First week in Bulgaria

^Train cabin (all to my self)^

After over a year from the last time I was here some things have changed but most things have not.

The neighbors welcomed me with open arms and then later full arms

the first meal after just climbing off the train

Chilies, tomato's, eggs and cucumber all from the neighbors garden
and Banitsa hot and fresh

^the garden of the house. with view of the small but soon to be fruitful vegetable garden^

our lone but full grape vine

parking at Skalsko hill

the stop near a roman fort (in ruins)

the roman ruins (3rd century or so) 

^Skalsko (paragliding)Hill^

^sunflower field and river ^

^Shipka monument^

^drianovo saturday market^

^Intersection in Gabrovo^

coffee in the park (Gabrovo

Dinner with the neighbors and friends

Well i think that is it. next post will be regarding the children camp I will help at. 

Starting Adventures

So I land in Istanbul after traveling from South Africa via Doha.

The layover in Doha was one of the quickest I have ever experienced. 

Layover time on my ticket looked like 1 hour... But as gates open roughly one hour before departure I would be landing just in time... and then the plane landed a slight bit late, so having never been in this airport I needed to get my bearings and fast, as I pass the security check point I find an info board, finding my flight high near the top of the screen I read that they are on FINAL CALL and at gate 21. Now to find out where 21 is, I look to the heavens... and on the roof to my left I see my sign "boarding gates 5-40" (or something like that), so up the stairs I go and luckily it was not a far walk, I got asked where I had just came from and after telling them I hear the one man say "only four more".

the last one off after the late landing

finding my accommodation...where the GPS took me (accommodation is in the building next to this one there on the left.)

accommodation.

First dinner (Chinese Buffet eaten in Istanbul, Turkey by a South African)

lets you know home can be just around the corner

Lunch in Taksim.6tl 

^Taksim square^

^Taksim Tram^

^Galata Tower^

^Galata Bridge (south end)^

That is it for now... next post (first week in Bulgaria)

PS had my wallet stolen in taksim... what a way to start a 3 month travel. not to much lost just 2 bank cards and about 18Euro.