Bulgaria with Noodles

Yesterday, in the afternoon, I got back from the airport. I think that my brother Andrew really enjoyed his little holiday in Bulgaria. It was the first time he had been here, so it was quite unusual for him. Yes, Andy and I did some of the things that we did when Peter was here, but we also did some new things as well. It was not interesting for me to see Tsaravets, but he really had to see it.  We also went to Emen Canyon and Tryavna, so we could have the excellent Indian meal that poor Peter never had the chance to eat! Savoya Spice is only open for a few days each week. The onion bhajis were particularly good.  Andy also cooked a superb lasagne and we  scoffed that one evening with my friend Adrian.  We also had lunch at a new restaurant in Arbanassi, “The Wine Club”. It is really good and I want to take Irena there. After lunch, we went for an amazing walk with Adrian and Sisi, his doggie, along the cliffs that overlook Veliko Tarnovo. Absolutely incredible view...

Peter took some great photos of our house when he came to stay with us in July. This is a great photo of the "garden side" of the house, with the terrace and patio.  This is a great shot of the front of the house. The old wagon wheels look rather good, I must say.

Apologies for not having written any entries for my blog for absolutely ages. Well, not much has really happened. Yes, the ghastly war in Ukraine drags on and my brother Andrew is coming to Bulgaria for the first time, but otherwise not much is happening. I have just about recovered from the minor surgery I had, on a nasty little lump on my back. I went to the hospital (that is bolnitsa in Bulgarian, in case you did not know) to see Dr. Ivanov on the Tuesday and then went to the surgeon for the op. on the Thursday. None of this UK and NHS nonsense of waiting months and months for an operation. The doc only gave me a local anesthetic, so I was conscious all the time when he was doing his thing on my back. Laser surgery seems to be very good, but there is one downside, namely the horrible smell of burning flesh. Yours. I had some stitches and a dressing was applied. No showers for about three weeks. Well, I had the stitches out a couple of days ago and it is all healing up very well....