sultanahmet diaries

after a 9 hour bus ride....

i'm writing this from varna, bulgaria..... i have thankfully located one of
the few internet cafes here.

thoughts on bulgaria:

firstly, i know nothing about bulgaria. i don't understand the language, i
can't read anything (they use the cyrillic alphabet), and i am completely
ignorant about the country's history, culture, politics, etc.

(i'm completely sidetracked: 'lowrider' is playing on the radio right now)

riding the bus

ummm....... 9 hours on a bus from istanbul isn't my idea of fun. the only
savng grace is that bus service here is 1,000 times more civilized than
in the US. they give you snacks, come around with water and soda, and
lemon oil so you can keep your hands clean. but it's still 9 hours on a
bus.

bulgarians eat the swine

i ate pork last night. i've never been a huge pork fan, but when you can't
get something (try finding pork products in turkey.... i dare you!) you tend
to crave the thing you can't have. i didn't think much about the fact i could
have pork here, until i opened the menu last night and saw a whole page
of strange bulgarian pork dishes. the waiter recommended a pork dish
with mushroom sauce-- it was delicious. this morning, they had bacon at
breakfast, but it wasn't the really tasty, thick, pepper bacon i like. oh
well. i will have to go to the US for that, i'm sure!

and now..... i am wandering around aimlessly, attempting to do some
shopping, and not having too much luck i will get on the bus back to
istanbul tomorrow morning and i can't wait. sorry, bulgaria, but i just
want to get back to turkiye!

posted by camille @ 1:16 PM