The "Revival" museum
The Amphitheater
No 16 Email – Plovdid – Bulgaria
From Sofia I took a train to Plovdiv. Seems that the scenery out of Sofia is pretty flat, almost like the US Midwest. In Plovdid I checked into an internet-reserved private house. Eventually I am sharing a two-bed room with a young man from the US. He is on a short two-week vacation and making the most out of it.
The Thracians moved into Bulgaria in the 4th millennium BC and by 100 AD, the Romans controlled the land. Apparently Plovid goes back to long before the Thracians and became known as Phillippopolis to the Romans in the 3 rd century AD. The city is built over ruins of past civilizations and digging for the past is going on in several places. The most outstanding discovery, so far, is a Roman Amphitheater that was buried deep into the dirt under several houses. The renovated theater is now the site of many events (many including famous singers and performers). Several of the revival-era wood-shuttered homes are open to visitors and a 22-room (circa 1847) building is now a fine Ethnographical Museum..
Much of the Old Town is built on a steep hill from which there are great views of the city.
My accommodation was nothing to brag about but the price was right.
Next: Veliko Tarnovo.
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