Sol Nessebar Palace

... employee that I would be watching . . . language barrier prevented that and I was in.<br>Next thing I know we were walking up stairs and were seated at a table with 8 Bulgarian dudes, Tarik and me! <br>I am scanning thru the computerized table on the rules and how to play. I had only watched this before on TV and seen my old friends play. <br>Before too long I cleared the chips of two of the guys with a full house! <br>an hour later I did it again!!! <br>Tarik and I were ...

... as possible. <br><br>You have to adapt to this style otherwise one is lost.As careful defensive motorbike riders this was a challenge.<br><br>We have arrived at the hotel and have had the parking just in front of the lobby and the terrasse bar. We decided to bring the bikes to the Harley Davidson dealer the next day and leave them there for a last service.<br><br>We have then explored the ...

... we made concessions for the culture etc etc etc. We took a 'cultural tour' to a village not far from Varna. On the way we stopped at the Stone Forest and apparently it is the only one of its kind in the world (!) unless of course you have been to The Pinnacles in Western Australia, Death Valley, US etc.<br><br>After listening and watching a group of locals sing, dance and complete local crafts all at the same time (these Bulgarians are clever ...

... fort ses ricains)<br>;)<br>(c'est affreux le marketing me suit de partout)<br><br>Armée d'une seule et même carte depuis sarajevo, une american express qui ne nous permet pas de retirer d'argent mais juste de payer nos courses, nous continuons notre trip balkan.<br>Vous comprendrez donc que nous vivons depuis quelque semaine sans liquidité, ce qui n'est pas pour nous déplaire!<br><br>les vacances sont finies et c'est bien malheureux.<br ...

Après avoir quitté cette charmante ville qu'est donc Sofia, <br><br> Nous avons pris la direction des 7 lacs, ces fameux lacs sont perchés en haut d'une des plus haute montagne des Balkan, un endroit fantastique que nous ont conseillé tous les Bulgares que nous connaissons.<br><br>Malheureusement, un endroit que nous n'avons pas pu visiter: <br>-après être parti de Sofia en début d'après midi, nous arrivons donc au pied de ces montagnes ...

... had drunk quite a bit, a 50ml shot is was only 1.50lv. Where on earth can you get alcohol this cheap, BULGARIA!!!!<br>By 3am, after the drinks for the 8 of us only came to 23 lv, we headed back to the hostel to see if there was any beers left in the fridge. <br>The day had already begun by the time we got to bed.<br><br>We had a hard morning of just chilling on the cushions of the common room, playing cards and chatting. We missed our first bus to Varna at ...

... road soon started climbing along wooded hillsides. It was 10.15 am. The road wasn't quite too steep to ride but it was a bottom gear grind with constant pushing on the pedals. The road wound on and on; occasionally a truck would crawl past and I'd listen to see if it's engine note speeded up. It usually just continued grinding into the distance.<br>This was very hot work and my shirt was soaked and my face was dripping with sweat. I was down to taking a break ...

... was just a tap at hip-height on the wall, but nobody cared because we got to sleep in a BED!!!! We were in dorms and I was sharing with a bunch of the girls.<br style=""> <br style=""> <br><br>Bulgaria is mostly Greek and Eastern orthodox, so we got to celebrate our second Easter Sunday. At 11pm the bells rang out into the night to call the monks to mass, and some of the group rang in Easter with a candle-light ceremony in the chapel, but I was tucked away in bed by this point!

... out of traveling...and not just one- or two-week package vacation traveling, but serious traveling. Anyway, Veliko Tarnovo was not much more than a picturesque town but we did manage to hike about 10 kilometers to an old monastery in the hills outside the town. My time in Bulgaria was quick but nice. This was my first taste of Eastern Europe on this trip and I immediately noticed a big difference from most of ...

Well, I am now in Istanbul, but I took a 23 hour train ride from Sinaia to Istanbul. I had to put that I was in Bulgaria, because I want credit for being there. You hear me? I was in Bulgaria! Some may argue that I wasn't in Bulgaria, that I was just on a train going through Bulgaria, well then, how do you explain the two passport stamps from Bulgaria in my passport? You like dem apples! Anyways, I got ...