Day 20 BULGARIA Veliko Tarnovo

We had a nice slow start this morning. Before visiting the Tsarevet Fortress, we stopped in at a cafe for a light breakfast. We discovered that we could watch the sound and light show from the terrace of this cafe so we've booked a table for 7:45 p.m tonight. We were meant to go for a hike straight after the Fortress but it started to rain. So what do we do when it rains, we eat. We had lunch and the rain subsided. When we got to the trailhead, we were unsure if we'd proceed with the hike, it was muddy, slippery with a sign saying that it is dangerous to proceed due steep slippery slopes and embankment erosion.
The hike was called The Love Swing because at the peak of the hike, was a large swing over the edge of the slope. After slipping, sliding and climbing very steep inclines, there wasn't a swing!!! The trees were cut, and there were benches. Most disappointing.
Then it was a slippery slidey way down. After the hike, we weren't looking forward to the hike back up to Veliko Tarnovo town. I asked a local if the bus was running and what time it was coming and she did not seem helpful at all. Then while waiting for Ruby to put her raincoat back on, the bus arrived. We jumped on the bus and for 0.77€, we avoided the long hike up.
Too muddy to go anywhere, we are now resting back in the apartment trying to scrape and knock mud of our boots.Read more