Cigarettes, DRACULA, WINE AND FISH Jaba and Anna, Australia from Istanbul overnight train took us north to Bulgaria. We drank a bottle of brandy with our companions and went to sleep. At 3 am we were awakened guards, who sent us to the far end of the station, because only you could put a stamp on the border. As soon as we got out of the train, the conductor took me aside and gave me 15 euros and asked to buy 3 packs of cigarettes in store "duty free". Once we put a stamp in the passport, I had to go to the store. On the road I realized that the conductor does not have a brand of cigarettes. I had to go first to the train, then to the store and there I was pleased with the news that the brand of cigarettes, which asked the conductor, who had just sold. Had to repeat the whole ritual, trying not to think about the fact that almost 4 in the morning, and all have long been asleep. The second time I entered the store, repeating to himself the title of another brand of cigarettes. The store told me that the brand they have never been. Come on! Returning to the train, I could not find a guide. Had to stand and wait. As soon as I noticed it away, I wanted to move him, but the burly Bulgarian soldiers with a German shepherd dog on a leash screamed: "Mr. Wilson! Where are you going? ". And he is yelled that any desire to go anywhere soon disappeared. Oh well ... Although, for the return of the compartment I was somehow not on itself due to the fact that I failed in my mission. But it did not last long. Soon the conductor came to collect their money, carrying a pillowcase stuffed with cigarettes, which he apparently bought the other passengers. Veliko Tarnovo Our only stop in Bulgaria occurred in a small but very beautiful town of Veliko Tarnovo. Clothes shop windows in Veliko Turnovo was the first confirmation that we left the Middle East. It looked as if it were sold to those who wanted to rural fair. Almost all the girls were there very short shorts and clothing with sequins (some even wearing shorts with glitter), and almost all men who have not yet turned 40, wear black shirts, and they look like they just came out of the gym. In Veliko Turnovo has several standing attractions, because once the city was the first capital of Bulgaria. We have a sense of duty explore the ruins of the huge castle and a completely new post-modern design situated on a hill inside the temple. We also enjoyed a walk along the river, which winds through the city. During the walk we were able to admire the old houses, many of which are already more than a hundred years, eat great ice cream, which we bought at the central square (the first truly delicious in a long time), and watch the competition for folk music, during which the contestants waited patiently for their turn, dancing to the music. Fortress, Veliko Turnovo morning we boarded the train, which through the green fields took us to Bucharest. The first thing that our impression of Romania - is a countless number of stray dogs, who met us on the road. Whole pack ran up to the train during stops, and passengers were thrown from the windows of a meal, trying to feed those dogs, which they liked best. We were told that one day in Bucharest will be more than enough, but we liked psevdoparizhskaya architecture of the old city, the huge Parliament building (supposedly the second largest government building in the world after the Pentagon). We passed through places where the revolution of 1989 saw a balcony from which Ceausescu tried to deliver his last speech, but escaped on a helicopter in front of thousands of terrified crowd, filling the area. Also, we saw all that remains of the building, which was the main control of the secret police, burned down a week later, and still we visited the museum, which we liked most of all our trip - the Museum of the Romanian peasantry. Museum rooms are full of folk art. There is also a peasant houses, churches, schools and large chopped windmills and water mills. Deadline for material:
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