It was a beautiful day in Plovdiv. We immediately started our day of touring by climbing up the steep cobblestone streets to the Old Town. I sure felt the muscles in my legs after a week of climbing up steps in Bulgaria. Our first destination was the hilltop ruins of the Citadel. What an amazing view of the city. The city has been inhabited for 6000 years. The variety …
It was still raining hard when we got up. What are the chances that it keeps raining at this pace for over 24 hours with no sign of stopping? I spent last evening and this morning trying to dry my clothes and shoes with the hair dryer. All are dry except my shoes. I seem to have broken out in itchy hives. Graham and John have not. I’m not …
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday afternoon was sunny and 26 degrees. This morning we woke up to 5 degrees, grey skies and rain. I was mistaken when I said our guest house was from the 1800s. I was told at breakfast that the 200 year old house was torn down in the 1990s and this replica was built in its place. Our breakfast was all home made; …
We packed our bags and left Sofia at 10:00am. Upon leaving the city we drove through winding roads and heavily wooded areas and fields on our way to Koprivshtitsa, a small town east of Sofia. A couple hours later we arrived in Koprivshtitsa, a picturesque town from the 1800s. More than 380 houses are from the National Revival period (mid-1800s). The streets are mostly cobblestone and meander up and down …