2023 Buda to Bucha Day 09, Bulgaria

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Thursday, Oct 12, 2023

Today we wake and have breakfast. I dish out a classic English Breakfast! We have signed up for the all day tour today. We don’t know what that entails. But like the troopers we are, we board the bus before 9AM and are lucky enough to get the front seat again! It turns out that we have in excess of a two hour ride to our destination! So that will be over 4 hours both ways to make up over half of our eight hour tour.

We are visiting Veliko Tarnovo, a very old town in Bulgaria. This town is famous for it’s beer brewery and it’s views overlooking the river and a castle. We also visit an old church where Chanters perform for us inside the acoustic interior. It is mesmerizing for sure!

Then we have lunch in a local hotel but it leaves us wanting better. The food is bland and overcooked. Well, I guess you can’t get it right all of the time! We wander along a cobblestone street and Elee even finds her obligatory hand painted painting to bring home!

The sign did say to take a selfie! So here you go!

Then, alas, it is time to depart for the 2 hour ride back to the ship. We arrive in time for the evening review of tomorrow’s activities and dinner. Then it is off to our stateroom to pack for we have to put our luggage out by 7 AM. It doesn’t take long and I even find time to go up to the lounge and see one more show put on by our Activities Director, Noel. He is a very talented performer and everyone is entertained!

Well it’s off to bed for us! See you tomorrow!

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