Several weeks back, a couple of friends and I were on vacation in Bulgaria. Since we’ve heard nothing but interesting stories of this south-eastern European country from our friends who have made the journey there, we decided to make a trip there ourselves to see what the fuss is about. We agreed to fly to Bulgaria in June as we have been told that it was the best time to visit the place from a scenic and cuisine point of view. As we arrived at Sofia Airport, we immediately went to an internet café to search for nearby rent-a-car shops as we believe the best way to experience a foreign country was to go about it ourselves.

During our search, we came across a site named avtorentacar, which had a summary of basic rules for driving in Bulgaria and we were surprised as the rules were quite different compared to our local ones. We managed to locate a car rental shop in Sofia called “SAVOY RENT A CAR” where we got ourselves a Nissan X-Trail. We spent our 1st day in Sofia where we visited the Russian buildings and the Bulgarian History Museum. We even got a chance to sip some espresso in on the open-air bars near City Garden. We ended the night with dinner at a local restaurant called Beyond the Alley. We started our 2nd day at 6am as we wanted to catch the early morning service at Rila Monastery which is a site listed under UNESCO. We then had lunch at Drushliavitsa restaurant, which was quite close to the monastery. After that, we headed south to Melnik where we did some city tour. Day 3 started out with a morning drive to the heritage village of Kovachevitsa. We stopped by at Leshten for lunch before continuing our journey.

When we arrived at the village, we were amazed by the architectural style of the buildings which remained till this day. As the area was surrounded by canyons, crystal clear rivers and thick forests, we were treated to one of the best scenic views in Bulgaria. We spent our 4th day heading back to Sofia where we did some last minute souvenir shopping and sightseeing. We retired to bed early as we had an early flight the next morning. At the end of our trip, we only had this to say about Bulgaria – truly mesmerizing. And if given the chance, we would definitely visit this wonderful country again in the future.

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