Arrived ok

In Florence after a long and very tedious journey. We flew from London city airport and thought it would be easy - its on the tube. But when we got on the train at wendover it was completely rammed soRead more
In Florence after a long and very tedious journey. We flew from London city airport and thought it would be easy - its on the tube. But when we got on the train at wendover it was completely rammed soRead more
The national history museum is located in a former communist party palace and residence of the president, on the outskirts of Sofia. It contains all kinds of stuff, including traditional dresses,Read more
Today we made the long drive back to Sofia -- three and a half hours mostly on what passes for motorway. The roads in Bulgaria truly are appalling even the main motorway across the Balkans fromRead more
We started with a long drive, as always, north to the roman city of nicopolis ad istrum, through vast fields of sunflowers and maize. The sunflower fields covered the hills as far as the eye couldRead more
This morning we left our hotel in Plovdiv, which has been very pleasant, to travel across the Balkan mountains which run west to east across the middle of Bulgaria, giving its name to the wholeRead more
We started the day with a long, long drive north of plovdiv to a huge site at cabyle, covering many hectares of hill side, one of the biggest sites in the region. But it was very disappointing, thereRead more
After another good 3 course lunch we went to Hisarya - a spa town from Roman times to present day due to 22 hot springs delivering water at up to 51c. People still collect the water and it is bottledRead more