21:17The kids are VERY disappointed. The TV's on this huge bus offer only Turkish channels and movies. Ever wonder what Kung Fu Panda would sound like in Turkish? This bus has a stewardess. Nice. So we made the bus after a day of wandering around the beautiful city of Varna. Varna is a city whose population jumps from 350k to 1M through the summer months. And you have to admit, the long, white, sandy beaches ARE pretty attractive. I love the plazas in Eas...

11:35pmWe are packed yet again and ready for the next leg of the journey, onward to Istanbul. This will entail another overnight bus ride, which Sara is REALLY looking forward to. I think we should just all do a blue pill when we get on the bus, but she's worried about not being alert enough to watch out for the kids, you know, traveling through Turkey and all ;-). Yesterday it rained and stormed all day. We thought to take a drive around in the afternoon, bu...

5:45pmWe have relatively stationary the last two days. Not necessarily by choice either. We thought we had a car rental reserved, but upon arrival found that there wasn't. The caretaker of a villa was kind enough at that point to offer us the use of his Toyota Cruiser (for hire), we jumped at the opportunity. Only problem, when we go to take a trip the next day, battery is completely dead, and completely shot I'll find out later. One day later, we're up and r...

Whoah there, I'm actually looking forward to moving on to a new place tonight. That's totally out of character for me. I like to stay planted, avoid traveling - comfort, predictability, familiarity - you get the point. This morning while we're preparing to leave, I'm actually the first one packed. We're leaving the sleepy little town of Belbovo behind. You wonder if you'll ever return. The place, like so many others, definitely get's under your skin. It's ...

2:16pmIt's a beautiful summer day in Belbovo, Bulgaria. We went into Elena this morning for a little museum run. Unfortunately, they assume only Bulgarians will want to visit them, and there's no English. That kinda kills the purpose of going to museums I guess. Lots of old pictures, guns, paintings, etc., but no idea how they fit into the story of this picturesque little town. The find of the day was an "underground" church, the Church of St. Nicholas. It...