Bulgaria or bust!

A lazy start to get a late morning slow train to Ruse.
Only reason for coming was to add Bulgaria to the list of countries visited 🤣💪
Aboard, it felt like 90% of our carriage was Interrailers, including a pair we saw on the guided walk and a Dutch couple travelling for a fortnight 🤪
Some passport passing as we left Romania and entered Bulgaria, then we left the station.

We found our Airbnb a short walk away, with the most adorable ‘guard dog’ insisting we rub his tummy 🤣
The apartment was by far the quirkiest we had used, whilst also being what turned out to be the cheapest of our entire trip: technically a 1-poster bed🤪; very spacious, with nicely deployed wall coverings - lovely!

After a rest, we took a stroll to town, & down to the Danube. Ruse has a nice feel to it: lots of families out enjoying the very warm sunshine 🌞

We hunted dinner, but the selected local place closed just as we arrived….so instead, we hopped into a quirky smart looking Parisienne style restaurant, Hacienda. Almost empty when we arrived, it filled up as the night went on.
Probably the “poshest” meal we have eaten, but with the benefit of Bulgarian prices: perfect 😎

A bit too much of a walk afterwards to see a few more buildings and monuments. Let’s be honest, this was a rest day, & still we covered over 17k steps 👀
Finally headed back for a spot of the snooker finals before bed!Læs mere