September 23, 2018September 24, 2018

Balkan Express | Part 3

The third part of the Balkan Express lead us to the eastern Balkans, Bulgaria and Rumania, and additionally a short stay in the Republic of Moldova. See some pictures here:

Balkan3_001 — Grand Hotel Sofia in Sofia

Balkan3_002 — Advertisment near the center of Sofia

Balkan3_003 — Катедрала „Свети Александър Невски“ – Alexander Nevski Cathedral

Balkan3_004 — In the Княжевска градина – Knyazheska Garden

Balkan3_005 — The war memorial in Sofia

Balkan3_006 — The Vladaya “River”

Balkan3_007 — View from the bus station, where we took the Bus to Plovdiv

Balkan3_008 — Some street shop in Plovdiv

Balkan3_009 — View from the top

Balkan3_010 — Shopping in the pedestrian zone

Balkan3_011 — Maritsa – this time a real river, in Plovdiv

Balkan3_012 — By car we reached the “Pametnik Buzludzha” – an abandoned Sowjet Monument on 1440m

Balkan3_013 — Captions outside the monument. Unfortunately it’s not allowed anymore to go inside. Search for “Buzludzha” to see the impressive sowjet hall.

Balkan3_014 — Next destination: Gabrovo

Balkan3_015 — The newer “Hotel Balkan”, next to the shabby old “Balkan Hotel”

Balkan3_016 — A monastery in the wild: “Sokolski manastir”

Balkan3_017 — A EU-financed park on the way to Veliko Tarnovo

Balkan3_018 — Every sign has its story…

Balkan3_019 — Крушунски водопади – Krushuna Waterfalls

Balkan3_020 — Crossing the Border to Romania

Balkan3_021 — Still my favourite building in Bucharest

Balkan3_022 — The famous Peles Castle in the hills of Siebenbürgen – Transylvania – Erdély

Balkan3_023 — “We’ve seen better days”

Balkan3_024 — View over the city of Brasov – Kronstadt – Brassó

Balkan3_025 — The sister-city of Brasov – Rasnov

Balkan3_026 — Another famous castle: Castle Bran

Balkan3_028 — Jesus-statue on a Hill…

Balkan3_027 — …which looks like a transformer from the inside

Balkan3_029 — Lacu Rosu – Gyilkos-tó – Killerlake

Balkan3_030 — Cheile Bicazului

Balkan3_031 — Chisinau in Moldova

Balkan3_032 — Dinosaurs queue for the next performance in the national circus

Balkan3_034 — That’s it

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