The new Garage

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…

Today I decided to explore the hiking opportunities in the area around Solnik. Solnik is not far from the Balkan mountains that separate the border between Varna and Burgas. I knew this had to be a suitable place for hiking, but I did not quite know where to start. Not much hiking is recorded in…

Today, Tuesday, the day has been spent looking at different apartments in Byala. We need a place to be while the farm in Solnik is restored. Dobrinka & co has, as usual, done a very good job. Hard to decide.

Today I got some pictures of the demolition of the houses in Solnik. Then the first building prosess have started.

Just off Sozopol, a short drive from the main road south from Burgas towards Primorsko and Turkey, lies this magnificent castle. This man alone, here in white coat, has been responsible for the construction that has taken place over a period of 20 years. And yet it is being built on the castle. We learned…