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...

10:00 pmBUUULgaria (with reguritating noises) - that's how we've heard this place described, but so far, we LOVE it! After a very scenic train ride from Brashov, we arrive in a place called Gorna just outside of Veliko Tarnovo at around 6pm. Thanks to email, I'm able to get a notice from the car hire company saying we have to be in VT by 6:30pm to get the rental or it's too late. So I flag two taxis to get us there pronto.So with Bulgarian music cranked (very t...