Last day in Bulgaria! First stop was the rock hewn churches we had seen a model of at “Mini Bulgaria” yesterday. Monks carved the church, chapels and cells into the cliffside between the 12th-14th century. Some sections of the frescoes were still amazingly intact.

Next stop was Ruse which is a border town on the Bulgarian side of the Danube River. It’s known as “Little Vienna” due to its surprising neo-baroque architecture.

Crossing the Danube into Romania! 🇷🇴

We can’t recall ever seeing trams running over such neatly manicured lawns.

Dropped off the car to our bnb and then headed out for a couple of hours exploring the Old Town before bed.  Beautiful old buildings at every twist and turn. It reminded me of Bris Paris  and Vienna with a little Soviet stuff thrown in here and there.

Lovely 5 level bookstore.

That’s all we managed as well as a quick play at the park before bed. Will hopefully tick off most the must see locations tomorrow!