Day trip to Veliko Tarnovo

            Our 2^nd weekend in the internship Nathalie and I decided to take a trip to Veliko Tarnovo, also known as City of the Tsars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veliko_Tarnovo

My favorite roommate and good friend of mine, Valya came with her friend who studies in London, Gergana. Luckily Gergana has a car which is such a luxury for me since I’ve been traveling by bus pretty much the last year. So Valya and Gergana picked us up in Razliv and we were driving for a bit and got pulled over by a police officer. I was worried at this point because they can write tickets for bogus things and charge a lot. But apparently this cop was pretty nice and let them off with a 50 Leva (25 Euro) ticket for speeding, which is still pretty steep. Around 3 hours after leaving Razliv we arrived in Veliko Tarnovo. The weather was incredibly hot, and ended up being the hottest day of the year so far. So hot that after just a bit of walking we were all tired. We walked to the castle and around the old town for a bit, had lunch at a lovely restaurant and then went to a village nearby which was extremely touristy but nice. We then made the long drive back, with me napping in the backseat. =)