Veliko Tarnovo and the PCV Halloween

Veliko Tarnovo is in the center of the country in the northern half.
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There is a Halloween party organized there by volunteers because its relatively easy for everyone to get to. There are some volunteers in the area and they rented out an entire guest house for Friday and Saturday nights. Some of us traveled as a group since we all needed to leave from Varna and got to the Blue House around 7:30. I had a nice reunion with my friends and we hang around and then went to a Karaoke Bar. I'm horrible at singing but it was fun. They had dark beer there.

Reunion in the House

Karaoke Bar

Ra-Ra-Rasputin

In the morning I got up and took a walk, went exploring, and found some Dr Pepper. There is an old fortress in the city that's really famous. I saw it, but didn't pay to go in because it was 11 leva. I walked around the old town and then wondered over to the newer areas. The city is built on a bunch of hills, it was a tiring walk to be honest, but worth it. It was a good adventure.

Old Fortress, One of the Top 100 Places to See in BG

 River Near the House

The Church in the Center

 Shopping Street

 On the University Building

 River in the Center

 I found a short cut back

 The Low Road

 Red Leaves

That afternoon some of us went on a brewery tour at the Bolyarka Brewery and had a beer sampling. Tomo's previous site mate had told him about it so he set it up. You can try beers here that are not widely available in Bulgaria, and apparently they will start to export to the US soon.. My favorite, of course, was the Weiss Beer.

 Beer Tour

 Bottling Area

Beer Tasting

Group Shot

Taking the Scenic Walk Back 

That night was the Halloween Party. My group from PST in Pavolche was a rubix cube, as there are six of us, it worked out nicely.

Rubix Cube at the Beginning of the Night 

 At the End of the Night

Sara as Luna Lovegood

Tom and Tyler as members of Kiss

 Kevin and Jef as Greasers

All in all it was a great weekend. I got to speak English and explore a new city, which may be one of my favorites so far here in Bulgaria. It had charm.