Jul 18, 2007 - Bucharest to Ruse, Bulgaria

We convoyed out of Bucharest - an insanely busy city. Then, surprise, surprise, we rode into the lovely town of Ruse (in hideous heat), where many of us spent the afternoon just hanging out in the main plaza where there were beautiful fountains, shady trees, icecream stands, and numerous patio restaurants (one even had a cold mister overhead!). ... We were reluctant to head out the 6 kms to our campground as we had heard that it was going to be "spartan", and we preferred to be hot where we were rather than in a shoddy campground.We convoyed out of Bucharest - an insanely busy city. Then, surprise, surprise, we rode into the lovely town of Ruse (in hideous heat), where many of us spent the afternoon just hanging out in the main plaza where there were beautiful fountains, shady trees, icecream stands, and numerous patio restaurants (one even had a cold mister overhead!). ... We were reluctant to head out the 6 kms to our campground as we had heard that it was going to be "spartan", and we preferred to be hot where we were rather than in a shoddy campground....

Aug 20, 2006 - Ruse

So we landed in Ruse yesterday afternoon for what was suppose to be a 2 hour lunch stop before we connected onto our next train. ... Turns out the train doesn't arrive till 6 am the next morning.So we landed in Ruse yesterday afternoon for what was suppose to be a 2 hour lunch stop before we connected onto our next train. ... Turns out the train doesn't arrive till 6 am the next morning....

Jul 12, 2006 - Bulgaria/Romania border - Ruse

We had not planned a stop at Ruse, on the Danube River where it forms the border between Bulgaria and Romania. ... Then we went off to visit Ruse, and were pleasantly surprised. ... No foreign tourists visit Ruse. ...