Leevi & Sarahs Travel Blog

Sorry for the lack of updates on the blog recently. Posting takes a significant amount of time to recall al the great experiences we have had so far.

However all is not lost. I have added more sets to Flickr of Romania, Hungary, Croatia and most importantly a new set that lists the beers I have sampled abroad. Enjoy

A few of my favourite things about our Bulgarian experience in no particular order:

•  Hikers Hostel, Plovidv and HostelMostel, Sofia - Both great hostels with friendly staff and clean ammenities
• 500mls of beautiful Bulgarian amber ale for anywhere between AU$0.80 and AU$1.60
• Ordering two massive salad, a coke, a large bottle of water and a 500ml beer at a nice restaraunt for AU$8.11
• Rila Monestary Frescos
• Rila Monestary Cafe mixed pork grill
• Bulgarian icecream and frozen yoghurt

Today we are heading from Plovdiv to Bulgarias capital Sofia. Our stay in Plovdiv has been great cheap food and beer, icecream and the ancient ampitheatre being among the highlights.

Check out all our updated Bulgaria pics on Flickr.

Well the first part of our Istanbul adventure is over.

To recap some tidbits that may have been missed so far:

• We visited the Hagia Sofia and where not only blown away wıth its size but also the workmanship of te beautiful mosaics (most still hidden under plaster render) which lined the roof, arches and walls of the building. Watch out Mıchael, Helen will have you mosaicing the whole house after she vists the museum.
• We met Timmies doppleganger at a pub while watching the World Cup Final. We also didn’t appreciate the $10AU the bar was charging for the beers, although our recent aquaintance Paul found a way around that.
• We got the most impressive vıew of all of Turkey and the Golden Horn from Galata Tower
• I enjoyed a freshly grilled mackrel sandwhich with plenty of salt on the shores of the Bosphorous for 3TYL
• I also enjoyed my first can of Cola Turka

So now onto the more important details about the Turkısh Bath and our time at Nobel Hostel. 

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Just a few pics of our Sunday Roasts. We missed last week due to our trip to Wales.

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