I really wanted to show Jenny my best friend what all the fuss was about, and I needed to check the jobs that we had left Charlie with during my last visit with Rich in February!
We choose to go at the end of March and we booked a coach from Sofia to VT and Charlie would pick us up in the car that we had said we would buy from him! Great seven seater which will be useful when people come go visit!
I also allowed Jen to arrange all the accommodation so we had an exciting week ahead of us!
Coach journey went well, we had a bit of trouble getting to the city coach station as we got on the wrong bus, however saying loudly "does anyone speak English" worked well and 3 ladies came forward and even took us off the bus and stood us in the right place for another bus and told us which number we needed! Friendly and helpful, I really do love the Bulgarians!
Charlie was waiting as we arrived and we heading into VT town and found our first place to stay which is
Hostel Mostel! Here is a link as this place is great and amazing value!
We headed to the house but stopped to buy some spray cans so that we can make some drawings on the walls to help to explain to Charlie what we want the builders to do!
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Shower, sink and new window!
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| New layout and the kitchen decided on! |
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| Charlie in action in the basement room. |
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We can see the front of the house for the first time as the jungle has gone!
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Seeing the house at this time of year kicks into action the changing moment in our life! I said to Jenny that I wanted this to be my main home and not Spain, possibly not what she wants to hear but I also want to go with my gut. What will Rich say though, lets see when I get home!
We have a road trip over to Plovdiv which is over the mountains in the South of BG. We stop off at an old momument called Buzludzha, it was built in the 80's by the communist party, it now lies falling apart! We battled with the remaining snow to walk to the high point and it was certainly worth the visit! Loved it!
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| Jen in the snow in March! |
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| Ceiling now! |
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Ceiling before!
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Out walk way before!
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| Walk way now, such a shame but should be left just like this! |
Plovdiv is a great city/town to head over and visit, the main high street could be anywhere in Europe with all the same shops, yet the old town is like stepping back in time and the street art could be a whole blog in itself!
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| Such great street art! |
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| Roman stuff all over town! |
Heading back to VT Jen and I spent one night spoiling ourselves in a posh hotel that Rich and I like called the
The Studio, follow link to see how nice it is. We had bought tea in a box from the supermarket and settled down for the night! I then saw a flash of green light through the curtains, I shouted "Jen, move quick!" she jumped up without asking why, grabbed her camera and rushed up to the roof of the hotel to take photos and enjoy the light show over on the castle. This only happens every now and again so I guess as Jen was with me out luck was in!
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| Amazing light show on the castle ruins! Jen luck as I call it! |
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| Jen finds a chair that just fits her long legs! |
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| Looking out across my new town! |
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| Last day in Sofia before we fly home, a great trip but crap photo! lol |
We have a stupid early flight back to Alicante and as I did not sleep too well the night before I arrive with a terrible migraine. We drive home and I head straight to bed and sleep. Later that afternoon I wake and Rich comes to check I am ok. I turn to him and without any warning I say to him "how would you feel if we made BG the base and moved over there lock stock and barrel?".
In normal Rich style he looks at me and without giving it any thought he says "yeh, cool why not!" Now that is my amazing, crazy, husband who I love more than anything, just going with the flow!
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