By kolibrarium on Skatehive
After 3 days of cities, streets, and buildings stacked against more buildings, I needed a change of scenery. Sofia and Plovdiv had been generous with surprises, but I wanted to know what Bulgaria looked like when you took the urban layers away. So I did what everyone does. I googled it, and one name kept showing up regardless of what I searched. Rila Monastery. The Way to Rilla If you have a car, getting to Rila Monastery is easy. If you don't, public transport technically exists but requires the kind of patience and logistical optimism I wasn't feeling that morning, so I went with an organized tour instead. There were surprisingly few companies offering it, which felt like either a well-kept secret or a missed opportunity, and I'm still not sure which. Bulgarian mountain range on the way Rila Monastery We got picked up in central Sofia in a comfortable bus, which was already a significant upgrade on the minibus from Plovdiv. The drive took about two hours, and somewhere along th