Tag: Bulgaria
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Plovdiv … Ottoman houses and the remains of Philippopolis
Another great day with visits to more Roman sites with Volcan. Plovdiv was anciently settled in neolithic times but the Roman occupation began in the first century when the city was called Philippopolis. There are remains of the stadium(some under the local H&M!), the forum, the East Gate and the beautiful amphitheatre. Despite my fear…
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What’s great about Plovdiv?
I arrived here by minivan this morning. An easy trip which dropped me five minutes from this fabulous hostel in a mid nineteenth century listed house right in the centre of the old town. The room is beautiful and I have an antique bed with painted headboard … I feel like a king or a…
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Long days journey into night … and day … Sofia
Well I arrived in Sofia after a gruelling six hour overnight bus ride, I’ve been awake for 30 hours. Now I’m in the hostel but I arrived 5.30am and couldn’t register until 2.00 pm. I left my bags and toured the city for breakfast, being Easter Monday not much was open so was left with…
Escape to myself 