Plovdiv

Sightseeing in the old town

The final day in Plovdiv, Bulgaria‘s second largest city, was devoted to sightseeing in the old town. First of all, it happened to be in front of the hotel, so we decided to…

Plovdiv

Get lost in the trendy district

We returned to Plovdiv from Bachkovo Monastery, the second largest monastery in Bulgaria. We walked quite a bit from the bus station to the centre of town and was tired of waiting for…

Bachkovo Monastery

About simple lunch and waiting for the bus

After visiting Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria, we had a light lunch at one of the cafeterias along the approach. The name is Bistro Abdera. The reason I chose this one among the cafeterias…

Bachkovo Monastery

An old monk

This is a continuation of our visit to the Bulgarian second largest monastery, Bachkovo Monastery. After looking at the treasures of the monastery at the museum, we suddenly noticed a peacock. Is it…

Bachkovo Monastery

Gorgeous orthodox church

We went to Bachkovo Monastery by minibus from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The guidebook said it would take 40 minutes, but it didn’t take that long. It was a roadside bus stop where we were…

Plovdiv

The origin was here

On our second day in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, we planned to go to the Bachkovo Monastery, a tourist attraction in this neighbourhood. The day before, we learned that there was a bus at 11…

Plovdiv

Bulgarian food that exceeds expectations

In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after putting our luggage in the hotel, we went out to the town in search of a restaurant. The last food we ate was the croissant at the airport early…