Send The Bugger Back

I’ve been reading my guide book this morning about things to see in Istanbul. I have to say I’m quite looking forward to going now, some of it sounds amazing.

Sleep update: well I had an even earlier night and was tucked in for 11 and asleep by quarter past, blimey. Unfortunately some kids (a nice enough bunch) having a holiday before uni starts came in at 1 and woke me up, though I managed to get back to sleep pretty quickly(ish). Then at about 5 the remaining two of the group were in and wow is all I can say. The noise one of the girls made from her nostrils is unreal. So then I didn’t get back to sleep until half 7, for a couple of hours. So I suppose I got a better amount of hours than of late, but it doesn’t really feel like it. This few days resting up plan hasn’t really worked out. Oh well, onwards I say!

I had a look at the Tsarevec Fortress today which is only a few minutes from the hostel on the edge of town, it’s well worth a visit. The remains, while nice, aren’t really anything you won’t of seen before but it’s a nice big open grounds to walk round for an hour or so and you get some good views of the hills surrounding Veliko Tarnovo. It was relaxing as well as with it being out of season now there was hardly anyone there, a lot of the time it was just me.

After that I meandered into town, finally picking up some mosquito repellent (courtesty of a note explaining what I needed in Bulgarian kindly provided by the lady at the hostel) along the way. Veliko is a quite a small place but busy and bustling too. There’s loads of estate agents advertising dirt cheap property in English, I can certainly think of worse places to live.

I had my first ever bolognese pizza for lunch, curiously it had around half a solid boiled egg per slice. Very strange but quite tasty none the less.

Reet, must go the City vs Hammers match starts in a few minutes. I’ve literally got the entire hostel to myself to enjoy it. A little bit spooky it is.