Another beautiful , sunny high 70’s day. We have had wonderful weather!!! Today we're off for Rousse where Misha went to university! We are having an extra long bus ride as a ship ahead of us has gone aground because of low water levels. I guess this will give them a day to figure out how to unstick the ship or how to navigate us around it. LAst night on the boat! Will certainly miss the luxury of such abundant, tasty meals available so easily. They pour m...

These Belografchik Rocks were in competition with the Grand Canyon to become one of the world,'s wonders. the Grand Canyon won, but this mighty rock formation is awesome. It also contains walls and gates of Roman and Turkish fortresses. Jerry climbed almost to the top!!

In some houses such as this, the animals share the house, creating warmth in the cold winters. The average age of men is 68; women, 71. The birth rate is decreasing and the divorce rate is increasing - is there a correlation there? The average income is about 200 euros a month. Much produce is grown from the rich soil and " bottled and jarred". For winter use. There are no super markets, but there are many pharmacies.. Our guide felt the people here were very...

Misha wrote,"Kiss a tree for me, I miss my country!" So I did. This morning we went to Vidin, Bulgaria, one of the poorer towns in the northwestern part of Bulgaria. There were many empty, deteriorating factories which had been over staffed during communist rule so everyone could have a job. This was a common practice - inferior goods were produced and shipped to other communist countries. With free enterprise the factories cannot compete so are left idle. The ...

Don't let the single roll on Jerry's plate fool you - the other dishes have been cleared away! This is e 2 nd attempt at writing this blog. I've been disappointed that I can't figure out how to label the map correctly, get the pictures upright, send more than one picture at a time and be able to take my time writing - the Internet eats up my words and I've had to start over many times. Also my brain hasn't been able to glean as much information as I'd like.. ...