Here is a little map I found on the internet kinda showing were Sunny Beach is in Bulgaria. It´s a very popular summer destination, especially for young people who want to party. We didn't party but did have a great time. We landed in Burgas and took a bus with the travel agency to Sunny Beach, directly to our hotel. We stayed at Chaika Beach and I would recommend that place to anyone thinking of going to Sunny Beach. Nice and clean with a great location. Good breakfast too. The only minus was at the hotel is that there wasn't any entertainment in the evenings but then again, Sunny Beach is full of entertainment and we were in walking distance to everything.
Another picture from the internet - The main beach area in Sunny Beach. Our hotel is the one right in front of the large red building... I think ;)
This is the view from our hotel. (another picture from the internet because we had rooms on the other side, overlooking another pool and parkinglot). The street between the hotel and beach was a long walking street with bars, restaurants and small booths with clothes, shoes, bags (everything you can possible imagine)and there was constant activity there. We weren't bothered by the noise at night because our room wasn't facing this way... but we would rather have the noise and be able to have that view!
The beach goes on for miles and miles both sides. Perfect sandy beach where we could just enjoy the sun but was also able to sit in the shade. We stayed near our hotel and was at the beach pretty much everyday. The water was ok - not very salty and the swimming conditions were good. In high season, everything is packed with people from the morning to the evening. There were street salesmen walking up and down the beach with fresh fruit, jewellery, icecream, drinks etc.
The view of our hotel from the beach.
Yes, I actually showed myself in a bikini. It wasn't that bad because there were all sorts of people on the beach so I didn't feel dumb after I got used to it. I was very careful and spent a lot of my time in the shade. We always had books or puzzles with us but I also spent lots of time just watching people and taking in the atmosphere. And went swimming when the heat got to me.
We went to Burgas, a larger city/town about 30 km from Sunny Beach. Sunny Beach is very new - large, fancy hotels and buildings. Very touristy whereas Burgas was more "normal". Still very clean for a larger city. We did some shopping and poked around the center of the city.
Burgas (picture taken from the internet - I didn't get many good photos that day...)
Mmm, cake. There was a cake cafe not far from my hotel so we were there several times to drink coffee and eat cheesecake. Mmmm, cake.
The last night there. We played mini-golf and just hung out. Lots of fun and I had a really good time. I don't think I really have anything to complain about - it was a very nice, relaxing time and I'm sure Anders would say the same.
1 Intelligent comments:
I never thought that bulgaria would have so much to offer. but then again, I can be a ignorant westerner sometimes. Thanks for sharing your trip and expanding my knowledge of your end of the world
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