Escape from Sunny Beach

Sometimes you can find really cheap last minute tickets to places you maybe normally wouldn't consider visiting. To me, Sunny Beach in Bulgaria is a typical example. Last August I found a ticket so irresistible that I went, and below you can see how I tried to make the most out of a week starting with an almost free ticket to Bulgaria. It turned out better than expected.

 

Charterflukt i Øst-Europa

Noen ganger dukker det opp restplasser man bare ikke kan si nei til, selv om de går til steder man normalt kanskje ikke har så lyst til å reise. For meg er Sunny Beach i Bulgaria et sånt sted. Sist august dukket det opp en superbillig tur, og plutselig var jeg på reise. I denne bildeserien kan du se hvordan man kan få mye ut av en uke med utgangspunkt i en billig charterbillett. Det gikk ganske bra.

DSC05738BurgasIndustrialBeach.JPG
DSC05766PrettyDecay.JPG
DSC05793ForYourInconvenience.JPG
DSC05813SunnyBeach.JPG
DSC05815PortOfNessebar.JPG
DSC05816ChurchOfSaintJohn.JPG
DSC05818BrokenIllusions.JPG
DSC05829SlavjanskaStreet.JPG
DSC05861RockyBeach.JPG
DSC05905RussianPosers.JPG
DSC05928HumanCentipede.JPG
DSC06058OldSlide.JPG
DSC06088BusesFromBurgas.JPG
DSC06092HotelUglyTarnovo.JPG
DSC06094TarnovoHotelWelcome.JPG
DSC06097UsainBulgaria.JPG
DSC06101SmokingDallas.JPG
DSC06109TarnovoViewpoint.JPG
DSC06148TsarevetsFromAfar.JPG
DSC06171TsarevetsFromBoudewijn.JPG
DSC06200NatureWins.JPG
DSC06357VelikoGurkorama.JPG
DSC06369TarnovoGarbageCollect.JPG
DSC06391WelcomeToRomania.JPG
DSC06399BucuGaraDeNord.JPG
DSC06400TrainToMoldova.JPG
DSC06402MoldovanTrain.JPG
DSC06481AskeladdenInMoldova.JPG
DSC06579StefanCelMarePark.JPG
DSC06594TheLastDuckigan.JPG
DSC06632ChisiNationalMuseum.JPG
DSC06633ChisiUSAGouHoum.JPG
DSC06636ScaraCascadelor.JPG
DSC06644ChisiHighriseNearPark.JPG
DSC06674BulevardulStefanCelMare.JPG
DSC06697ChisiBigInMoldova.JPG
DSC06701ChisiBusTerminalAlley.JPG
DSC06710EnrouteToTiraspol.JPG
DSC06713TiraTicketToParadise.JPG
DSC06714TiraTrainStation.JPG
DSC06719ParculKirov.JPG
DSC06732ThatStatue.JPG
DSC06736TiraNotSoMerry.JPG
DSC06754BusTram25Octombrie.JPG
DSC06759TiraYouSellWhatYouHave.JPG
DSC06760CinematografulTiraspol.JPG
DSC06766TiraDreamer.JPG
DSC06767TiraspolHeroes.JPG
DSC06771TiraspolCommunism.JPG
DSC06790TiraAllKinds.JPG
DSC06793TiraTankAndGovernment.JPG
DSC06803TiraTheLeninClub.JPG
DSC06816TiraFearOfFailur.JPG
DSC06821TiraBalconyBoys.JPG
DSC06823TiraSidewalk.JPG
DSC06836TiraTrainWelcoming.JPG
DSC06923ChisiConcertAudience.JPG
DSC06937ChisiOldStadium.JPG
DSC06951ChisiHappyCouple.JPG
DSC06953ChisiDeadTeacher.JPG
DSC06956ChisiFadedStar.JPG
DSC06975WetWarMonument.JPG
DSC07003ChisiByTheBridge.JPG
DSC07007FunnyMallDova.JPG
DSC07011ParculValeaTrandafirilor.JPG
DSC07017ChisiHappyTimes.JPG
DSC07039ChisiChurchOfTeodor.JPG
DSC07058MoldovaFromATrain.JPG
DSC07060BasicLiving.JPG
DSC07071OneOfManyWells.JPG
DSC07092MoldovaByRail.JPG
DSC07099LandOfSunflowers.JPG
DSC07126LifeOnPlanetRural.JPG
DSC07142MoldovaPlayground.JPG
DSC07159Trainlifters.JPG
DSC07162FlyingTrain.JPG
DSC07183ParkedTrain.JPG
DSC07221GoodLuckWithInsurance.JPG
DSC07222NoNeedForSidewalks.JPG
DSC07228Ceaucescus.JPG
DSC07252TheCarsAreNew.JPG
DSC07261StreetsOfBucuresti.JPG
DSC07313PalatulAndTraffic.JPG
DSC07332BukuAngelOnDisplay.JPG
DSC07361BukuOldTownAlley.JPG
DSC07364BukuThatsUnfortunate.JPG
DSC07561PiatsaNatsiunileUnite.JPG
DSC07563BukuRomanianTeeth.JPG

About the photos:
* Taken with a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX400 (fixed lens, not an SLR)
* These 88 photos were selected from about 1,800 photos I took during this trip 
* Some photos were processed using PaintShop Photo Pro X5 and Nik Color Efex Pro 3

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