On a chilly morning we joined a small tour for a visit to the Bulgarian town of Ruse. We set off battling through the early morning traffic of Bucharest. We drove for about an hour passing the huge flat lands of Romanian agricultural.
As we approached the Bulgarian border we passed a convoy of hundreds of large goods trucks slowly driving towards the border, we were told that the war in Ukraine was the reason for this convoy because it was the only way that Ukraine could export their goods, due to the closure of their ports.
We cross the freedom bridge that spans the River Danube and also acts as a border between the two countries. Passing quickly through passport control we soon noticed the change in scenery as we passed numerous huge blocks of drab apartment buildings from the Communist era.
We then entered the centre of the town of Ruse which was another contrast in scenery because the Old town is very picturesque with wide open areas and traffic free cobbled streets.
Our first stop was the remembrance park of Bulgarian heroes with its impressive statues set over a large area.
Our second stop was a visit to the Orthodox church, once inside you walk dow a set of stairs before entering the small but impressive church.
We then spent some time exploring the cobbled streets and the small Christmas market, we then had a lovely lunch at a local restaurant before setting off on our return to Bucharest.
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