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Old Town Hotel Vidin

2 Knyaz Boris Vidin, Vidin, Bulgaria

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... Bee Rock, The Torlak, and The Maiden’s Cliff.The last group of cliffs is located near the villages of Gyurgich and Belotitsi.In the fissures of the Belogradchik Cliffs the ancient Romans built fortifications that were later used by Bulgarians and Ottomans – The Belogradchik Fortress.Today the fortress is as popular among tourists as the cliffs.A hundred meters from the Belogradchik Fortress there is an Astronomical Observatory ...

Touring Bulgaria.

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... conditions improved, Bulgaria joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.

Our ship was docked in Vidin, one of the few Bulgarian riverside towns. In years past the Danube flooded the lowlands at regular intervals and discouraged settlement along its banks. On this site of a Celtic settlement, the Romans built a fortress to control the Danube crossing. Its strategic location on the Danube made the town an important Bastion and trading center. ...

Thursday on the Danube

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... the river a much safer place to navigate.

Philip has finally gotten back on the Internet to teach, after a full day of no access. The system is very slow here, but it does work off and on. I'll wait to upload blog entries until the service is better.


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Rocking scenery

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The next day we made our way to the tourist information after a late start to the day. There a hyperactive teenager explained to us our hiking options to see some of the interesting rock formations around town. We decided however to have another good look outside the office on the map, before we set off on the orange-marked path, which was a 9 km-round-trip, ending up almost taking the suggested 6 hours, not only due to savouring the nice ...

The appocalyptic storm

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... lift and periodically becoming stuck as I went from floor to floor on my search for Diana . It turned out that I had come to the right place but she simply wasn't in. If only I had known I could have saved myself an awful of bike lifting and lift cramming.

I am now inside, showered, watered and once again with good company. Diana like Rafael is also a Peace Corps volunteer and she is from Florida. Let the conversation ...