Day 15 BULGARIA Old Plovdiv

We walked across the road from our accommodation to check out the hairdressers and ended up having a haircut straight away as it was only 10 Euro. We were so early and the lady was not busy. Actually, we were told numerous times that Plovdiv has been rather quiet. This is attributed to the unseasonably cold weather and the war in the Middle East. Locals and foreigners are staying home .

After the haircut we venture to find our pastry shop. We had a triangular shaped pastry with quite cheese and yellow cheese in it. Bulgarians must not mind that food cold as the pastry was cold like many that we've had.
This was followed by a Free Plovdiv Walking Tour. The free walking tour covered the history of Plovdiv from 8,000 years ago.
After the walking tour we visited three small galleries, of famous Bulgarian artists. Bulgaria is a land of surprises. We were blown away by the natural beauty. Yesterday and today, our breath was taken away by the quality of art especially given the oppressive communist regime most artists had to create under. In fact many artists were sent to the labour camps and met with unexplained , sudden demise. We walked around the hilly cobblestone streets of Old Plovdiv.
We finished now day with lunner (combined lunch and dinner) at a weigh and pay cafeteria. The food is displayed, you point to what you want, gesticulate to how much you as they scoop it into a bowl, and you pay according to weight.
It was an early 5pm end to the day as we had to pack and do some holiday and Perth paperwork.
We are now rosy cheeked and a bit sloshed as we shared a can of what we thought was cola from our Serbian host in Pirot. Turns out to be Serbian brandy and cola mix.

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