Plovdiv

After 11 months of travel, we've finally reached Europe 🇪🇺🤩 And we're kicking it off in style with our first stop, the extremely well-known metropole of Plovdiv, Bulgaria!

What, you haven't heard of Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019, and arguably the oldest city on the continent?!

Well that's your loss, because Plovdiv is very cute. We spent two days enjoying the Roman ruins, vintage clothes shops, impressive street murals, and bougie vibes in the Kapana culture district. We gobbled a fancy dinner at a French restaurant (it felt appropriate to celebrate our re-entry to the EU).

We got great views from the top of Nebet Tepe, one of Plovdiv's ancient hilltop settlements (over 6,000yrs old), and Chelsea spotted a billboard that sparked our imagination... watch the video and you'll understand.

The weather has been cool and crisp, and the vibe is very relaxed—the city doesn't seem to be on anyone's tourist radar (we can see from the Christmas preparations though that they're expecting a bit more bustle in December). Overall, Plovdiv has given us a restful couple of days after the intensity of Istanbul. Now, we're excited to finally activate our Interrail passes and cover some serious train kilometres.もっと詳しく