A traditional Bulgarian meal

An old Ottoman mosque.

Plovdiv, the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe

Later in the week, we took off for the Balkans

And with a couple of trinkets from this
shop, we were ready to go

Dzhumaya Mosque and the statue of Philip II of Macedon (Alexander the Great’s father) - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

So was this Dutch backpacker

Roman Theater of Philippopolis in Plovdiv. Built in the 1st century ACE

Our really good friends, Rick and Simona, showed us around this amazing country. Thank you.