieve it. I return to the train station, which is open air, and it's cold. I just can't bring myself to sit ...

... I felt a bit uncomfortable with these kids, even though they were the same age as the others...And I finally did get up and leave when they started saying something about money. From what I could surmise, they were skipping school. It is so unfortunate that for every good kid there is one that makes your heart go a bit colder. I know now that teaching is not my calling, at least for younger kids. Try this analogy out. When there is a hot guy in my vicinity, I tend to glance ...