Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 7 – From Edessa over Banja to Plovdiv
Today we crossed the border to Bulgaria. Drive to Edessa for the night and continue to the oldest city in Europe: Plovdiv. Come along looking at the pictures!
Beer tasting – last beer in Greece
Beer tasting – first beer in Bulgaria
In the distance, a modern wood truck – in front of the car a 1-horsepower truck
A few more minutes to the hotel close to Blagoevgrad
Good morning Banja! Off-season here in the mountains. We were the only ones in the hotel.
On the road again – in Banya
Back on the main road
Old Mig 21 in Yoakim Groevo
Another truck close to Cherna Mesta
More diversity in the religious sector
The woodlands close to Velingrad
Riding into Velingrad
Plovdiv
Not many people know the second-largest city in Bulgaria. There are traces that people settled here in the 6th millennium BCE – that is, more than 8000 years ago. In 2019, it will be the European Capital of Culture.
Stadium of Trimontium and Dzhumaya mosque
The gate
Church entrance
Inside the Sveta Marina church
Or Храм Света Великомъченица Марина as the locals say
A lot of nice paintings
The main painting on the ceiling
He does not look happy
Not too long ago, this was an important building – how fast everything changes
Roman Forum
Interesting team! A Samurai with a bird, dog, and monkey
Street Art
They must be out of bullets…
Everything is old here – not this one
I like the old streets
Stay with the truth
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Another war memorial
At the Vegan place in our hotel
2nd course
Main course
Cheers Mitsos
Golden and cold! With the last rays of the day, it was very nice
Ready for the big event in 2019
Bike repair station
Found a place with music
We found a Craft Beer place!!
Goooood Beeeeeer at the next place as well
