The second day I was in Bulgaria, I continued traveling to Plovdiv with Othman (my new Moroccan friend).
We went there from Sofia by hitchhiking and I will write separate story about
my hitchhiking experience in Bulgaria and Romania.
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| St. Sophia Church, Nessebar |
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| Plovdiv European Capital of Culture Monument |
I don’t know how to describe Plovdiv normally because things
and places that I saw in Plovdiv were beyond amazing! Plovdiv is the second
biggest city in Bulgaria and the old city has even more beautiful ancient
buildings than Sofia. When you enter the old city, you will feel like you are
brought to the Roman Empire (back then Bulgaria was one of Roman empire’s
territory).
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| Plovdiv's Ethnography Museum |
Unfortunately, I couldn’t take lot of beautiful pictures because of
my limited photography skill. But I have to ensure you that Plovdiv showed me
things that I never see before in other European countries.
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| Nebet Tepe |
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| Getting lost in Plovdiv |
The ancient opera
was just amazing! But the view that stole my heart in Plovdiv is the view from
Nebet Tepe, one of the hills where the ancient town was founded. There are lots
of remained ancient fortress walls and towers.
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| Ancient Theatre |
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| The Walking Tour Group |
If I have to rate Plovdiv, I will give 11 out of 10.
After Plovdiv, my next destination in Bulgaria was Nessebar.
Nessebar is one of the coastal city in Bulgaria that faced toward the Black Sea.
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| Nessebar map |
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| Church of Christ Pantocrator |
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| Sunny Beach |
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an archeologist because I
liked to imagine how people from thousand years ago built their home without
any helps from machine like now. My trip in Nessebar felt like I was reminded
about my thought when I was a kid.
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| St. Sophia Church |
Nessebar old city is not just beautiful, but
also showed how dignified and noble were people from the past. Here you can see
a town hall, which used to be the place where people gathered and discussed
about problems and plans. It shows how democracy and openness were created in
the past.
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| Town hall |
Aside from the beautiful buildings and places, I felt so
happy because I was hosted by a very nice and wise guy named Stanislav. He
works in Nessebar and has a son named George. Stanislav cooked many delicious
Bulgarian foods for me everyday such as fishes, salad, and he made the most
delicious pita bread that I’ve ever tasted!
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| The most delicious pita bread |
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| Black Sea Fishes |
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| Me, Stanislav and George |
So in the end, I’m really in love with Bulgaria! The cities
are beautiful, people are amazing and friendly, and foods are cheap! I hope I
can visit Bulgaria again in the future!
Here is a clip about
Bulgaria trip made by Othman, my new Morrocan friend.
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