Dinner at Vanja’s

At the time of writing, I sit in Byala with a glass of Martini Bianco and think that I am lucky to have this opportunity. To be able to plan early active retirement life in Solnik together with Roar. It will be good ? The last trees behind the mill are taken out, tired, dirty…

Today we have invited Vanjas family to an Norwegian lunch at Byala Residence, with food brought from Norway. They arrived with some beautiful flowers. Except for Plamen that is working in the Netherlands as an electrician. We brought with us different types of herring (pickled herring, tomato herring, spicy herring), smoked salmon, liver pie, shrimp…

Saturday 4 September At 10.00 we were in Phelnik where Vanja and the family live. They had planned a weekend trip with accommodation to show us different attractions. We drove approx. 4 hours to Etera in Gabrovo. A place more like a village museum that shows Bulgarian traditions. Buildings and crafts. Furthermore, we went to…

Then the mower is in the box. At the local hardware store, we were the first customers to buy Stihl. He had just become a dealer, so braces, earmuffs and visors were common with the purchase 🙂

Today we were invited via Vanja to Baba Radka (babaradka-solnik.com/) Who has about 150 guests each day with three course meal, home-made food, rakia and wine. Folklore dance where also the guests get dressed in party clothes and participate in the dance. There is only one thing to say: Impressive. Solnik is on the countryside…