Saying good-bye to Budapest for the last time as I make my way by train to Vienna, Austria. June 12, 2016

We’re in Plovdiv. Bulgaria’s second largest city located along the banks of the Maritsa River. We stopped here to explore its Old Town, with its revival-period houses and ancient ruins, is considered to be one of the oldest cities in the world. June 5, 2016

Me at the Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. June 5, 2016

The main pedestrian street in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. June 5, 2016

Me at the entrance to the fortress, a medieval stronghold located on a hill, in Veliko Tărnovo, Bulgaria. June 5, 2016

This art etching is on the side of a building in Veliko Tărnovo, Bulgaria. June 5, 2016