Our First Impressions Of BULGARIA (our 88th country)
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
- In today's episode, we travel to our 88th country of Bulgaria. We begin our trip in Plovdiv, the second largest city in the country, before we head to Sofia. Completely by chance, we realize that Sofia Pride is going on the moment we arrive, so we take part in the festivities. Hope you enjoy this video sharing our first thoughts and impressions on this beautiful country in Southeastern Europe🙌🥰
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- Instagram: oskaranddan
- Music: share.epidemicsound.com/nqD7H
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We are Oskar & Dan, two boys from Sweden who decided to change the course of our lives, drop out of university, and live life full-time. We're trying to see and learn as much about the world as possible while we're young! Right now, we are working to visit 100 countries before the end of 2022🌍 Check our UA-cam About page for more details!👨🏼🤝👨🏻
Bulgaria was country #88🌍
In the next video, we go on a hike by the seven Rila Lakes and explore more of Sofia, so stay tuned for that!
Thank you for watching!🙏😍
0:00-0:13 Previously
0:14-1:19 What's the plan?
1:20-3:06 The oldest city in Europe
3:07-3:32 A random (German) encounter...
3:33-7:35 This is Plovdiv
7:36-8:48 A storm is brewing...
8:49-10:22 A vegan meal and language problems
10:23-11:09 Made it to Sofia!
11:10-12:43 Unexpected Pride parade
12:44-14:03 First thoughts on Sofia?
14:04-14:22 Next time
THANK YOU GUYS FOR WATCHING AS ALWAYS😍 Hope you enjoyed the video!! If we'd learned how to say thank you in Bulgarian we would say it but...🤣
Great video as always! Love the humour
Hi Guys !
Am big of fan of u 😍
Come to my country Pakistan ❤
Hi guys your trips are so wonderful hope you doing well i'm from morocco ❤
itz blagodarq
Благодаря ❤️
Big and huge love to all my Bulgarian brothers and sisters from Persia (Iran) !!! 🇮🇷❤️😍🇧🇬
Thank you👍
Thanks 🇧🇬♥️🇮🇷
Love iran 🇧🇬❤🇮🇷
Actually we are really relatives and our religion in the ancient times was connected to zoroastrism,we also used to live in your neighbourhood pamir and hindukush....our true relatives are the afghans their capital was called balhara and the state bactria😀🤔🇧🇬....you see our flags have identical colours that shows what spirits we are connected with in heavens and that we are infact one family,part of wich are also hungary, italy and ireland😀🤝
Guys, as a Bulgarian myself, I hope you had fun in our country! It may be a bit underrated and even unknown among lots of people but it is definitely worth it at the end! Also regarding the LGBT situation here - we are trying to improve the conditions for the future generations so they can live & love freely🥰
It was amazing to see the pride festivities🙏❤️
I hope you are successful in your quest to maintain basic human rights. If not, I hope you have a plan for that, too.
@@OskarandDan
8:22
dubai is the SKUNKIEST shitindian drainage hole in the world
@@OskarandDan Aviation blogger
There is nothing to be improved
I am so excited to see my dear home Bulgaria through your eyes! I have always adored your positivity and passion for exploration, but this hits on a whole another level. Thank you for visiting and sharing with us!
Thank you for having us😍🇧🇬
As a Bulgarian I am so happy to see that you are liking the country and are being treated well!! Next time you come to Bulgaria you need to visit Plovdiv again. So you can see the Old Town, explore the cool small restaurants and markets in “Kapana” and definitely go up the famous hills that surround Plovdiv so you can get an amazing view of the city. :)
Stop promoting our land to degenerates like these two.
Still relatively unknown as a travel destination, but the pictures you show us are beautiful. The cities look so central European, could also be Germany, Austria or the Czech Republic... except for the orthodox churches.
It is stunning!
It is stunning!
well, we existed before the communists, and the turks didn't burn us all down before that, that's why something different than socialist blocs remained. And yes, we are Orthodox Christians, also there is an Orthodox community in the Czech Republic... after the WW1 many people wanted to be orthodox and there are many churches and a strong community they help a lot against the nazis but they suffered the most during WW2 when the occupier killed many of them. Unfortunately our oldest churches in Bulgaria were burned to the ground, so more old churches are from the 18th century.
If you’re struggling with blagodarya just say merci instead. They’re used almost interchangeably it’s just that merci is perceived as a less courteous expression.
Here’s a little explanation of “blagodarya”. The first part of the word “blago” means “good”, the second part “darya” means “to give”. So when you say thank you in Bulgarian, you actually say “(In return for your kindness I) give you good”.
Very enjoyable videos guys, cheers :)
That was so nice to watch, you guys. As a Bulgarian living in the UK I can say thank you for showcasing our little country. I’ve forgotten how beautiful it is and I genuinely hope the LGBTQ situation there improve and it won’t be the American thing anymore ❤️😂😘
Bulgaria is nicer then the UK imo and I live in the UK but I miss home it has a feeling that the UK doesn’t.
@@PearlsratYes I reccomend going back to Bulgaria it sounds really nice
The music in that concert sounded fantastic! Love Sofia. The heart of town is one of my fave hearts of town.
The song is called ''How to Ruin a Life'' by Victoria, check it out
@@geomotinside866 Oh thanks!
Alright, you’ve convinced me to add Bulgaria to my bucket list of places to visit! Sofia looked amazing and I love seeing the gorgeous churches, cobblestone pathways, and also just how walkable most places are! How fun that you were there for Pride!!! Travel safe friends!
Explore more the astonishing mountain views if you like hiking, like Raysko Rraskalo
If you come to Bulgaria, be sure to not miss Plovdiv, rest assured you won't regret it! 😉
Looks like a beautiful country!!
Thanks dear Dan and Oskar for showing me parts of Bulgaria. That really kind of you. Sofia I have read about, but never seen. You guys are so great!
Loved your videos once again. I enjoyed watching it too. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
I'm soo glad that you liked it here in my hometown (Plovdiv); I hope you've enjoyed your whole stay in Bulgaria and you're always welcome back😁
Feels like im travelling with y'all..thank you for such amazing content!
Thank YOU for coming along😍
always like we are right there with you ! Perhaps I am addicted a bit too much.........I'm starting to notice when Oskar gets a new linen shirt...........you absolutely rock them, btw, Oskar! How cool that you were there for Pride ! Can't wait for the next installment.
Undoubtedly I expect your next video, you are amazing! Love from Bulgaria. :)
Welcome to Bulgaria! 🙂I am happy to see you here. But you have to try some traditional food here, restaurant Moma in Sofia is a good option.
How fabulous that you happened to be in Sofia for Pride! That's one to remember.
Hey, Oskar and Dan! 🖤 Love the video! BTW that's me at 05:24 and 12:16 singing my new song How to Ruin a Life at Sofia Pride 2022!
Aaaaah that’s amazing!!😍 So cool that you found the video🙌
😅 София Прайд? Голяма гордост!!! Вън педерас*ията от България!
I had no idea that this city was this beautiful 😍
It's so funny to see you guys having the same difficulty with saying "thank you" as Kara and Nate just did a few weeks ago!
Glad it’s not just us😂
Blessings. Thanks for the updates
I just watched the news about your country.
My condolences Oskar and Dan!
Love
I am glad you liked our country. You should have visited the Old town of Plovdiv as well. It's very beautiful. :) And yes, they organize concerts and other events in the area of "The singing fountains".
Honestly guys, well done. You should be paid by our lousy Ministry of Tourism by promoting the country. Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo and Ruse are my personal favourites. LGBT rights have improved quite a lot. Sofia Pride began with huge tensions and we reached to a level of higher tolerance yet more needs to be done. You probably have heard of Azis - one of the most famous Roma gay singers in Bulgaria. Yet very highly talanted.
Love your videos!!❤
Hey guyz I am glad u guyz are awsome. Having so much traveling. Thanks for sharing. Love ya guyz 😂🤣🤣😘😍
I'm glad you enjoyed my country :D
yayyy so happy for you guyssss 💜💜💜
Looks great, I used to love watching Dimitar Berbatov play and it's cool to see where he was born and raised. I loved how the ruins were incorporated into the modern aspects of the city, that was so unique!
As a bulgarian myself I am very happy to see you enjoying your time there!
Amazing videography!
Perfectly good (& cheap) train service between Sofia & Plovdiv & for other places variety of buses, then you get to travel with actual Bulgarians! Hotel Rila next to the Presidential Palace and built for visiting Politburo members is an experience you shouldn't have missed. Veliko Tarnovo is hopefully on your itinerary?
Awesomeness, keep it up!
Wow... very nice video, thanks for sharing! Like!
The city of Plovdiv is really somewhere there in the first 10ths oldest continuously populated cities in the world (not only Europe;, the city many different names can vouch for that:: Pulpudeva, Trimontzium, Philipopolis, Puldin, Filibe... (we use to memorize the list for school, those are the few I still remember). Thank you for noticing that the ruins are really nicely included in the modern city. It is really difficult in that city to build something new, since the moment you start digging, ruins pop up. I remember as a school kid (that was the 80') I was in one of the crews to unearth the ruins, when they started digging the road under the central post office (you show it at 6:41). Let me tell you, the archaeologist were not at all happy that they decided to proceed with the road. The mosque you show is not a functioning one, there is one more, a bit down that same street. The 8% muslims is a bit misleading, as they are mainly concentrated in two regions (Разград и Кърджали) - it is quite peculiar, there they make about 80% of the population, but then there is no real need of mosques in the other places (of course in big cities like Sofia and Plovdiv there will be). The ancient theater you show at 2:36 is forever used for different concerts, plays, so one.. and it is quite amazing if you think about it: romans were sitting where now you will sit to enjoy a piece of performance. The only thing I do not like is the fence they mounted recently - at 3.15 you can see it in its full "beauty" and I really do not now how it was allowed to be put there. Before, you can always go sit on the stones, and enjoy the view. Probably it was due to people getting in for free for the performances, but this is not a good reason to spoil the view. The ancient stadium was quite big, they were using it for chariot racing, so the "Hunger games" reference is quite on spot! You can see the "singing fountains" only after dark and yes, they are quite the show, just as in Dubai, but here they use also different color lights, so I would say even better (this is personal preference, some people may not like it to be so colourful). When they opened them, back it the 70', I remember the first night there were so many people around the lake that you cannot catch even a glimpse of what is happening, probably half of the city was there that night. Also about the Main Street at 5:47 you talk about bumping into people, but (at lest in the past) that was the purpose of it - every evening people will take strolls up and down, so you can meet your acquaintances and I remember my father stopping every 10 or so meters to talk to someone, my point being Bulgarians did enjoy "bumping into people you did not intend to bump into" very much!
Such a Swedish / Scandinavian thing wanting to go out at the weekend and not be seen / bump into people you know…..whereas in Italy and other Mediterranean countries people get dressed up and actively go out for a walk after dinner to be seen and ‘bump into’ people! 😊
ANOTHER GEM VIDEO !!!!! XOXOXO
Awesome job you guys
I first click on Like button and then I start watching a video 😁 Thank you for your work!
You can see the "singing fountains" only after dark. There is music playing and fountains with the rich of the music (and with changing color ) are for show about 1 hour every night. It is a pretty nice show, people can sit and watch.
I am so coming back there !! Xoxo
when y'all come back to Belgium one day id definitely would wanna hang out with y'all
Guys i am a huge fan from Plovdiv. I would be blessed to give you a tour of the town if you come back!
Great video👍
I hope you guys have fun from Bulgaria
Plovdiv is one of the most beautiful town in Europe,I live in the UK and can not be compared at all with the place where I live.
With all due respect to the beautiful Plovdiv, which I love as well, there are tons of alike beautiful towns in the UK, 'cmon 😊
@@PaulKalak When people live abroad they tend to be biased towards their home country or just hate it....nothing between:)))
It's funny to see you guys where Kara & Nate were just a few weeks prior!
you need to explore the seaside also Veliko Turnovo and the mountains, there is so much to see and do in Bulgaria
хахахаха ако ходият във перник ще ги утепат от бои просто защо са гейове
😊You are a bit ahead of me - I have just 78 countries , but Im solo traveler 😊. Bulgaria is absolutly a gem , and I love it ❤...Read a bit about the history before visit a country guys. Plovdiv is not only the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe but one of the top five in the world - almost 8000 years
I hope you had a nice time in our country
Stop promoting our land to degenerates.
@6:22 As a Finn, I take any positive comments from Swedes about our country, as a huge compliment x)
Kiitos😆
Kiitos😆
Guys I've been in Goteborg and it's such an amazing city
I hope you could make a city tour of your hometown 😉
Tnx for the Happy Cow app recommendation 💙🙏🏻💙xx
Mayyyy I ask what editing program you use? Love your content, visiting Uzbekistan soon and your videos from there were so inspiring!!!
Thank you😍 We use Final Cut Pro!
It’s so Sad that There is currently a war going on in Ukraine , I think it’s one of the most underrated countries in Europe , cities like Kyiv, Odessa or Lviv are top tier from food till historic monuments.
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Guys, please consider visiting Belgrade, Serbia during this year's EuroPride at the end of September. It's the first EuroPride being organized in Eastern Europe and your support would mean the world to the LGBT community in the Balkans 🏳️🌈🌈 We're struggling to keep Pride going against a conservative backlash by right-wing nationalist parties after 8-9 years of successful marches. They're using monkeypox and all sorts excuses to try and cancel the first EuroPride in Eastern Europe, from which Serbia would hugely benefit as a country. Plus Belgrade is known for its vibrant night life, I'm sure you'd enjoy this eclectic city.
sending support from Poland, stand your ground ❤️🔥🌈
I am glad it failed. You want to live in a unnatural lifestyle,go to the West. Don't bring your degeneracy to the Balkans.
Just say Merci (french) for thank you, we use it all the time
I’m brazilian and in May 2024 I’m gonna be there for a week. I can’t wait.
They know how to have funs but are never too outrageous to cause troubles. They do get around well.
Guys I love you I hope you come back in my country Bulgaria 🇧🇬❤🏳️🌈😍
Blue cars are the best. I'm not kidding.
PS: "Bubble of anonymity" -- that's the phrase I was looking for !
Did you guys really have a vegetarian meal? It's a first on UA-cam. Looking forward to more adventures in Bulgaria!
Have you seen the gossip rooms in old plovdiv...its a room above the street specially build for women to stay and look what happening on the street below
To me Sofia is very rundown city! Maybe in few years will be nice !
Can you give us an update on your acne problem and the accutane treatment? Thanks!
It's not so much the country itself it was the people when I was there that made it so welcoming and such a fantastic place to be thankyou Bulgarians
It'd be so amazing if you visited Romania too, maybe Brașov (my favourite city). I know you guys would love it! (:
It's coming up😉🙌
@@OskarandDan Omg, that's amazing!
Great British accent, Dan!
If you’ve never seen an ancient amphitheater still in use the head to Verona sometime.
that "Still a building" remark at 14:00 😂
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There are more beautiful and cool places in Bulgaria i hope you visit them to one day
I would love to visit Plovdiv but I also want to visit Budapest, Prague and many other Eastern European cities and countries like Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia and Albania
hello hope you liked my country and also i live in plovdiv
Have you tried the hummus with Ketchup in Sofia?
No! Sounds like an abomination🤣
There is no hummus with ketchup in Bulgaria
@@RositsaPetrovarjp7 she is English
Both Sofia and Plovdiv are among the oldest cities in Europe!
Hi Oskar, i was quite impressed, that your German is so good. Where did you learned that?
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland ;)
Ich hab alles in der Schule gelernt😄
@@OskarandDan wow, wirklich cool!👍
Klang fast wie von einem Muttersprachler, konnte nicht einmal einen Akzent hören 😳
MY CITY❤❤❤❤
First time I hear of intra east European brands! Or Eastern European brands in general
O, you can use french merci for saying thank you in Bulgaria
There are lot of international brands in Bulgaria, but most can be found inside shopping malls not on shopping street. Happy pride month 🏳️🌈😍
Pride month? In Bulgaria LGBT is NOT welcome and acceptable!
1140, the American thing. OMG . I found that so funny. Maybe it was just me. Thanks guys for another great video.
It sure was an interesting way of putting it😂
I am from Bulgaria ❤❤❤😊
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So, I'd like to give you a bit of advice if you plan on visiting again because I saw Oskar drinking from a park fountain. If you ever find yourself somewhere that is not Southwestern Bulgaria (that includes Sofia), especially in Varna, please, please DO NOT drink any tap water or from water fountains, unless you want kidney stones.
The pride event really surprised me. I thougt it didn't exist in Bulgaria. Happy Pride guys!!!
Most of these events are hosted by foreigners and most people there are foreigners,not really that many Bulgarians show up.
Keep your western "values" to yourself and don't spread your degeneracy here.
I worked for Avis for 10 years
Isn't that Dan the Aviation blogger
hi i`m from Bupgaria
hello, tomorrow I’ll be goinh to bulgaria.
When will you go to Iran?
Did u eat banteta
BULGARIA 🇧🇬
Oscar, being short is a bloody good weapon! Just becuase Dan is like a Giraffe does not mean that people like us (under 1,70 cm) are hobbits.
Guess I shouldn’t say short again bc I’m 180😂
@@OskarandDan Compared to Dan, yes my dear friend - you are short 😆
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Huge fan
What is your favourite place to buy Vegan pineapple pizza? 🥰
What is the name of this city?