As we were leaving Varna, we stopped by to visit the Monument of Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship which was built on Crane Hill in the northernmost part of Varna. At a height of 23 meters and a width of more than double that, it dominated the skyline. From Varna, we drove to the Wonderful Rocks (Chudnite Skali),…Continue reading Bulgaria – Enina, Veliko Tarnovo, Koprivshtitsa, Belogradchik & Sofia
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Bulgaria – Rila, Bansko, Melnik, Plovdiv, Nesebar & Varna
Bulgaria was the last country of our European adventure and luckily, we had reserved a rental car way in advance of the peak tourism season. Our car was waiting for us as soon as we landed, and all the paperwork was on hand so a quick signature and we were off. After grabbing a local…Continue reading Bulgaria – Rila, Bansko, Melnik, Plovdiv, Nesebar & Varna
Poland – Warsaw, Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Rzeszów & Kraków
Poland is a country that we were really excited about as we were curious to see how much it had changed since our first visit over 20 years ago. After flying into Warsaw, we spent a night before hopping on a bus to the pretty city of Lublin. Lublin was our base for a day…Continue reading Poland – Warsaw, Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Rzeszów & Kraków
Serbia – Belgrade, Novi Sad, Tara National Park, Zlatibor, Novi Pazar, Niš, Zaječar & Subotica
Serbia has been on our radar for nearly a decade so this was a long overdue visit. Our friend Rebeca was able to join us for a long weekend and the 3 of us hit the ground running – Belgrade to kick things off, followed by Novi Sad and Fruška Gora National Park, then on…Continue reading Serbia – Belgrade, Novi Sad, Tara National Park, Zlatibor, Novi Pazar, Niš, Zaječar & Subotica
Portugal – Lisbon, Sintra, Óbidos, Nazaré, Cascais, Estoril, Tomar, Coimbra & Ericeira
Flights from Boston to Lisbon were cheap at $550 round trip with Iberia, so we decided to make Portugal the first country of our European vacation. Even though Portugal was open for tourism, it still required us to take a PCR test to enter from the US in addition to proof of our covid vaccination.…Continue reading Portugal – Lisbon, Sintra, Óbidos, Nazaré, Cascais, Estoril, Tomar, Coimbra & Ericeira