On Saturday, we had a very pleasant ride from Pirot to Sofia, Bulgaria. This is the ninth country on this trip. All we have left is Greece (very small portion) and Turkey. Also, we had another milestone, another time zone. This is the first time in 2000 miles that we have had to change the clock. We are now GMT+3 (or 8 hours different than home).
We had another perfect weather day. It is turing a little more "Fallish", which is excellent cycling weather. Our ride was 59 miles. As promised, Bulgaria had some of the worst roads, and to our surprise, some of the best. We cheated by going on the newly paved 4 lane (with excellent shoulders) rather than to ride on the cobblestones that we were pretty sure had been installed by the Ottomans' in the 15th century.
The last town before crossing into Bulgaria
I was not kidding about the bad roads - we are very lucky it was dry
Sofia from the foothills
Our idea of the perfect after cycling snack, the original Bud (from Czech Republic) and Paprika flavored potato chips
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