Every year for Easter and St. George’s day Bulgarians generally take oodles of time off of work. For Stacie and I it was no different because our organizations’ doors were closed over the holidays as well. So we went to Sunny Beach! It is fairly common knowledge here in BG that Sunny Beach is overcrowded and generally not a pleasant place to vacation. So we just wanted to see what all of the fuss was about. At this point there is not much in the way of tourists there simply because the season has not started yet. Case in point, we found a fairly nice/new hotel for 30lv a night. I am sure it will be much more in the summer.
Our Room:
The view from our room of some construction. Quite a tragedy.
The most impressive thing I liked about Sunny Beach was of course: the beach! (characterized by a distinct beach smell). The wind brought smells of sand, sea, and seafood all together in one delightful gust after another. If I could stay there I would have. I think that would be the embodiment of the American dream right here in Bulgaria!
This place looked awesome!
Yes, they do have Mexican food. But don't get anything with avocados.
This one did not look as good.
This speaks for itself. (pizza, spaghetti, salads)
However, it was not long before we could discern the unpleasantness many had mentioned. On the way from our hotel to the beach (which was about a km) we had a difficult time finding roads that went there. Much of what we saw were dead-ends leading up to one hotel after another. When we finally found a main road to the beach it was lined with dusty and dangerous looking construction sites. Another scent related feature of Sunny Beach was the smell of sewage. I could not figure out exactly where it was coming from, but every now and again we would get a huge waft of ripe air that reminded me of traveling through Tacoma on I-5. Ick.
But aside from the shnazular challenges that Sunny Beach posed, we were still able to enjoy relaxing on the beach getting some sun. Also, if you get to go to Nessebar that would be a big bonus.
I give Sunny Beach 3 out of 5 noses.
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"but every now and again we would get a huge waft of ripe air that reminded me of traveling through Tacoma on I-5. Ick."
The Aroma of Tacoma makes its way to Bulgaria!!! NICE WORK!
-Kashkaval Pane