Again moving East in Bulgaria.....to the Black Sea

 Going east from Plovdiv is via motorway...... so, easy... but long!

We stopped in Nessabar... it was very interesting.......entry to the old town is via a causeway with a windmill.... it used to be an island!

... again immediate evidence of Roman occupation......

Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel.....

with the original Nazi symbols!

Then the St John the Baptist church.....

Next church....... the Santa Sophia...... from the 5th C .... the island had been full of churches!

.....then onto the Black Sea.....

,,, and on to Varna... to a dinner at a Wine Club......the wine was actually good! Learned that they use the Mourvedre grape... called there the Mavrud grape....they had even made a white wine from the red grape! It was excellent!

Next day we visited the Archaeological Museum which has a lot of gold...... found locally.....

Amazing! Later I went to check out the Roman baths......no gold there!

I need here to plug our hotel in Varna ,,,,,,,the Graffit Gallery Hotel......think Ian Schraeger!

my room number!
Definitely recommend!!