We picked up our rental car and the adventure began! I navigated while Rich drove and we made it to the border without any issues. Just before we got to the border, a gang of motorcycles passed us and got in line. As they got closer, about 4-5 more cyclists joined them, basically cutting in line in front of us. Very frustrating!! We made it through the Bulgarian side and then had to cross into Macedonia. It went smoothly but the whole process took an hour. :(( ...

Since it's our last day to do something in Sofia, we decided to join the Cultural Tour we'd heard about the other day during the Free Sofia Tour. We walked over to Vitosha pedestrian area and shopped a bit until time to meet up with the guide. Her name was Elisa, and she was from Sofia. Very cute and a great speaker. We had a group of about 12, and to our surprise there were 2 Americans with us! They were from Ohio and the woman's name was also Beth! We were...

Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria, and we decided to take a day and go visit it. Our tour guide from the Free Sofia Tour had mentioned it as something worth seeing. We caught a bus to take us to the main bus station, where we bought tickets. Not as easy as it sounds when all the signs are in letters that make no sense to us. The ride took 2.5 hours, but the bus was really nice and comfy. The only downside was the driver was smoking and playing the...

A trip to the mall was the highlight of today. Apparently, Bulgarians are mad about malls, and there are a lot of them in Sofia! This was another big one called Paradise--lots of typical stores and it was pretty busy for a weekday. We wandered around for a couple hours, then caught the local tram and headed home. Dinner was at a restaurant that we visited yesterday on the free food tour--way more food than we could eat, and all for $25, including drinks. Lovi...

A trip to the mall was the highlight of today. Apparently, Bulgarians are mad about malls, and there are a lot of them in Sofia! We visited another big one called Paradise--lots of typical stores and it was pretty busy for a weekday. We wandered around for a couple hours, then caught the local tram and headed home. Dinner was at a restaurant that we visited yesterday on the free food tour--way more food than we could eat, and all for $25, including drinks. ...