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- Veliko Tarnovo Day celebrationsVeliko Tarnovo Day - the birthday of the city, when religious figures, a military band and schoolchildren parade through the town with pennants, icons, flags, black-and-white photos of the city's benefactors, a long green garland, music and colourful ball Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 21, 2019
- Nicopolis ad Istrum and Lesicheri ObeliskToday I went on an excursion with 'F' and a couple of others to Nicopolis ad Istrum, the remains of a Roman and Early Byzantine town about 20km north of Veliko Tarnovo. Nicopolis ad Istrum is in the countryside Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 21, 2019
- Liberation DayA slightly misleading title, because although it is Liberation Day in Bulgaria today, I missed the celebrations in Plovdiv and there weren't any celebrations on in Veliko Tarnovo apart from a Sound and Light Show that they have once or Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 21, 2019
- Lovely relaxing PlovdivOnce I'd got back to Plovdiv from Asenovgrad Fortress I checked my email at the hostel and took some photos of the common room, woodcarving and courtyard before going out again. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/961215/IMG_5719.JPG thumb=https: Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 20, 2019
- Into the Rhodopes: Bachkovo Monastery & Asenovgrad FortressIt turned out that I was the only guest who wanted to go to the monastery and fortress on Monday, so I had to pay a bit more than if there'd been more people, but it was worth it! The Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 20, 2019
- Plovdiv: Baba Marta, Roman amphitheatre and iconsI woke up in the middle of the night to an absolutely stiflingly hot dorm room. I walked over to the portable heater which was on full blast and after fiddling fruitlessly with controls I couldn't see properly in the Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 20, 2019
- Plovdiv: Start of the March holiday weekendI'm typing this sitting in the wonderfully atmospheric common room at Hostel Old Plovdiv. The wooden ceiling is very high and has intricately carved leaves in the middle; this is a historic house, built in 1868 for a rich, local Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 20, 2019
- Signs of SpringA beautiful sunny day today, so I took advantage of the day off work and walked to the market in town. On the main road leading into Mother Bulgaria Square I saw lots of stalls selling martenitsas; these are red Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 19, 2019
- PancakesTo celebrate Shrove Tuesday I decided to throw a pancake party at my flat, but because the day itself was a work night and some of my colleagues were working until 21.30, I simply tested the recipe for myself that Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 19, 2019
- Sisters departA lie-in was followed by lunch at Taverna, a restaurant only round the corner from my flat. I suggested this place because I know it does good chicken kavarma (chicken and vegetable stew cooked and served in a clay pot) Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 19, 2019
- Happy birthday!After a lie-in and breakfast, we had a really lovely video chat with Mum. During the chat we opened our presents to each other and from Mum - amongst other things, I got some fascinating-looking books which I can't wait Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Birthday visitors!After I finished work today, at 19.45, I immediately walked to ETAP bus station to collect some visitors. My sisters Emma and Kate were here for the weekend so we could celebrate our 30th birthday together! When I got there they Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Dryanovo Gorge & MonasteryIt was around two o'clock by now so after lunch in Tryavna we headed straight off to the monastery. It is dramatically set in Dryanovo Gorge - apparently most of the monasteries in Bulgaria were deliberately built in geographically dramatic Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Tryavna: Ice, hot sand coffee and amazing woodcarvingI went on a lovely day trip today with 'F'. We went to a very historic town/village called Tryavna first, before moving on to Dryanovski Monastery, which is set in a dramatic gorge. Both are within 40km from Veliko Tarnovo. Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Bulgarian Chinese foodEdit from January 2019: [i]Although I stupidly forgot to note down the name of the Chinese restaurant at the time, I remember it was near Lidl - having looked at Google Maps, I think it could have been Hua Zhou, Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Return to BulgariaAnother set of goodbyes, a smooth train journey to Gatwick in the middle of the night and a long, sleepless few hours in the terminal waiting area before I could go through security and bag checks. In comparison to my Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Back in EnglandThe rest of our wait at Sofia Airport went quite quickly. In the Departures lounge there was a temporary display of beautiful photographs of Bulgaria for us to look at, duty-free to browse (if not buy from) and a café Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Boxing DayWe spent most of the day in Veliko Tarnovo, lying in, eating Christmas dinner leftovers for lunch and doing some shopping. I bought myself a lovely real leather handbag and a beautiful, colourful handpainted icon of St George & the Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Christmas DayI wasn't quite sure how today would go, considering that it was Christmas morning last year when Dad lapsed into unconsciousness and never woke up. I thought of Dad even more than usual today, but having Dave with me helped Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Christmas EveOn Christmas Eve morning Dave and I walked to the fruit & vegetable market and the supermarket below it. The stalls had a heavy emphasis on what is in season - they were filled with squashes, swedes, beets, onions, potatoes, Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo for ChristmasBreakfast at Hostel Mostel was excellent, one of the best hostel breakfasts I've ever had; Bulgarian yoghurt, Bulgarian feta cheese ('cirene'), boiled eggs, olives, salad items, scrambled eggs, sliced apple, sliced kiwi fruit, waffles, jam, chocolate spre Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Back to Sofia - Dave arrives for ChristmasDave arrived today at Sofia Airport, but not until 23.50 so I had quite a few hours to myself in Sofia before then. My bus journey from Veliko Tarnovo was uneventful and I arrived at Hostel Mostel mid-afternoon. On my Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Beautiful walk this morningIt's beautifully sunny today and my Saturday class - my last class before the Christmas holidays - was cancelled, so I decided to go on a nice walk down to the river. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/961215/IMG_5161.JPG thumb=https://photos.tra Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Monument to the Assen DynastyToday I went on a walk to a place I see every day on my way to and from work; the Monument to the Assen Dynasty, which is on a hill surrounded on three sides by the River Yantra. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/961215/IMG_5109.JPG Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
- Advent parcel!I got a lovely surprise today when I took a collection slip to the post office and collected a parcel from Kate - an Advent calendar and some sweets and chocolate were inside! This is what I got; [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/961215/IMG_5093. Posted by 3Traveller in Teaching and Travelling Abroad | Jan 18, 2019
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