bulgaria was the thermal springs of the roman empire, one of the highest density regions for thermal baths in all of europe, there is ones in varna, and several nearby sofia, the centre of sofia has a bathhouse that is sadly no longer in use but outside you can bottle all the hot, high-fluoride spring water you want... nice comfy 44 degrees, very ideal for a hot bath
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Gosh, y'all are making me want to want to visit eastern Yurp.
it's totally worth a look... from czech, to slovak, to hungary, to serbia, to bosnia, to montenegro, to bulgaria, to romania, i can reccommend all of them for a visit... bulgaria used to be awesome but now it's a bit meh, i kinda prefer bosnia
And add Italy to the mix.
It's worth just for pleasure of driving there and of course food.
oh yeah... yugoslavia anywhere for the food, italy is good also, and the coffee bellisimo... don't waste your time with food in bulgaria, the food there is terrible, and was 12 years ago too, they don't seem to believe in beef for a long time
I hated traveling through Italy via a train that was literally from the 1930s. 4the views were amazing but the trouble ofngetting around was so bad.
I have never driven anywhere in Yurp.
I love driving car in Italy. Best experience around here. Very smooth, predictable and yet totally flexible ignoring any rules when needed.
Not much experience with trains, though I know they have decent network of high speed ones.