Unfortunately I've only been to Bucuresti, but I can tell Romanian people are so nice and friendly! We host lots of Romanian guests all year round in my town as well. Greetings from Veliko Tarnovo :))
I am from Ethiopian and graduated from Technical University of Sofia 1994. First, Bulgarians are very intelligent people. Second, Bulgaria is amazing country with beautiful nature, great self- worthiness, humble, and strong family connection. Bulgaria respect the right of its minorities and all foreigners in the country at that time. I love Bulgaria to death particularly and the Balkan in general!
Before leaving Bulgaria you MUST visit the Town of Nessebar at the Black Sea Coast. Also, your next stop should be the City of Plovdiv. I am also a Canadian living in Bulgaria with my husband for the past 7 years.
im so glad that you fell in love with our country . in last 2 years a heard so many people come here for tourism but stay to live. wish you all the bestt from heart❤❤❤
Those shirts are niether Romanian or Bulgarian. They are not traditional design actually - they are inspired modern twist, and they are identical because they are probably sold on bulk to Romania and Bulgaria via china, for Tourism. Hand made traditional garb is more expensive, you can definitely find it, but probably not in a souvenir shop.
In another video you said that most of the Romanians are now in Greece! in fact we love also Bulgaria, especially the Bulgarian littoral, and especially Balcic - which was a resort found and loved by the Romanian Kings - and Nesebar - which is an UNESCO site, a place with a great history and a very good summer resort.
The earliest archaeological evidence of human presence in the area of today's city of Balchik is from the Stone-Copper Age (V-IV millennium BC). What Romanian kings are you talking about?
@@mmogamesfan dvoreca v bal4ik koito e 4ast ot botani4eskata gradina e bil postroen za kralica mariq edinburska koqto e romanski vladetel . stava duma za 1924 malko sled kato dobrudja biva dadena na romaniq
14:52 wow what a sight !Amazing !Bulgaria is the oldest country in Europe and the cradle of civilization !This land is sacred !Congratulations for showing it !
Love to Romania, from Bulgaria! "Veliko Tărnovo" means "Great Tărnovo", so the shortened form is just "Tărnovo", because "Veliko" means "Great". Besides that, thanks for the comment, I love Romania. Much love and Trăiască România!
Like Velìki Preslàv - the second capital- the 1 before Tarnovo. The name actualy means 3 great-greater-greatest things :) Great (velìki) More (pre-) Glorious (slàv(en)).
I love seeing people exploring my town! Thank you for visiting! And also the water is not really good for drinking. So for people visiting PLEASE DO NOT DRINK FROM THE LITTLE FOUNTAINS ON GURKO. It might disturb more sensitive stomachs.
Awh! I stayed in the same hostel last year. Absolutely loved this city and getting lost roaming around those streets. I miss Veliko and I miss Bulgaria - what a beautiful country 💚
@@singoller3749 Какъв Фики, какви икономики? Ти в ред ли си? Нищо не съм казал. Констатирам, че България върви надолу. Демографски, политически *икономически* . България е най-бедната държава членка на ЕС, с едни от най-ниските показатели в НАТО и искам да ти кажа, че положението не е розово. Да, не е толкова зле, но България е в ступор от 50 години.. И не мърда
@@singoller3749 И ако трябва да си говорим икономически с данни. България БВП - 100.64 милиарда Сърбия БВП - 89.45 милиарда Хърватска БВП - 89.20 милиарда Гърция БВП - 250.65 милиарда Доходи да не коментирам.
Thank you for showing our beautiful country, guys! We have many treasures here and a history richer than that of most countries. So take your time and enjoy your stay in Bulgaria ! 👍💖⛱️🍻🏞️
Plovdiv is a must for visiting. You wouldn't make mistake if you visit the Sea garden (Morskata gradina) in Varna. As it is summer why don't you enjoy the sea for one day? I would suggest as well Etara near Gabrovo. It's very traditional place.
I need to go back to Veliko Turnovo... This time without the bunch of school kids, as a proper adult. These videos makes me so nostalgic. I hope you had a good time here. Your videos are great and I love that you enjoy the food. For some reason it makes me happy. Hope you have a safe road ahead of you.
Beautiful city. 10 stars ⭐️.What an amazing viewpoint. Yes, the red blouse was a good choice 👍🏽. Your videos from both Bulgaria and Albania are very nice in highlighting countries that may not get the hoards of tourists but are equally beautiful and kind of “hidden jems”. Best wishes from 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🌈
I hope you remember I told you to visit Bulgaria. Veliko Turnovo is a wonderful city. Do not miss Ruse, Balchik, Slanchev Briag (Sunny Beach), Nessebar.
You really missed out, not visiting the church at the top of the Tsaravets. It's the most stunning church I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Could have sat in there all day.
just had mici today from Obor, honouring you, I will pass Veliko Tarnovo early Wednesday morning on our way to Greece, hope you will enjoy Romania guys!
@@JetLagWarriors guys I leave Tuesday to Wed night I have so many errands and things to do I m not sure I can. However I will be in Greece for 2 and a half months so i if you start your balkan tour stop by in Northern Greece in Kavala, or give me a sign where you are. Sorry sorry for this
The Tarnovo fortress was impossible to break because it's up on a hill and the only way to enter it was through a narrow passage. The way the ottomans entered it was bribeing one of the gaurds. At night he oppened the doors and the fortress was captured.
Veliko is a fantastic city! I've been there 3 times, being not far from Bucharest. I still drink my morning coffee from a gorgeous traditional painted mug bought there. I do recommend it! Love from a romanian neighbour! 🤍
It`s funny for me as a Bulgarian when you say just "Veliko". This is an adjective that means "The Great" in Bulgarian. The Great Tarnovo. It`s similar to say just "Great" instead of the full name-Great Britain.
The second Bulgarian empire didn't last for 100 years it lasted for a little over 200 years, from 1185 till 1396. The Tsarevets castle isn't 800 years old, it is much much older than that, Tsarevets and the neighboring twin castle - Trapezitsa, are old Thracian settlements. It doesn't make sense for Asen and Petar to start a rebellion against the Romans, and then built the castle, the castle was already there and as far as the Romans are concerned it was never captured by them, at least it wasn't mentioned in any of their chronicles as being captured during their conquest of Bulgaria unlike Preslav, Pliska, Ohrid and Durostorum, neither it was mentioned that it was captured by Asen and Petar from the Romans unlike Preslav that was in the possession of the Romans and Asen and Petar unsuccessfully tried to reclaim it for the Buglarians at the beginning of the rebellion.
And the correct name is Romans as you pointed out, not byzantine, byzantine is a madenup name by german bias historians. My personal opinion is that Asan's rebellion was a internal affair of the empire rather than a break away. Asan family married in to the imperial family and later emperors descended from Asan.
I saw your first videos two years ago, because I was looking for actual reportings about covid related traveling conditions in Romania or Bulgaria in summer 2021. Thanks to you I traveleld from Germany to Timisoara (my hometown in Germany is a pertner city of Timosoara) made it further to Bucharest and then to Veliko Tarnovo, and finally to Istanbul. All of the cities are amazing. And now it's so great to see you visit an awesome place, that I've been visiting already, partly inspired by your channel.
@@JetLagWarriors Thank you, you have a great channel, I always feel, you are really genuine, you have a great mix of being positive and passionate but you also tell there are hardships to the lifestyle and you can see it or read it between the lines. And you give justice and the respect to all the places and people you visit. It's great!
I grew up in that city and I'm still amazed by its views when visiting (don't live in Bulgaria anymore). It is chill, it has a community of foreigners and artists. It is also in the middle of the country and a good place to stop when travelling around Bulgaria. You get easy access to beautiful nearby locations like Etar ethno village, Tryavna, some caves and monasteries. Also, it has a few trekking paths on the hills surrounding it and a few small waterfalls. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great video guys! Welcome in to my beautiful country. If you are still in Tarnovo you must go and visit Arbanasi, it's amazing (thanks me latter). Bon voyage and don't forget to explore Plovdiv. 🙂
И хайде стига вече само с тая София, тва Търново, този Пловдив, Несебър и Варна..ю! Обърквате не само чужденците с това повтаряне на 5-6 места, а 1000 по- важни и интересни остават скрити.
Read the other comments, those which don't suggest only Sòfia, Plòvdiv, Vàrna, Burgàs, Nesèbar, Turnovo - the favorite sites of 'sofiyàntzi' :] I'm surprised they've all missed their most favorite Sozòpol 😁 Well, there are also ancient ruins, but they don't go there for them, they go for the beach and the drinking/partying:) Every other place mentioned is more important to the History and more interesting than those above.
There is so much more to see in Bulgaria, you should visit Plovdiv any time of the year and the seaside during summer! Also we have amazing resorts in the mountains. You should come back for sure.
My family and I spent a week here about 10 years ago. Its a real fun location. peoiple are amazing and local eateries are fun to get to know. We rented small villa on stilts over looking the art museum / monument. Loved it. Weather in August was absolutely amazing too.
You need to go to Plovdiv before you leave my country. This is my city and it's 8000 years old and most beautiful city in the world. You won't be disappointed, believe me. You guys are so cool and thank you for making this for my country. Have a great trip.
Моуст бюутифул..? Айде стига вече... С търновци и варнянци се оливате..! Yes, it IS the most ancient town in Europe at least, but this "most beautiful", repeated by the citizens of some 3-4 big (and therefore ugly!) cities in BG comes too much! Neither Sofia, nor Plòvdiv, nor Vàrna (🤮) are beautiful as a whole.
BEST PLACE IS “PLOVDIV” A SECOND LARGEST CITY IN BULGARIA and the Coast as Well Rodopi Mountain and Everything in Bulgaria Absolutely GORGEOUS ,Amazing,Brilliant,BEAUTIFUL “GOD SAVE BULGARIA “
Guys u must try that slice of bread first spread some butter on , put some LUTENICA and then on top rinse that white cheese which you can see it everywhere in the shops. Thats how we growed up
Hello! I have been in this hostel! Nice memories .... The sandwich with choped meat is called Printzessa - very typical! Aren't the brothers 4? End these shirts are not super super bulgarian style.
Hi Guys, I absolutely love you and what you do. I am Bulgarian but unfortunately live abroad and really brings nostalgia watching your tour in my home city Veliko Tarnovo! I hope you guys had an amazing time there but there is so much more to be seen in our lovely country. By the way just to clarify, not all spring water is good for drinking as for an example this one there at 07:41 it says in red writing " the water is not good for drinking", they should have thought about the tourists and write it also in English! Wish you all the best and great time spent together, I will be watching your lovely tours around the world from now on.
Present day Romania or part of it has been part of Bulgaria from 681 to 1018 and from 1185 to 1422, so it is natural to find similar or identical customs in both countries nowadays. Even after Bulgaria's fall to the Ottomans in 1422, Bulgarian language has still been the official one in Romania till 1860.
Tell me what you smoke because it seems to work beautifuly. Romania (or the current territories of Romania) were only part of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires (what you claim from 681-1018). But what you said about the 1185 to 1422 is pure bullshit. The principality of Wallachia was NEVER part of Bulgaria, if anything, the principality has been under Hungarian, Turkish and even Polish influence but NEVER under Bulgarian. And Old Church Slavonic (what you call Bulgarian) was replaced as early as the 16th Century as the political language by Romanian, the language spoken by the majority of people there. Stop with your propaganda.
Actually the Second Bulgarian Empire lost Oltenia and Banat to Hungary in 1230. Hungarians establish the "Banate of Severin" in present day Oltenia. In 1241 Muntenia was also lost due to the big Mongol invasion. Later, between 1310 - 1330, Basarab I unites all the teritories between Danube and Carpathian mountains into what will be called Wallachia. The "Old Church Slavonic" language (old Bulgarian) was indeed used in chancelleries and for church services in the same way Latin was used in the West. Other than that, it was not actually spoken by the people. The Romanian language features a number of Slavic words (about 15-20%) but it is a Romance language, not a Slavic one.
Everytbing sa8d is correct..., till the moment we come to the language 😁 Ok, but how can you tell what language common people spoke centuries ago...? You only have 2-3 points to search on. Documents, churches, burial signs and... l THOPONIMY(a) l. Check them, esp. the latter. Vlàsi (vlachs) were roaming bulgarian shepperds, speaking a latin-influenced bg dialect, the same way Karàkatchani are still even today and speak greek-infl. dialect. Nobody had heard about 'romanians' until the reforms of the 18-19th c. Go check your History documents and churches too.
@@KaiHansen-sf1lq this is not the place to have a dispute about this. The oldest document written in Romanian is Neacșu's letter A.D. 1521, and I can tell the language written there is 99,9% similar to the Romanian spoken today. Then, starting with the second half of the XVI-th century, they printed church books in the Romanian language. The Romanian language will eventually replace the Bulgarian in the church services and in the administrative documents. Until 19th century you were calling us Vlachs and you were not even concerned how we were calling ourselves (we called ourselves Romanian from the beginning). And those "Karàkatchani" (i think you are referring to "Sărăcăciani") have a core vocabulary that derives from Aromanian, even their dialect was heavily influenced by Greek.
The similarity between Bulgarian and Romanian culture is not just due to thracian and dacian times. Romania was part of both the first and the second Bulgarian empire. We have a lot of common history with them. In fact there is a theory that the Asen dynasty(the guys form the monument who rebuild the second Bulgarian empire) were form vallachian origin.
Wow, another very informative and amazing video. The footage/drone shots are insane. Velico Tarnovo, Bulgaria is truly beautiful, isn't it? That red blouse looks lovely on you, lvana...a good choice !!!
5:31- Right next to the monument with the 360º view, at night, and if you are lucky you might see fireflies. We were there in 2019 and stumbled upon tens of them. Arbanasi is only 3km away from VT and is also definitely worth the visit especially if you are a history fan. Just a free open-air musuem but the must is Etara open-air ethnographic complex which is some 50km away from VT. A very beautiful place. VT area is also home for a small Brit community that managed to buy cheap houses at the time when Bulgaria together with Romania entered EU in 2007.
Then they should go to Bozhèntzi village too. Funny, I saw a firefly in front of my garage (in the city) a few days ago. They were away for from decades ago. ... Nature is taking back hold... 😄
I did my army time there in 2002 when it was still mandatory. I'm from Sofia, but I often just stayed there when I got a weekend off. Love the place till this day. And belive me it's only gotten better without being overrun by tourists yet.
Amazing place, wow, thanks for showing it and telling some stories. A thousand years old, unbelievable. Those times were tough. Lucky us we are in a modern civilised world.
at 7:34, where you're talking about the water. the sign next to it says, dont drink the water. 😂 usually taps like this are with mineral or spring water, but i guess this one in particular, the water isnt good
Would've been cool for you to check out the mini-Bulgaria park. It could've provided inspiration for future trips. :) Also, that water was NOT drinkable. Literally a sign that says: not fit for drinking.
As a bulgarian MYSELF I can agree that Veliko Tarnovo is a good city. The statue of the three brothers is more of an obilisk, but its still pretty Cool. As for Tsarevets, it is a VERY beautiful and big fortress. The path goes up and up, there are loads of interesting stuff
You NEED to go to Razgrad it's so beautiful it has statues, lake, Абритус (abritus) then we have Момина чешма (momina chesma), good ice cream it's not a very big place but it's still beautiful.
Lovely video! Next time come to Plovdiv where there are little mountains in the city so you can see monuments and have high ground view of the city, lovely center and a lot of infrastructure.
A Neolithic settlement was discovered in Slatina, which is 6-7 thousand years old. Bulgaria, the oldest country in Europe that has never changed its name. The Varna civilization, with the world's oldest processed gold, is 8,000 years old. The tomb of the first pharaoh of Egypt and also the goddess Bastet is also in Bulgaria in Strandzha mountain. Bulgaria is an extraordinary land, with deep history, energy and ancient people. Welcome to the cradle of European and world civilization. After the great flood, which turned the Black Sea into a sea, because before that it was a fresh water lake, these people migrated and spread the knowledge they possessed around the world, going east.
Росене, все повече забелязвам как слайтли ги интересва тва нещо с ейншънт древността, както са повечето минаващи :) Ама ще видим. Само че най-виновни са нашите глашатаи, които не спират да повтарят едни 5-6 места
Fun fact: The cool building next to the Asenevtsi monument (the gallery) was once the prison of the city even though it doesn't look like it. Still it's the best destination for photos in Veliko Tarnovo
I like yours videos because you demonstrate that you are really enjoying the place you are visiting. And Steve, next time in Brazil i am wating for you to we go to a Galo's match. Crazy Rooster!!!!🐔🐔🐔
Veliko Tarnovo is one of the most beautiful towns in Bulgaria! Next you come around these parts check out a few towns and villages in the Rhodope mountains like Shiroka laka. Towns there are old and hauntingly beautiful, and the nature in some parts is almost alien, because of how fertile the soil is and how accommodating the climate is.
Нее, не е това въпросът. Ама като чуя как Търново, Пловдив, Варна (Боже опази!) или недайси Софията били най-бютифул градове/места за сайт-сиинг и пр. в еди-какво си, и ме хващат нервите. Големи, мръсни градове с малко история тук-там. Извън центъра е същата мизерия като нявсякъде. А в България има много по-интересни и хубави за посещение или живеене места.
Няма да изброявам всички големи градове, нито окези 3-4 по-малки места по морето или ок. Търново, любими на софиянци, които ги натрапват не всеки, вкл. на чужденците постоянно.
The tower you looked at was obviously a defense tower. A high value prisoner would be held in a tower in the central keep. This one was in the outer wall and had windows specifically designed for shooting arrows toward outside intruders.
Before you drink any water dripping from a pipe make sure to ask people around if it's ok to do so, because right above that pvc pipe there was a sign that the water dripping from it is not for drinking but it was in Cyrillic so you wouldn't know.
Welcome to my hometown and thanks for the good words and the good video. Our town is so beautiful but for some reason inhabitants don't see it like that because it has a lot of problems too but you realize how good this town is when you have left it. I love my Veliko Tarnovo. It is truly pearl in Europe. I enjoyed the moment where on the spring was written the water isn't good for drinking but in Bulgarian and he said I think it is drinkable and my reaction was Ohhh no.
It’s unfortunate that the Bulgarians tend to focus on the negative and fail to see the positive. Life could be hard and all that but if you’re always negative you’ll be unhappy even in the prettiest place. Things won’t change if we don’t change our attitude first, no one is going to fix the problems for us.
Sehr gute Idee, vor dem Wechsel der Örtlichkeit noch ein paar Souvenirs mitnehmen. Das Schloss ist toll und die Aufnahmen mit der Drohne sehen wirklich gut aus. Weiter so
If you go to Plovidv, make sure to travel a bit more south to Asenov grad, you'll find the Asen's Fortress there. It's great to see our country form the eyes of visitors. We Bulgarians usually take for granted what we have in our country. P.S. - that wather wasn't good for drinking. The red sign above says it.
We Romanians and Bulgarians have a shared common History of almost 1k Years with the Bulgarians thats why i love them as my people.
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Love to Romania, from Bulgaria! Trăiască România.
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Unfortunately I've only been to Bucuresti, but I can tell Romanian people are so nice and friendly! We host lots of Romanian guests all year round in my town as well. Greetings from Veliko Tarnovo :))
I am from Ethiopian and graduated from Technical University of Sofia 1994. First, Bulgarians are very intelligent people. Second, Bulgaria is amazing country with beautiful nature, great self- worthiness, humble, and strong family connection. Bulgaria respect the right of its minorities and all foreigners in the country at that time. I love Bulgaria to death particularly and the Balkan in general!
As a Romanian i agree
Aww, thank you for your kind words 💗💗💗🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
One love my brother!
Come back in BG I don't know when you were here but now with EU is also good.
❤come back dear, Ethiopians are great people, we love you
Greetings from Serbia to Bulgaria and Romania!
Before leaving Bulgaria you MUST visit the Town of Nessebar at the Black Sea Coast. Also, your next stop should be the City of Plovdiv. I am also a Canadian living in Bulgaria with my husband for the past 7 years.
The Rhodopes.
im so glad that you fell in love with our country . in last 2 years a heard so many people come here for tourism but stay to live. wish you all the bestt from heart❤❤❤
Really?
@@berhanu1631 That's right. We bought an apartment in Sveti Vlas, now we are buying another one there for our daughter.
Those shirts are niether Romanian or Bulgarian. They are not traditional design actually - they are inspired modern twist, and they are identical because they are probably sold on bulk to Romania and Bulgaria via china, for Tourism. Hand made traditional garb is more expensive, you can definitely find it, but probably not in a souvenir shop.
Neither/nor, А не neither/or
@@godzilko neither here nor there. Irrelevant really...
Хубу де, човекът изтървал едно еН, стават грешки :) Аз правя по-голЯми и пак ми се разбирга, макар че все гледам да се поправя :)
Нисъ пиши хубуу ам убъу
Unfortunately these shirts are made in China... Word for these shirts is RIZA.
In another video you said that most of the Romanians are now in Greece!
in fact we love also Bulgaria, especially the Bulgarian littoral, and especially Balcic - which was a resort found and loved by the Romanian Kings - and Nesebar - which is an UNESCO site, a place with a great history and a very good summer resort.
The earliest archaeological evidence of human presence in the area of today's city of Balchik is from the Stone-Copper Age (V-IV millennium BC). What Romanian kings are you talking about?
@@mmogamesfan dvoreca v bal4ik koito e 4ast ot botani4eskata gradina e bil postroen za kralica mariq edinburska koqto e romanski vladetel . stava duma za 1924 malko sled kato dobrudja biva dadena na romaniq
As a Bulgarian i love to see people visiting my butiful country😊❤
14:52 wow what a sight !Amazing !Bulgaria is the oldest country in Europe and the cradle of civilization !This land is sacred !Congratulations for showing it !
veliko looks like such a nice and chill city, can't wait to visit it, all the love from Romania
Veliko means "Great" in Bulgarian so Tarnovo by itself makes more sense...
Love to Romania, from Bulgaria! "Veliko Tărnovo" means "Great Tărnovo", so the shortened form is just "Tărnovo", because "Veliko" means "Great". Besides that, thanks for the comment, I love Romania. Much love and Trăiască România!
I had no idea that veliko meant "great", let me correct myself. It will be my pleasure to visit Veliko Tărnovo. Thanks for letting me know
Like Velìki Preslàv - the second capital- the 1 before Tarnovo. The name actualy means 3 great-greater-greatest things :) Great (velìki) More (pre-) Glorious (slàv(en)).
And it really was. Everyone in Europe wanted to conquer it and rule here 😁
That water on 7:35 is not for drinking. Be careful guys! :) (also it had its sign in Bulgarian in red)
Not right, it used to be undrinkable, Ive had this situation in Dimovo
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I love seeing people exploring my town! Thank you for visiting! And also the water is not really good for drinking. So for people visiting PLEASE DO NOT DRINK FROM THE LITTLE FOUNTAINS ON GURKO. It might disturb more sensitive stomachs.
Seeing you love Veliko Turnovo melts my heart ❤it is one of my favourite cities here 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
Awh! I stayed in the same hostel last year. Absolutely loved this city and getting lost roaming around those streets. I miss Veliko and I miss Bulgaria - what a beautiful country 💚
greetings from Kuala Lumpur! Bulgaria is getting better and better❣
As it always has
Bulgaria is not getting better...
@@kristiansbulsiyi3125 bullshit, следващ Фики. Очевидно просто си свикнал да се оплакваш и не виждаш истината. Вървим напред, ОСОБЕНО икономически.
@@singoller3749 Какъв Фики, какви икономики? Ти в ред ли си? Нищо не съм казал. Констатирам, че България върви надолу. Демографски, политически *икономически* . България е най-бедната държава членка на ЕС, с едни от най-ниските показатели в НАТО и искам да ти кажа, че положението не е розово. Да, не е толкова зле, но България е в ступор от 50 години.. И не мърда
@@singoller3749 И ако трябва да си говорим икономически с данни.
България БВП - 100.64 милиарда
Сърбия БВП - 89.45 милиарда
Хърватска БВП - 89.20 милиарда
Гърция БВП - 250.65 милиарда
Доходи да не коментирам.
Thank you for showing our beautiful country, guys! We have many treasures here and a history richer than that of most countries. So take your time and enjoy your stay in Bulgaria ! 👍💖⛱️🍻🏞️
Plovdiv is a must for visiting. You wouldn't make mistake if you visit the Sea garden (Morskata gradina) in Varna. As it is summer why don't you enjoy the sea for one day? I would suggest as well Etara near Gabrovo. It's very traditional place.
Summer in Varna...? I think Steve as a Canadian will barely, hardly withstand the heat and humidity... 😁
It's so miost, that it's... Slippery When (the air is) Wet...! 😁
Veliko Tarnovo is the best beautiful city in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 I love this city all my life ❤
I need to go back to Veliko Turnovo... This time without the bunch of school kids, as a proper adult. These videos makes me so nostalgic. I hope you had a good time here. Your videos are great and I love that you enjoy the food. For some reason it makes me happy. Hope you have a safe road ahead of you.
Beautiful city. 10 stars ⭐️.What an amazing viewpoint. Yes, the red blouse was a good choice 👍🏽. Your videos from both Bulgaria and Albania are very nice in highlighting countries that may not get the hoards of tourists but are equally beautiful and kind of “hidden jems”. Best wishes from 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🌈
I hope you remember I told you to visit Bulgaria. Veliko Turnovo is a wonderful city. Do not miss Ruse, Balchik, Slanchev Briag (Sunny Beach), Nessebar.
yes, we visited because it is highly recommended by you! So thank you!😁
@@JetLagWarriors and dont forget to visit Plovdiv. If you love VelikoTarnovo, Plovdiv is a must! Reccomend to stay in the Old city there :) Cheers!
Nothing to see in Sunny beach, Nessebar is the place!
@@antoniaspirova Sunny beach is for... the beach.
@@BogdanPatrut There are far better beaches on the Black Sea coast.
You really missed out, not visiting the church at the top of the Tsaravets. It's the most stunning church I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Could have sat in there all day.
go to Plovdiv its my fav Bulgarian city and its oldest in Europe
Yes I read that somewhere. Do you know when it was founded?
just had mici today from Obor, honouring you, I will pass Veliko Tarnovo early Wednesday morning on our way to Greece, hope you will enjoy Romania guys!
Hey brother!! We will arrive in Bucharest this weekend! Are you free Monday or Tuesday?
@@JetLagWarriors guys I leave Tuesday to Wed night I have so many errands and things to do I m not sure I can. However I will be in Greece for 2 and a half months so i if you start your balkan tour stop by in Northern Greece in Kavala, or give me a sign where you are. Sorry sorry for this
7:27 it says the water is not for drinking, but you can find tons of places in Bulgaria where you can drink from.
The Tarnovo fortress was impossible to break because it's up on a hill and the only way to enter it was through a narrow passage. The way the ottomans entered it was bribeing one of the gaurds. At night he oppened the doors and the fortress was captured.
A local jew. Sorry, historycal facts.
@@KaiHansen-sf1lq well there's another theory it was a gypsy. But it was a non-christian for sure. Turnovo of the time was very diverse
Veliko is a fantastic city! I've been there 3 times, being not far from Bucharest. I still drink my morning coffee from a gorgeous traditional painted mug bought there. I do recommend it! Love from a romanian neighbour! 🤍
It`s funny for me as a Bulgarian when you say just "Veliko". This is an adjective that means "The Great" in Bulgarian. The Great Tarnovo. It`s similar to say just "Great" instead of the full name-Great Britain.
Bulgaria the best. Love your video clips!
Please, stay in Bulgaria forever. We love you and you love us!
The second Bulgarian empire didn't last for 100 years it lasted for a little over 200 years, from 1185 till 1396. The Tsarevets castle isn't 800 years old, it is much much older than that, Tsarevets and the neighboring twin castle - Trapezitsa, are old Thracian settlements. It doesn't make sense for Asen and Petar to start a rebellion against the Romans, and then built the castle, the castle was already there and as far as the Romans are concerned it was never captured by them, at least it wasn't mentioned in any of their chronicles as being captured during their conquest of Bulgaria unlike Preslav, Pliska, Ohrid and Durostorum, neither it was mentioned that it was captured by Asen and Petar from the Romans unlike Preslav that was in the possession of the Romans and Asen and Petar unsuccessfully tried to reclaim it for the Buglarians at the beginning of the rebellion.
And the correct name is Romans as you pointed out, not byzantine, byzantine is a madenup name by german bias historians. My personal opinion is that Asan's rebellion was a internal affair of the empire rather than a break away. Asan family married in to the imperial family and later emperors descended from Asan.
Guys i just watched ur previous videos, u're nice. Bulgaria is great !
Beautiful city! Love the drone shots, food and of course the history! 10 stars!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.
This is probably the most amazing video about Veliko Turnovo I've seen in my lifetime! Bravo x 100!
I live in Bulgaria but I've never been in Veliko Tarnovo. Thanks for sharing the experience. I'm adding this city to my "to visit" list.
If you go to VT take time to go to Nikopolis ad Istrum. You will not be disappointed
So excited for my trip to Bulgaria this fall! Thanks for the great video content.
I saw your first videos two years ago, because I was looking for actual reportings about covid related traveling conditions in Romania or Bulgaria in summer 2021. Thanks to you I traveleld from Germany to Timisoara (my hometown in Germany is a pertner city of Timosoara) made it further to Bucharest and then to Veliko Tarnovo, and finally to Istanbul. All of the cities are amazing.
And now it's so great to see you visit an awesome place, that I've been visiting already, partly inspired by your channel.
Wow, thank you for sharing this with us. We are happy to hear you had a great time on your travels.
@@JetLagWarriors Thank you, you have a great channel, I always feel, you are really genuine, you have a great mix of being positive and passionate but you also tell there are hardships to the lifestyle and you can see it or read it between the lines. And you give justice and the respect to all the places and people you visit. It's great!
I grew up in that city and I'm still amazed by its views when visiting (don't live in Bulgaria anymore). It is chill, it has a community of foreigners and artists. It is also in the middle of the country and a good place to stop when travelling around Bulgaria. You get easy access to beautiful nearby locations like Etar ethno village, Tryavna, some caves and monasteries. Also, it has a few trekking paths on the hills surrounding it and a few small waterfalls. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great video guys! Welcome in to my beautiful country. If you are still in Tarnovo you must go and visit Arbanasi, it's amazing (thanks me latter). Bon voyage and don't forget to explore Plovdiv. 🙂
И хайде стига вече само с тая София, тва Търново, този Пловдив, Несебър и Варна..ю! Обърквате не само чужденците с това повтаряне на 5-6 места, а 1000 по- важни и интересни остават скрити.
Can you suggest some please?
Read the other comments, those which don't suggest only Sòfia, Plòvdiv, Vàrna, Burgàs, Nesèbar, Turnovo - the favorite sites of 'sofiyàntzi' :] I'm surprised they've all missed their most favorite Sozòpol 😁 Well, there are also ancient ruins, but they don't go there for them, they go for the beach and the drinking/partying:)
Every other place mentioned is more important to the History and more interesting than those above.
There is so much more to see in Bulgaria, you should visit Plovdiv any time of the year and the seaside during summer! Also we have amazing resorts in the mountains. You should come back for sure.
My family and I spent a week here about 10 years ago. Its a real fun location. peoiple are amazing and local eateries are fun to get to know. We rented small villa on stilts over looking the art museum / monument. Loved it. Weather in August was absolutely amazing too.
You need to go to Plovdiv before you leave my country. This is my city and it's 8000 years old and most beautiful city in the world. You won't be disappointed, believe me. You guys are so cool and thank you for making this for my country. Have a great trip.
Моуст бюутифул..? Айде стига вече... С търновци и варнянци се оливате..!
Yes, it IS the most ancient town in Europe at least, but this "most beautiful", repeated by the citizens of some 3-4 big (and therefore ugly!) cities in BG comes too much! Neither Sofia, nor Plòvdiv, nor Vàrna (🤮) are beautiful as a whole.
I am born and living in Veliko Tarnovo and I think that Plovdiv is much better than my city ;)
@@KaiHansen-sf1lqBut Devin Townsend played in Plovdiv! 😅
Just fyi 7:40 it says: "Водата е негодна за пиене!" which means "The water is not drinkable!" :D
that place is indeed, gorgeous. I would love to visit it one day -it tickles my nerd senses in all the right ways
I'm traveling the world and was researching Veliko when I found your video. I am curious about the Palmeiras shirt (I'm Brazilian).
What beautiful landscape. Great drone shots and a history lesson too. Enjoying this through your eyes!😊
BEST PLACE IS “PLOVDIV” A SECOND LARGEST CITY IN BULGARIA and the Coast as Well Rodopi Mountain and Everything in Bulgaria
Absolutely GORGEOUS ,Amazing,Brilliant,BEAUTIFUL
“GOD SAVE BULGARIA “
Guys u must try that slice of bread first spread some butter on , put some LUTENICA and then on top rinse that white cheese which you can see it everywhere in the shops. Thats how we growed up
Beautiful place ❤
Magic Bulgaria❤
Hello! I have been in this hostel! Nice memories .... The sandwich with choped meat is called Printzessa - very typical! Aren't the brothers 4? End these shirts are not super super bulgarian style.
Thanks to you I revisited Veliko Turnovo again, and as an adult now I see the true beauty of this city.
Hi Guys, I absolutely love you and what you do. I am Bulgarian but unfortunately live abroad and really brings nostalgia watching your tour in my home city Veliko Tarnovo! I hope you guys had an amazing time there but there is so much more to be seen in our lovely country. By the way just to clarify, not all spring water is good for drinking as for an example this one there at 07:41 it says in red writing " the water is not good for drinking", they should have thought about the tourists and write it also in English! Wish you all the best and great time spent together, I will be watching your lovely tours around the world from now on.
Present day Romania or part of it has been part of Bulgaria from 681 to 1018 and from 1185 to 1422, so it is natural to find similar or identical customs in both countries nowadays. Even after Bulgaria's fall to the Ottomans in 1422, Bulgarian language has still been the official one in Romania till 1860.
Tell me what you smoke because it seems to work beautifuly. Romania (or the current territories of Romania) were only part of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires (what you claim from 681-1018). But what you said about the 1185 to 1422 is pure bullshit. The principality of Wallachia was NEVER part of Bulgaria, if anything, the principality has been under Hungarian, Turkish and even Polish influence but NEVER under Bulgarian. And Old Church Slavonic (what you call Bulgarian) was replaced as early as the 16th Century as the political language by Romanian, the language spoken by the majority of people there. Stop with your propaganda.
Actually the Second Bulgarian Empire lost Oltenia and Banat to Hungary in 1230. Hungarians establish the "Banate of Severin" in present day Oltenia. In 1241 Muntenia was also lost due to the big Mongol invasion. Later, between 1310 - 1330, Basarab I unites all the teritories between Danube and Carpathian mountains into what will be called Wallachia.
The "Old Church Slavonic" language (old Bulgarian) was indeed used in chancelleries and for church services in the same way Latin was used in the West. Other than that, it was not actually spoken by the people. The Romanian language features a number of Slavic words (about 15-20%) but it is a Romance language, not a Slavic one.
What kind of nonsense are you talking about, man? ...read more because obviously, you're brainwashed .
Everytbing sa8d is correct..., till the moment we come to the language 😁 Ok, but how can you tell what language common people spoke centuries ago...? You only have 2-3 points to search on. Documents, churches, burial signs and... l THOPONIMY(a) l. Check them, esp. the latter.
Vlàsi (vlachs) were roaming bulgarian shepperds, speaking a latin-influenced bg dialect, the same way Karàkatchani are still even today and speak greek-infl. dialect. Nobody had heard about 'romanians' until the reforms of the 18-19th c. Go check your History documents and churches too.
@@KaiHansen-sf1lq this is not the place to have a dispute about this. The oldest document written in Romanian is Neacșu's letter A.D. 1521, and I can tell the language written there is 99,9% similar to the Romanian spoken today. Then, starting with the second half of the XVI-th century, they printed church books in the Romanian language. The Romanian language will eventually replace the Bulgarian in the church services and in the administrative documents.
Until 19th century you were calling us Vlachs and you were not even concerned how we were calling ourselves (we called ourselves Romanian from the beginning). And those "Karàkatchani" (i think you are referring to "Sărăcăciani") have a core vocabulary that derives from Aromanian, even their dialect was heavily influenced by Greek.
The similarity between Bulgarian and Romanian culture is not just due to thracian and dacian times. Romania was part of both the first and the second Bulgarian empire. We have a lot of common history with them. In fact there is a theory that the Asen dynasty(the guys form the monument who rebuild the second Bulgarian empire) were form vallachian origin.
Thanks for loving my hometown. And btw, 7:38 there was a sign that says "the water is unsuited for drinking".
Wow, another very informative and amazing video. The footage/drone shots are insane. Velico Tarnovo, Bulgaria is truly beautiful, isn't it? That red blouse looks lovely on you, lvana...a good choice !!!
...And Ivana bares a bulgarian name, very interesting :)
5:31- Right next to the monument with the 360º view, at night, and if you are lucky you might see fireflies. We were there in 2019 and stumbled upon tens of them. Arbanasi is only 3km away from VT and is also definitely worth the visit especially if you are a history fan. Just a free open-air musuem but the must is Etara open-air ethnographic complex which is some 50km away from VT. A very beautiful place. VT area is also home for a small Brit community that managed to buy cheap houses at the time when Bulgaria together with Romania entered EU in 2007.
Then they should go to Bozhèntzi village too.
Funny, I saw a firefly in front of my garage (in the city) a few days ago. They were away for from decades ago. ... Nature is taking back hold... 😄
I guess pesticides have not fully eliminated fireflies. They are pretty much extinct in the us
Sveta Gora the hill from the Asen Brothers monument and up is always full of fireflies in the summer.
Splendido video ,ottima regia e ottimo racconto per la antica capitale di Bulgaria-Velico Tarnovo.😇🫶
Thank you for a great report. We are British, but live in Bulgaria very close to Veliko Tărnovo and love the city😊
Bulgaria has been my favorite place since 1983.
Love watching you guys in Bulgaria and all the food
thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos
I did my army time there in 2002 when it was still mandatory. I'm from Sofia, but I often just stayed there when I got a weekend off. Love the place till this day. And belive me it's only gotten better without being overrun by tourists yet.
super!
At 5:50 the monument looks like the place of a Dark Souls boss battle.
Amazing place, wow, thanks for showing it and telling some stories. A thousand years old, unbelievable. Those times were tough. Lucky us we are in a modern civilised world.
It's older than 1k years. It was a settlement even during 1st bulgarian empire. Plovdiv dates millenia. Oldest settlenent in Europe
at 7:34, where you're talking about the water. the sign next to it says, dont drink the water. 😂 usually taps like this are with mineral or spring water, but i guess this one in particular, the water isnt good
Mein Wunderschönes Land🇧🇬 ❤
Danke schon Sonya!😂❤
Would've been cool for you to check out the mini-Bulgaria park. It could've provided inspiration for future trips. :)
Also, that water was NOT drinkable. Literally a sign that says: not fit for drinking.
Hey mate nice video, thanks for visiting!
How come you haven't been to "Mehana"restaurant with live music"& also try "Mixed grill"☺️🤙
The world is really small ! I saw you on the street while you were in Iasi and again yesterday while you were in Veliko :)))
Wow! Are you from Romania or Bulgaria, or elsewhere?
Cool! Яко! :)
This is my hometown, beautiful it is ❤
As a bulgarian MYSELF I can agree that Veliko Tarnovo is a good city. The statue of the three brothers is more of an obilisk, but its still pretty Cool.
As for Tsarevets, it is a VERY beautiful and big fortress. The path goes up and up, there are loads of interesting stuff
Another beautiful vlogg of the city, your explorations and info. Thank you Jetlagg Warriors👌👍
My town so proud whit him!!
Very nice ,very nice my friends!! Thank you very much for moments you share with as! 😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏
You NEED to go to Razgrad it's so beautiful it has statues, lake, Абритус (abritus) then we have Момина чешма (momina chesma), good ice cream it's not a very big place but it's still beautiful.
Lovely video! Next time come to Plovdiv where there are little mountains in the city so you can see monuments and have high ground view of the city, lovely center and a lot of infrastructure.
...И една грозна... равнина навсякъде... 😝
Благодаря ти, брат!
The writing's on the wall says : don't drink that water.
love the tune and the dance at the and of this video, lovely
"I think this is drinkable water" - and the sign on the wall says - "non-drinking water"😅😅😅😅
Great video!
A Neolithic settlement was discovered in Slatina, which is 6-7 thousand years old.
Bulgaria, the oldest country in Europe that has never changed its name.
The Varna civilization, with the world's oldest processed gold, is 8,000 years old.
The tomb of the first pharaoh of Egypt and also the goddess Bastet is also in Bulgaria in Strandzha mountain.
Bulgaria is an extraordinary land, with deep history, energy and ancient people.
Welcome to the cradle of European and world civilization. After the great flood, which turned the Black Sea into a sea, because before that it was a fresh water lake, these people migrated and spread the knowledge they possessed around the world, going east.
Bulgar comes from Asia
Росене, все повече забелязвам как слайтли ги интересва тва нещо с ейншънт древността, както са повечето минаващи :) Ама ще видим. Само че най-виновни са нашите глашатаи, които не спират да повтарят едни 5-6 места
..., които софЯнци са си заплюли и - край. Особено пък като знам и колко подкрепа има у нас Автохтонизъма...
Big shoutout to you guys and to Nikolay.
Super e mnogo krasivo .
Fun fact: The cool building next to the Asenevtsi monument (the gallery) was once the prison of the city even though it doesn't look like it. Still it's the best destination for photos in Veliko Tarnovo
I like yours videos because you demonstrate that you are really enjoying the place you are visiting.
And Steve, next time in Brazil i am wating for you to we go to a Galo's match. Crazy Rooster!!!!🐔🐔🐔
Love the Rooster Hostel! I always stay there when I'm visiting Veliko Tarnovo!
Yo! We met like 5 cool people there. In 2 or 3 days. Great place
I'll check that if I visit Turnovo... :)
I've always stopped there using the bus to Sofia or by work, never went there as a tourist.
În curând ma voi afla în aceasta frumoasa locatie
Regarding the water. There is a sentence on the wall that this water is not good for drinking
The red letters on the watter spring meand "Not for drinking"....
Veliko Tarnovo is one of the most beautiful towns in Bulgaria!
Next you come around these parts check out a few towns and villages in the Rhodope mountains like Shiroka laka.
Towns there are old and hauntingly beautiful, and the nature in some parts is almost alien, because of how fertile the soil is and how accommodating the climate is.
*in Europe
The Balkans are like the underrated hidden gem
Добре, ама чак дъ моуст бюутифуллл..... 😝 Всичко е бютифул у нас, без с. София, ъв'корпс.
@@KaiHansen-sf1lq ако всичко е красиво, нищо не е
Нее, не е това въпросът. Ама като чуя как Търново, Пловдив, Варна (Боже опази!) или недайси Софията били най-бютифул градове/места за сайт-сиинг и пр. в еди-какво си, и ме хващат нервите. Големи, мръсни градове с малко история тук-там. Извън центъра е същата мизерия като нявсякъде. А в България има много по-интересни и хубави за посещение или живеене места.
Няма да изброявам всички големи градове, нито окези 3-4 по-малки места по морето или ок. Търново, любими на софиянци, които ги натрапват не всеки, вкл. на чужденците постоянно.
I hope u had a great time in our city! Come back if u want! ;)
The tower you looked at was obviously a defense tower. A high value prisoner would be held in a tower in the central keep. This one was in the outer wall and had windows specifically designed for shooting arrows toward outside intruders.
Thanks for the video guys! Being Romanian love this city❤!!! Image reservation but to bad the vacation to Greece was by plane finnaly😢
Before you drink any water dripping from a pipe make sure to ask people around if it's ok to do so, because right above that pvc pipe there was a sign that the water dripping from it is not for drinking but it was in Cyrillic so you wouldn't know.
Welcome to my hometown and thanks for the good words and the good video. Our town is so beautiful but for some reason inhabitants don't see it like that because it has a lot of problems too but you realize how good this town is when you have left it. I love my Veliko Tarnovo. It is truly pearl in Europe. I enjoyed the moment where on the spring was written the water isn't good for drinking but in Bulgarian and he said I think it is drinkable and my reaction was Ohhh no.
It’s unfortunate that the Bulgarians tend to focus on the negative and fail to see the positive. Life could be hard and all that but if you’re always negative you’ll be unhappy even in the prettiest place. Things won’t change if we don’t change our attitude first, no one is going to fix the problems for us.
...И вие сте прави... ;)
Super...now Plovdiv , Burgas
Enough w/ Ploviv, Burgas, Varna, Tarnovo, Sofia, Nessebar...! 😝
Love your videos guys :)
Sehr gute Idee, vor dem Wechsel der Örtlichkeit noch ein paar Souvenirs mitnehmen. Das Schloss ist toll und die Aufnahmen mit der Drohne sehen wirklich gut aus. Weiter so
If you go to Plovidv, make sure to travel a bit more south to Asenov grad, you'll find the Asen's Fortress there. It's great to see our country form the eyes of visitors. We Bulgarians usually take for granted what we have in our country. P.S. - that wather wasn't good for drinking. The red sign above says it.
Thanks for the tips!
Exactly, AS(S)ÈN, not some (H)asan as the romanians obviously call him.