Today was more activities, but we got to attend the jazz festival up the Rudope Mountains. It was so fun and we had a great time enjoying the music and dancing. 15415 Daily Activity, Dancing, Running,

Smolyan is a special city stretching almost 25 kilometers. What better way to enjoy the view than being on top of the town! Welcome to Sky Bar Mania Different view all season We visited the bar at night

Part of today's program included walking to the Youth Centre in Smolyan and the education centre for Islam of Smolyan. More discussion on Human Rights and related topics. On the walk we passed a very cool

Easy day of walking around Smolyan, doing treasure hunt with the group, and some grocery shopping for the Culture Night! 16226 Daily Activity, Moving Around Office, Shopping, Walking

Did lots of workshop activities today which includes walking, running and loads of talking. Today we had workshop on Human Rights and it was super interesting. 13447 Daily Activity, Walking

As participants started arriving for the project we were volunteering in, we gave some of them a walking tour, set up the conference room and more supply shopping! 12719 Home Improvement, House Chores,

Pizza is a really popular street snack here in Bulgaria. They are big slices and they are always freshly made. Welcome to Rotana Pizza Smolyan Open Pizza Bar The small shop is like a bar, serving pizzas

In preparation for the visitors, we went shopping for supplies for the YIYD Youth Centre in Smolyan. About 30 attendees will come from the EU members to do a workshop on Human Rights. 12779 Moving Around

The last day of the festival included an awesome performance of fighting and archery. The traditional Bulgarian's clothing were super interesting, like in Age of Empires 16379 Dancing, Running, Walking

It was festival day today up the Rudope Mountains. The weekend will be full of traditional Bulgarian music and food, fireworks and all. 16204 Daily Activity, Hiking, Running, Walking

We helped out the youth group with some fundraising in the downtown today. The city had a cute sign for Smolyan, so I took a quick snap of it as I was walking past. The Bulgarian's alphabet is Cyrillic

Went hiking up the rock fortress of Smolyan today. 15460 Walking

We hitchhiked to Smolyan from Plovdiv. It was super hot weather but we were glad to get a ride after 20 minutes. The 30 minutes walking to a good spot was very difficult but that's the price we pay for

Picture the typical European town centre with cobblestone streets, water fountain and quiet chatters. Now imagine eating in the middle of it. Welcome to Raffy Plovdiv) Outside and Fresh Air The outdoor

We had another day of sightseeing. This time we visited the radio tower Hill which had many graffiti arts. The rocks were colourful. 18787 Walking

Today we revisited the city of Plovdiv. We walked around the Old Town again and climbed up the hills in the centre which provided a nice view of the city. There was a tree we spotted which had red ribbons

In preparation for our next adventure to hike around Bulgaria, we walked around the town to get some food and supplies. It seems that Bulgaria will be one of the last countries that is cheap to buy food.

Lots of walking today, exploring the Rila Monastery and Stob Pyramids. The weather was perfect for a day of walking as well. Sofia, Bulgaria is very pleasant temperature at the moment thankfully. 17750

Sitting just outside the famous Bulgarian's Rila Monastery, this restaurant offers local food and beautiful scenery. Welcome to Царев Връх "Tzarev Vrah" View and Fresh Air Many people come to

Short cycle today from Pancharevo village back to Sofia. Tomorrow we will do a road trip to a monastery. 7398 Cycling, Walking