After the Rila Seven Lakes, we drove to Plovdiv. I've been to Plovdiv a few times but everyother time, I've taken the train. Driving into Plovdiv was fine but I have to say the city itself has NO street signs.

Once we found our hotel, we had a great time in Plovdiv.

We spent the majority of our time in Old Town Plovdiv or along the main street in the city center. The highlights of our visit included the Free Plovdiv (Walking) Tour, poking around the Plovdiv Amphitheater and shopping for antiques.

I have to say, Plovdiv was looking really good. The walking streets were well cobble-stoned, the buildings were well painted and there were more statues than I remembered. It turns out Plovdiv is a candidate for the European Capitol of Culture in 2019. 2019 seems to be pretty far off but I can't complain, the city is looking better than I've ever seen it.

The walking tour is an off shoot of the Free Sofia Tour and it was so much fun. First it was much, much smaller than the tour we went on in Sofia.