I’m sure you all saw the pictures on the news of the smoke or ‘Smog’ in Moscow from forest fires all over central Russia as the temperatures hit 40C plus during the day. Yes we came to Moscow for the Summer and it just happened to be the hottest one on record. It’s no fun being in the centre of a big city experiencing such temperatures. Sometimes we could escape to Rita’s family Dacha but in the end the smoke made that impossible.
Yes, the hot temperatures and the ‘Smog’ finally got to us so we decamped to the Bulgarian, Black Sea coast for 10 days for a well earned rest. It’s less than a two hour flight from Moscow to Burgas on the Black Sea. Bulgarian people are extremely friendly and it is an area rich in cultural diversity and history.
Trying to keep with the theme of ‘Blacks and Backs’ here are some photos of our adventure off the beaten track rather than in the back country, in the Balkans down on the Black Sea:
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- Very relaxed towards the end of our holiday
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- The sky, the sea, the sand – No that’s the moon not the sun above the Parasols
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- Where has everyone gone? – The Tsar not very happy!
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- Sunny Beach goes on for over 8 kms, all beautiful sand and remarkably clean!
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- It was windy that day – look at the breakers!!
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- A fish supper overlooking the sea. Perfect!
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- Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No just Alex in full Chelsea regalia
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- On the ruins of the Ottoman wall – what a picture!
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- Nessebar ‘old town’ Marina – Look at that wonderful sky and sunset!
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- Spot the Parasol!!
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- What a sexy couple?
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- Commander of the Black Sea – Well the pool anyway!
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- Rita & Alex on the way to the pool
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