Main freeway in Bulgaria is awful. There were no space for cycling. However, secondary roads were opposite. There were no traffic; tractors and coaches tuning. I thought it's better to have good map for this country.

ブルガリアの道路は路側帯が全くないから走るのが恐ろしい。が、ローカルな道に入ればうって変わってトラクターや馬車が走る長閑～な風景。ロードマップ必須です。







Working on his field.
農作業にせいが出ますな。



There were many springs along roads, so very easy to get nice cold water.
そこら中に湧き水が出てて、水には全く困らない。



No traffic so wedding going on middle of a road.
車が通らないから道のど真ん中を使ってウエディングなんかも。


Veliko Tarnobo is my second stop.
ネセバルから長閑な内陸部を走ってやって来たのはベリコタルノボという街。


This is 5000 years history old town. Old houses sat on hills surrounded a castle. As you walk through old township, you feel time slipped.
5000年の歴史を持つらしく、城塞を中心に市街地が斜面にへばりつくように伸びている。そこには普通に人の生活があって、路地を歩くとタイムスリップした気にもなる。




Fun to walk allays.
路地歩きが楽しい場所ですな。






In this town, I stayed at a guest house Taro, the Japanese cyclist I met in Istanbul, recommended. It's called Hostel Mostel. Seems they renovated old hose to a guest house, so looks very nice. People are friendly and helpful, so I can also recommend to the others. I take some days off here.
ここではイスタンブールで会った太郎君が絶賛したゲストハウス「ホステルモステル」に宿泊。古い家を改築したのか雰囲気がとても良い。スタッフも親切だしかなり好印象。やはりオススメです。ここで少々休息です。