Ride: 64km
Last night's dinner for me consisted of 500ml mineral water, chicken,
skinless sausage, chips, hot fresh baked local bread and a bowl of salad - cost
A$8.38.
Another fine sunny day.
We crossed into country number six today. We've been to Austria,
Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia,
Serbia and now Bulgaria.
I am not sad about leaving Serbia,
and I would not visit this part the country again real soon. However I'm glad I did ride through to see
for myself. They appear to have lost
their way a bit. They certainly seem to
lack a sense of care for their country, maybe as a result of the wrong outcome
for them during the Balkans War. Hopefully they will bounce back.
A nice couple of 8% hills greeted us this morning. Serbia just
saying a final farewell. Saw our first
deer in a clearing on top of a hill. Seen 1,000s of warning signs for deer on the road, but not even a dead
one up to now. Why don't they have
kangaroo warning signs like us?
My expectation of Bulgaria
was that it is a bit rugged, "wild west" but friendly, rural and
proud.
The border was quick and easy for us, not so for a couple of locals who
were having their cars pulled apart; drugs?
The very first thing you notice about Bulgaria is the lack of rubbish and
litter. There’s the odd plastic bottle,
but no more or less than at home.
In the first town we hit the ATM for local currency and emptied it after
only 800 lev, (A$553). Unlike in Serbia
when we thought we had taken a quiet country road we got a goat track, today we
got a lovely quiet, well maintained back road through wheat and barley fields
as far as you could see. Serbian back roads are terrible, again suffering from
the harsh economic times post - war.
Anyway once in Bulgaria
it was one of the most interesting rides I've done for a while. Many abandoned houses and factories, from
the communist era probably. However,
certainly not a feeling of hopelessness, just poor and hardworking. Sprinkled with all this you still see where
some are doing very well thank you very much. There are some grand houses also.
Looking forward to exploring Bulgaria
further.
Been hanging out for fish & veggies and tonight I got it. The meal with 320ml mineral water was
A$5.35. Sorry I'm being so extravagant
Wens, you might have to send me back to work!! This country could be on another planet from
Serbia it is so different but it is
only 40 km up the road.
Balcony view in Vidin
Been hanging out for fish & veggies and tonight I got it. The meal with 320ml mineral water was
A$5.35. Sorry I'm being so extravagant
Wens, you might have to send me back to work!! This country could be on another planet from 
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