Bulgaria - Rila
1. The locals are friendly and hospitable
2. Away from the coast, Bulgaria is one of the cheapest places in Europe
3. Good, tasty food
4. The landscape is diverse and unspoiled (high mountains, sea, beautiful green landscapes) and there are lots of pretty, traditional villages
5. It was interesting to learn more about Bulgarian history while we were there
6. The flowing rhythms of Bulgarian folk music are captivating
7. If you’ve ever lived in the other formerly communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the sight of Zhigulis, Trabants and prefabricated housing projects will make you feel right at home
8. The public safety situation is basically good
9. From a tourist perspective it hasn’t been completely ruined yet
10. The beaches along the Bulgarian coast are significantly less crowded than along the Italian Riviera or the Cȏte d’Azur.
1. I understand the Bulgarian arguments regarding hygiene, but the number of wet toilet seats in public bathrooms was a serious test of my thigh muscles
2. Here too you see enormous differences in wealth, with big discrepancies between the quality of life in different regions. There’s a lot of poverty (and many beggars) – wild-west capitalism in action
3. It isn’t easy to navigate by road signs, especially if they’re only written in Cyrillic
4. It’s difficult to get used to the different body language and gestures
5. There are a lot of bleak, barren parts of the countryside
6. Plenty of wild drivers, and the railway system is visibly in decline
7. A lot of potholes – the roads are not well maintained
8. Many ugly concrete buildings left over from the communist period
9. Mass tourism at the coastal resorts is not a pretty sight
10. When we visited the cathedral in Varna we had the impression that the people lurking behind us had not come to pray, but rather saw it their sacred mission to purloin our valuables
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