I've just made a little overnight trip with some friends. We drove to Koprivshtitsa Saturday morning, we stayed the night and drove back to Sofia on Sunday. I've been missing Koprivshtitsa recently. My first year I went twice, then I went in 2009 and<a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2010/10/11/koprivshtitsa-october-2010/" target="_blank"> 2010</a> but last year I didn't make to Koprivshtitsa at all.
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We had a great time.

The drive from Sofia to Koprivshtitsa is relatively quick and easy. Driving the trip is about an hour and a half and it's beautiful drive. We left about 10:30 Saturday morning and we got back on Sunday in time for my Bulgarian lesson.
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It wasn't a long trip but it was exactly what I needed. On Saturday, we got out of Sofia, found a hotel, went on a long walk/hike, ate a lot of really great food and played Settlers of Catan. Sunday morning we slept late, ate breakfast, wandered through town and I stocked up on homemade jam and honey.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29050866@N06/8109730728/" title="Red and black house in Koprivshtitsa by karolinka.sofia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8109730728_e55cffce4b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Red and black house in Koprivshtitsa"></a>
Mostly the weekend away gave me an excuse to enjoy the arrival of fall with some friends.

The town was beautiful and the changing leaves made it that much more lovely. The cool weather though signals the eventual changing of the seasons. Winter won't be too far off.
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