After Romania in route to Turkiye I stayed on the Black Sea passing through the 2 major coastal towns of Bulgaria, in Varna and Burgas.
Day 13-15, Varna. Mid day long walk to the bus station which is kinda close to the train station (200m, but after 2.5 km walk with all gear, its far, haha.) I had unfortunately used up all my Romanian Leu and this little shuttle bus between two large cities only took cash. Luckily in Europe exchange rates are so much more realistic. Just me and some Aussie kid who had learned the Cyrillic alphabet journeyed the 3 hours from Constanta.
In to Varna which is a lovely city right along the Black Sea with a nice amount of beach, gardens and restaurants, including a wonderful harbour area. AND I got to play beach volley ball in Eastern Europe, YES! Continued to fail finding live Rock Music though.
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| that's handy for pet parking |
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| Sexy above ground pipeline |
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| Tower in the middle of there? |
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| Was that a crashed plane? |
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| Signs of harbour commercial shipping |
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In Bulgaria for the first time!
Considered the poorest country
in the EU, really...nah. |
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| Wind farms...didn't expect that |
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| Chauffeured to Varna, haha |
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| Crop dusting |
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| Dropping back down to the coast |
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| Just cut through the plastic wrap |
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| Lovely arrival |
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I never did find the McDonald's
to that sign?? |
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So Sommersby is not Canadian
Cider...Nice meatballs $16 all |
Decent size top floor apartment with all you need, although some may consider it a "student flat".
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Always good to have a little
bottle of Rakia around the house |
Don't get your finger caught in this elevator.
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| View from apartment |
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Not many dogs, but they all
do this...laying in the middle |
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| Although weird I love to see pools by the ocean |
What a lovely beach and harbour area.
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| high potential beach for tomorrow |
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| Lovely harbour area |
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| Staria Chinar in the harbour |
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| Waiter deboned my pork schank |
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| All this for $25 |
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| Walk along the sea garden |
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| Sinatra Piano Bar |
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| Amazing views |
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| Check out these hats |
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| Well set up for bicycles |
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Ever since working on the
Wellington Train Station I
appreciate a good Station |
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Bulgaria definitely proud to display and
preserve ruins as well in Sofia. |
Varna beach
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| Nice beach right beside town on the Black Sea |
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| Cold, but not really for October. |
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| Is this a sewage line?? |
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| Varna Sea Garden Park |
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One of the staple restos
Happy. but 4 menus, really! |
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| Family restaurant?, awesome humour |
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| Yes, I got to play Vball in Eastern Europe! Thanks Milena for letting me play. |
So cool to have these two battle ships sitting beside the restaurant in the harbour. GI Joe memories...
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| Another great meal at Staria Chinar |
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| With my date |
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I really appreciated the
intensity of this statue |
Found this speakeasy, but not easily. I actually went to the top of the building, back down the stairs and had to ask were is ... "Kultura". Finally...
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| So, not an elevator...nope |
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| Mid-evil door with slide view |
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| Black light needed to view menu |
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| Not a bad drink...$10. |
Fell in love with Kaufland, oh yeah.
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| A little zamboni floor work |
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| Gluten free, Dairy free |
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| All that for like $9 |
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| Bruce Willis, the face of Hell! |
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| Well, what the hell is this? |
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Another liter of wine
and more tasty pork
cause there's none in Turkiye! |
Day 16-17, Burgas. Another bus adventure, but almost not as the ticket I thought I bought was only a reservation. Good thing the girl acted quickly taking me off the bus, buying a ticket in cash and getting back on the bus before they left with my bags on it!
Got in to Burgas staying right next to the beach which is not as good as Varna in my opinion but still has beach. A nice central street for a few blocks and then I guess that's it? Met a lawyer/gangster named Theodore who bought a few drinks and introduced me to an Anti-communist/activist from the 80s. Also hit Hashtag club for an unneeded night cap. Made sure to get as much pork in before I left Bulgaria.
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Cathedral of Assumption in
Varna. |
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| Bit of a hike to the bus station |
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| Ping Pong in the park |
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| Almost didn't make it |
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| Interesting views along the water |
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Tourist theme parks on the
Black Sea |
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| Turkiye in the distance |
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Finally in to Burgas and
figured out how to take a bus |
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| Paella right beside my apartment |
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| Nice park beside the sea |
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| Neptun bar on the beach steps from my place |
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| Lovely lighting of park path |
Next to beach Burgas apartment
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| Always meatballs |
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| Means "Claw Silver" |
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Tried to go in here for
Bulgarian music. They said
they were full and I wouldn't
like it anyway. |
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| Rock bar that never opened... |
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| Train station |
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| Pretty quiet Saturday night |
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| Herbal drink like jaeger |
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| Next morning at The Old Pub |
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| E-cigarettes getting too common |
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| Train and Bus station side by side |
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| One of a few Turkish bus lines |
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| Nice fence line by harbour |
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| Nice harbour area, but not the level like Varna |
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| Get me to the beach |
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| coolest bike rack |
Central dock
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| Steps back to down town |
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| more of the sea garden park |
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| You want to get Nutz! |
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Still quiet on the main
pedestrian street |
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| Bad Boyz Bad Boyz |
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| Impressive carrying skill |
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| Final pork meatballs at Happy |
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This was so delicious!
Pumpkin with honey, nuts |
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