We had the good fortune to take a cruise on the lower Danube River, embarking in Romania and traveling north along the river with stops in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary. There were visits to fortresses and castles dating back centuries and small towns. The water tower with the holes in it is in Croatia and stands as a monument to the invasion by Serbia in the 1990s. Bulgaria was a treat. The fam spent time at pedestrian malls, churches, synagogues, monasteries, the beach, and, of course, restaurants with fabulous food, especially the produce. Following disembarkation, we spent eight days in Bulgaria driving around the country, starting in the capital, Sofia. We visited Plovdiv, Sozopol along the Black Sea, and the mountains including a chair lift above the tree line to an amazing lake.
