BG Rocks!
Belogradchik is in north-western Bulgaria. It is quite a pleasant and prosperous little town. Its two claims to fame are Pri Ivan , an excellent Serbian restaurant that gets rave reviews in Trip Advisor, and Belogradchik rocks, some amazing geological formations just outside the town. Tripe soup, a sovereign remedy for hangovers There was, however, one small problem: getting there. From Kalotina, we had a choice. We could drive to Sofia and then go round the ring road, before taking the main road to Montana and then on towards Vidin, before branching off to Belogradchik. The other route was to hack across country to Montana, as this seemed to be a shorter way. We chose the latter and it was a big mistake. I thought that the drive would take about two hours, whereas in fact it took three and a half because the roads were so narrow and twisty. Lots of roads works did not help much either. In the restaurant "Pri Ivan" Finally we arrived in Belogradchik and w...