Where To Get Your Postcard Stamps
by johngayton
In Bulgaria the tourist shops that sell postcards and the like don't sell stamps. For these you need to go to the Post Office. Here in Varna there's a useful little Post Office outlet in the underpass under Maria Louiza, between the main square and the Cathedral.
A stamp is "edna marka", plural "marki". When ordering ask for (the number of)... marki za ... (your destination) molya and the helpful assistant will look up the cost for you. This place has the advantage over the main Post Office in that I've never seen it busy. It also sells a limited range of postcards, newspapers and stationery items.
BULGARIAN PARTIES
by jani79 about BULGARI
Bulgari is also a restaurat, but in fact it's a great nightclub with great athmosphere and great Bulgarian music. It's an open-air club and in summer time they have about 3 concerts of Bulgarian singers per week. If you wanna party with locals and you like this stile of music, the night will be unforgetable.
Fast Food Done Proper!
by johngayton about Happy Bar and Grill
The bright red signage of the "Happy Bar & Grill" does give the impression of just another junk food establishment and when I first encountered it in Sofia I gave it a "Thumbs Down" verdict without even sampling its wares.
On re-encountering it here in Varna, where the chain originated and there is an outlet on just about every main street, I finally succumbed to its temptations and was pleasantly surprised. "Happy Bar & Grill" is pretty much what it's name suggests and it is indeed a fast-food establishment but not in the Macdonalds vein. Here the menu manages to take a good selection of the Bulgarian staples but adapt them to suit its buzzy, slightly brash, style and does so with a degree of panache which makes the restaurants very popular with the locals and deservedly so (and the pretty waitresses with their short skirts don't do it any harm either!).
Yep, another preconception destroyed!! Definitely the "Meshana Skara" (Mixed Grill) which is basically a plateful of pork in various guises including sausage, schnitzel and meatballs in a creamy mushroom sauce, with a green side salad and a Kamenitza (golyama of course!).
The Stone Forest
by Dalibor79
About 20 kilometres west of Varna is the so-called Stone Forest, a curious collection of stone columns up to 7 metres high. The first impression is of a ruined temple but scientists have discovered that it is a geological formation of stalagmites some fifty million years old.
Varna - Bulgaria's third largest city
by tpk2
Varna is the biggest town in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast (population approx. 350,000). Founded in 5th century BC by Miletians, it is one of the oldest towns in Europe. The original name of the settlement was Odessos.
I like this place, because it has beaches and plenty of things to see, such as the excellent Varna Archaeological Museum and the Roman Baths.
Food in Varna is in general excellent and unbelievably cheap. In 2007, 30-40 euros ($40-60) was enough for a dinner for two persons with a bottle of wine.
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