Day 40 Mihaylovo to Pleven
In which Sid and Doris find nodding donkeys, some beasts which might be water buffalo, and unselfconscious folk dancing.
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"Everybody is normal until you get to know them"
In which Sid and Doris find nodding donkeys, some beasts which might be water buffalo, and unselfconscious folk dancing.
Read moreIn which Sid and Doris meet the electric Bulgarian, see our first donkey and leave the Danube for The Highland Farm.
Read moreBulgaria has proved harder than we thought.
Read moreMifter Bat says: I saw this statue today. It looks very ‘armless! Hee hee hee!!
Read moreIn which Sid and Doris know they are in the Ottoman lands by visiting the town mosque.
Read moreWhen we were planning this Epic Journey, back in those heady days where every night we slept in the same bed as the night before, and the map was permanently spread out on the living room floor, Sid was really interested in seeing the traces of WW2 across this region.
Read moreIn which Sid and Doris cross from Serbia into Bulgaria and are utterly soaked in the first rain for weeks.
Read moreAre you expecting this post to be about the psychological weirdnesses that some couples indulge in? No! This is about real games Sid and Doris play on Epic Journeys.
Read moreIn which Sid and Doris go through the Iron Gates and meet Steve and Tatiana, his boat.
Read moreIn which Sid and Doris bravely ride through tunnels to Lepinski Vir and a friendly B&B.
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