Trigrad is one of the most highly recommended towns and areas that I can recommend if you venture to Bulgaria. The town is awesome and the caves are fun to explore. Our morning started by hiking around the gorge, awaiting for the cave, Devil's Throat, to open.
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| Trigrad Gorge |
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| Trigrad Gorge |
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| Trigrad Gorge |
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| Devil's Throat Cave |
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| Devil's Throat Cave: DUCK! |
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| Devil's Throat Cave |
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| Devil's Throat Cave |
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| Devil's Throat Cave: The light at the end of the tunnel: LOOKING UP |
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| Devil's Throat Cave: LOOKING DOWN |
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| Devil's Throat Cave |
Then we were off to Yagodina Cave, about a 45 minute drive away. This was a longer and more captivating cave full of calcium stalagmites and stalactites.
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| Yagodina Cave |
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| Yagodina Cave |
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| Yagodina Cave |
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| Yagodina Cave |
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| Yagodina Cave |
The Wonder Bridges are a mind-blowing natural formation that is well worth the trek to the middle of absolute no where. Also, PLEASE don't make the mistake that we saw most people making: Only doing the 10 minute trail that walked around the upper edge. There is a little bit to see from that, but the best views come from hiking down into the base of the bridges and exploring around. We were easily there for an hour exploring all of the nooks and crannies (Adam being the climbing monkey that he is), and it was a truly beautiful and peaceful place.
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
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| The Wonder Bridges |
As this was our final full day in Bulgaria, and our flight was the next morning, we headed back to Sofia to end our time and explore this neat city at night. Sofia is the largest city in Bulgaria, but it is small enough that you can explore all of the main sites in a few hours.
First though: DINNER! And yes, our eyes were a thousand times larger than our stomachs, so there were to-go boxes involved.
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| Buttered grilled bread |
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| The salad I became addicted to, covered in white cheese |
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| The charcuterie plate |
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| Mmmm, chicken and pork |
Gratefully, our tour of Sofia at night was a walking one...much to the happiness of our satiated bellies!
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| St. George Church |
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| St. George Church |
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| St. George Church |
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| Sofia National Theater |
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| Loved this apartment building! |
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| St. Nikolas Russian Church |
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| Nevsky Cathedral |
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| Nevsky Cathedral |
Honestly, I wish that we had more daylight time to explore Sofia, but we prioritized getting out in nature instead of staying the city, since we live in the city 24/7 at home, but I do feel that we did miss out on a piece of Bulgaria in doing this. That being said, I don't really feel the need to go back to explore that either. Just of note, I think 4 full days in Bulgaria would allow you to complete explore all of the key aspect of the country and to experience the range of what it has to offer. Don't get me wrong though, I could have stayed there to eat for WEEKS!
