Last few days in Europe...

As usual, it has been a busy past couple days. On second thought, maybe it has not been so busy but Danny and I have been moving at a slightly slower pace due to the crazy Halloween and the dropping temperature. In Veliko Turnovo, we explored the fortress and most of the old town before ducking into a cafe to escape the cold. When a light drizzle started, we went to the movies for warmth and entertainment. Afterwards, we ate dinner and proceded to execute a bar hopping route that we had mapped out earlier in the day. Nothing too crazy was going on in town so we cut the pub crawl short and hit the hay as snow flakes began to fall.

The next morning we woke up early and took the bus to Plovdiv. It had been highly recommended by other travelers at our hostel but proved not to be all that interesting. In all fairness, it was probably a great city but the low temperature and strong wind kept us on the lookout for cafes that we could slip into to defrost our extremities.

This morning we took the train to Sofia. The city has a bustling center, but once again (sorry to sound like a broken record) it was just too cold to enjoy much. We hit a movie theater again. Danny just left on the overnight train back to Bucharest and from there he will be flying back to finish up the semester in Copenhagen. Tomorrow I may take a day trip out to the famous monestary in Rila and I also need to do laundry, and rest up for a hellacious 24 hours of travel starting Monday morning. I fly from Sofia to Athens, hang out at the airport for about 6 hours, then 6 hour flight to Qatar, 8 hours in the airport, then another 8 hour flight to Bangkok.