Solnik 9/9-21

Eggs and bacon for brunch, a trip to Solnik to feed the kitten and visit the cemetery to see if we could find the graves of Vanja’s grandparents. We found Ivan’s but not his grandmother. Home to work on the blog.

Eggs and bacon for brunch, a trip to Solnik to feed the kitten and visit the cemetery to see if we could find the graves of Vanja’s grandparents. We found Ivan’s but not his grandmother. Home to work on the blog.
Today we are invited to Ulla & David at Tarator. Bulgarian yogurt soup and Banitsa that David has made himself. Fantastically good and very refreshing in the heat. They have a cat with three kittens who have adopted Ulla & David every time they come. Every year with new kittens. Incredibly charming. We get a…
Sunday 29 was also a full day off. Kind of vacation feeling.
Today the trip goes to Balchik to visit Venke, who has a beautiful property there which she has restored over several years. The result is just amazing. We will live in the stable that she has turned into a small apartment. We met Venke via Roger Solbakke and have become a friend who is nice…
Today I have an appointment to the dentist in Varna at 12 am. I start driving from Byala 10:30 to be sure to come at time. This is a couple of dentists that has been in practice in Norway for some time and startet this dentist office in Varna. Their name is Nadia Alexieva og…
The last day in Bulgaria this summer is as it used to be. Not exactly homesickness, maybe more travel fever and eagerness to get this flight over. 5 weeks away from work I have never been before. It feels a bit strange, even though I got to work a bit during the holidays. This time…
We got up early when we were going to Varna to meet цветан (Tsvetan), our lawyer, and Здравка (Zdravka), a lady who will help us get approved building plans in Solnik. To our great delight and surprise, Eve was a translator. Very nice to see her again. The daughter of the broker Dobrinka who also…