I love my hostel here. Free breakfast and a washing machine for our exclusive use. Whooooohoo!

I had a nice relaxing morning and walked around until a tour at 11. The guide was good with the group size, which was way too big. We saw lots of orthodox churches. The ottoman occupation  (500 years of it) was fairly effectively reversed. There only one operational mosque. Some good-looking archaeology stuff too.

I found a second hand store that sells by the pound. You can get good stuff here for just 50 cents. My bag is full already, so I can’t buy any more clothes. 😢 I enjoyed looking anyway.

After some lunch, I went for a paid tour. The communist tours I’ve had have been so different in each place. This one was even more interesting bc of the fact that so many of the former Bulgarian leaders are still having a strong influence even today. Change seems slow to come here.

Had a nice dinner at a Turkish cafeteria type place. Stuffed peppers. Very good.

Got moved to a better bed, and the lady who snored checked out too. Life’s great.

Mary

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