Plovdiv

We drove 2 hours to Plovdiv today which is on of the oldest cities in the world. It was so different from anything I've ever seen!

We drove around the city until we found a place to eat lunch. It was delicious and we were able to continue practicing out Bulgarian. We're getting better every time we try! Dan especially.

We found Old Town Plovdiv and walked the cobblestone streets after the adventure of driving down them and parking!

There was a beautiful monastery and a church and then the Ancient Roman Theatre built around 100 AD. It was breathtaking! We were able to walk all around it and explore, climb the stairs, and take lots of pictures. By the time we were finished, the sun was setting and we had to head back to the hotel.

Not having GPS led us to our first real challenge since we got here: me leading us an hour away in the wrong direction!! We finally saw signs for one of the coastal cities that Dan recognized and turned back. Thankfully we made it back to the hotel, just a little later than we expected.

We had a nice dinner at our hotel and we are hitting the sack early tonight! What an amazing day! What an amazing country!