Smolyan

After a few hours of walking around, eating delicious food see previous entry and a bit of waiting, I boarded another bus to the city of Smolyan, which is touted as Bulgaria’s “highest city”, which sort of reminded me of how Denver is advertised as the “mile high city”.

Rodopite, Part 1 Greg 2008

After a few hours of walking around, eating delicious food see previous entry and a bit of waiting, I boarded another bus to the city of Smolyan, which is touted as Bulgaria’s “highest city”, which sort of reminded me of how Denver is advertised as the “mile high city”.

Archive 2008-11-01 Greg 2008

Smolyan is also called the "Pearl of the Rodopis," a name that it definitely lives up to.

Rodopite, Part 1 Greg 2008

Funny/frustrating story from my time in Smolyan: As I said before, bus service is pretty bad down in the Rodopis, and I almost missed my chance to get to Stoikite, the village where the volunteer I was visiting lives.

Rodopite, Part 1 Greg 2008

Smolyan is also called the "Pearl of the Rodopis," a name that it definitely lives up to.

Archive 2008-11-01 Greg 2008

This PCV has caught minibuses from Dimitargrad to Stara Zagora, from Kazanlak to Stara Zagora and from Smolyan to the middle of no where.

Archive 2008-03-02 2008

Funny/frustrating story from my time in Smolyan: As I said before, bus service is pretty bad down in the Rodopis, and I almost missed my chance to get to Stoikite, the village where the volunteer I was visiting lives.

Archive 2008-11-01 Greg 2008

When we got to Smolyan we met some other volunteers who were sitting with and old Scotish Royal Marine who lived in town.

Archive 2005-01-01 Matthew Wahlgren 2005

While I was in Plovdiv I bumped into another volunteer and he covinved me to go to Smolyan with him.

New Year's Marathon Matthew Wahlgren 2005

While I was in Plovdiv I bumped into another volunteer and he covinved me to go to Smolyan with him.

Archive 2005-01-01 Matthew Wahlgren 2005