Leaving Our Rural Balkan Village to Explore Bulgaria! THE VALLEY OF THE THRACIAN KINGS | България
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Today we will leave our Little European Village to travel Bulgaria. Destination: THE VALLEY OF THE THRACIAN KINGS. Again, we will find ourselves where past meets present!
ABOUT ME:
My name is Laurie and I swapped city life (Manhattan, New York) for a simple life in a semi-abandoned village (Село) in the Balkan Mountains (Eastern Europe).
I literally woke up one morning and realized NYC wasn’t for me. I booked a ticket (the same day!), packed a little suitcase, and moved to my beloved teeny-tiny Bulgarian farm… lost in time. And when I say lost in time I mean LOST-IN-TIME. No time-crunching jobs, no watching the clock, hardly any internet service at all, really. Imagine a village from the Middle Ages… that’s pretty much what you get here. And I’m loving every second of it!
I went from living in a city of 8 million to living on an old, historic farm… population: under 40. From skyscrapers to crumbling abandoned houses. From fast food takeout to barrel grill cooking. The advantages of village life are endless…
Update: My boyfriend and I have saved up and begun renovating our abandoned ancestral homestead (farmhouse). It hasn’t been easy but definitely interesting and extremely rewarding. There is nothing better than farming, harvesting and foraging for our own food… and keeping tradition alive. 🌱
ЗА МЕН:
Здравейте!
Аз съм Лори, на която всички се чудят как замени градския живот (Манхатън, Ню Йорк) със спокоен живот в малко полуизоставено село в България.
Събудих се една сутрин и осъзнах, че Ню Йорк не е за мен. Купих си билет (същият ден!), стегнах си малкото куфарче, и се завърнах в България… в бащиното ми селце, там, където животът е спрял, и там, където разбираш кои неща наистина имат смисъл! Забравих какво е стрес, напрежение и нареждане на деня спрямо часовника! Часовник, какво е това? За да ползваш телефона си, отиваш до специално място, където има обхват, и така говориш! Чувстваш се така, сякаш живееш в годините от Възрожденския ни период! Обожавам и ценя всеки миг, прекаран тук!
Всички се чудят не е ли трудно да живееш в село с по-малко от 40 души, отчитайки, че идвам от град с 8 милиона жители! От небостъргачи до рушащи се изоставени къщи…От доставки на бързи храни до готвене на жар и весели чевермета! Предимствата да живееш на село са безкрайни... На първо място трябва да осъзнаеш какво дава то на душата ти, защото тя е най-важна! След това да забравиш за клишето, че няма реализация!
В момента: Моят приятел и аз обновихме изоставената къща на предците ни! Пригодихме я така, че да не ни липсва каквото и да е удобство! Не беше лесно, но определено интересно и изключително възнаграждаващо. Няма нищо по-добро от земеделието, отглеждането и търсенето на собствена храна... и поддържането на традицията жива. 🌱
#ancienthistoricalsites #balkancountriestravel #historicalabandonedplaces
awesome thanks for sharing!!
Thank YOU for watching! 🌞😊
*I LOVE YOUR DRESS* after the covid lockdown everyone in Burgas Bulgaria was dressing like slobs, they had stopped changing out of house clothes to go out.
Last year it improved a little and this year I am delighted that most people are back to dressing nicely. It might sound silly, but the effort Bulgarians put into looking nice was one of the reasons I moved here. I have seen so many beautiful dresses this summer, its been such a pleasure. [edit - Im a semi professional tailor of historical suits]
Oooooo THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOTICE MY OUTFIT! What girl doesn’t love a compliment on her dress! And coming from a professional tailor makes it all the more special!!! 😊😊😊😊
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 You are most welcome.
It is silly, indeed...
Wow. So choice 👌👍 💖. Amazing stonework too
Isn’t it amazing!? ❤️😊
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 yes , its ātaahua 👌
Another good vedeo i have seen this place on tv too a documentary but never been there yet .God willing we will be in your beautiful Bulgaria this week .❤
Ooooo how exciting!! If you have time I definitely recommend visiting Buzludja! It was amazing 🤩
Excellent video, thanks for taking us to those amazing buurial chambers. The dome made of blocks of stone was incredible, what skilled stonemasons! Thanks for telling us about your country's history, very intetesting. Your costumes are so beautiful. Best regards
Thank you so much for watching and for this awesome comment! It fills me with so much joy that you enjoyed 😊 I think you will like tomorrow’s video… it’s a weird one haha 😆
Just wow!
The stonework is superb.
So good that some contents survived.
British ones are much smaller using undressed boulders, but then they're 3800-3500BC. I think they were all robbed out. They're everywhere here - probs one every ten miles.
Love your Roman? sandles.
Here's to wild wine!
Great history overview, thanks Laurie & Dido
This was fascinating. I'd definitely like to see more videos like this, if possible.
Definitely! Thank you so much for letting me know 😊
Thracian Gods and heroes adopted by the Greek pantheon: Dionysius and his entourage, Orpheus and his mysteries, the Devine tweens Apollo and Artemis. Don’t forget Spartacus, born in the region of Sofia/Serdica, who shook the foundations of the Roman Empire and remains to this day a world symbol of the fight for freedom! ❤
I love the traditional dress!!!
You Honor your heritage like a champ!
Thank you so much! What girl doesn’t love when someone notices her outfit 😃
I definitely am proud to be Bulgarian! ❤️ 🇧🇬
Wow. Amazing archaeological remains. And in the middle of nowhere. One of my favourite subjects, I run a small archaeology society in Sussex, England 😊. I understand that in Bulgaria the State is responsible for all archaeology. In England we have voluntary societies and societies that are professional because people are paid and then we have a State organised structure, bit complicated. I recently picked up a small booklet on Thracian Treasures. An amazing culture.
Oh wow!!! I’m so sorry for the late reply.. I wish I had seen this comment sooner! I had no idea you were so strongly involved in archeology! I figured you had experience based on all your enlightening comments but this is truly amazing to hear!!
My mom is an archeology major and it was always her passion to become an archeologist full time but unfortunately everything you said is true and unless you are born into a very wealthy family and have funds to fall back on, it’s very tough to live off of the salaries the state pays in Bulgaria .. you are so lucky to be able to be involved in such important work!! 😊😊😊
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 thats very interesting about your mom. We do have paid archaeologists in Britain but its still down to volunteers who work for nothing to do most of the digging, or should I say excavations 😊. Sometimes though we just dig holes to test if there is any sign of artefacts etc. We have a Treasure Trove Law in Britain so any thing important is reported to the authorities and the finders get a reward. But I am interested in finding a Roman Villa, we have already found Roman tile. Its the thrill of the hunt 😊.
Fascinating, i love ancient history. Really enjoyed this one. Great story line.
I’m so happy you enjoyed! Thanks for letting me know so I know to make more videos like this 😊
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 I hope you do, I'll be watching. 🙂 You should consider compiling your videos on dvd's and maybe even a book with those amazing pictures and storyline behind each one and sell them online. Just a thought.
Very informative thank you
Thank YOU for watching! 🌞🌞🌞
Great video. I also love that you celebrate your people and culture. Everyone should be proud of their own people. Being respectful of ourselves helps us understand and respect others, contrary to what seems to be popular these days.
Thank you so much!
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Things today don’t seem to be going well but I hold on to the hope that more and more people are starting to value what really matters. Sounds like you do! 😊🌺🐝
Thanks for sharing your adventures, NC USA 🇺🇸
Thank YOU for watching! 😊😊
I love your sandals 🩴 they look so badass and perfect for the scenery
Oooo thank you so much! You just made my day for noticing them 😃
Благодаря ти, малък варварин! Now I'll be looking for hallucinogenic bread recipes! 😂 You really do live life!
Хахаха малък варварин съм я! 😂
If you bake a bread like that I’m coming over 😃😅
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 Let me find a recipe! 😁
Way cool thanks for sharing, your day with us. It is so awesome that they have been able to be preserved, it is always such shame when mankind destroys it's past. Blessed Days...
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I really can’t tell you how happy it makes me every time I hear you enjoyed another video 😊
Best wishes to you and your family!
Dear Laurie, I visited the valley of kings , perperkon and other wonderful places between 2002 and 2007 ..... Another time ... Wher they were no tourists !!!!!
Ooooo how lucky you are!!! We were in Perperekon 2 years ago and it was magical. 🧙
Благодаря за видеото, Лори! ❤
И аз благодаря! ❤️🥰
Great story thanks 😬
Thank YOU! 😊
Guerreiros Tracios.temidos por gregos e romanos
Eles acreditavam em vida apos morte...!!
Você e uma senhorita inteligente além de bonita. Boa tarde aqui do Brasil 🤗
What a strong and lovely comment! Thank you so much for the beautiful words 😊
My best friend used to me from Brazil! 🇧🇷 You are so lucky to be from such a beautiful country 💚
Obrigado pelo seu comentário...
Quando puder conheça as praias tropicais do Nordeste brasileiro!!
Miss Tracia..🤗
Hi Lori love from India 🇮🇳🙏
Hello from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬 🇮🇳🌞
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 good 🤝
Oh, that's so funny...my last boyfriend was nicknamed "the big harry mound". Small world!
Omg 😄😄😄 Now this made me laugh !
Very different than the USA, new friend here.
Hi new friend!! 😊
Life here is definitely sooooo different than in America. I’m really excited to share everything with you 😃
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 outstanding
Very possibly Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Euripedes, et al might have walked around this area??? They were just South in Athens, Greece.
Very possibly!!!
☘️🌹☘️🌹☘️🌹☘️🌹☘️
🌞😊🌞😊🌞
Really amazing content, want to emphasize your great selection of music (eventhough it is sliiiiiightly louder than ideal... sorry me for that). Was that actually some Bulgarian traditional music? It is also strange to see that there is not much of visitors there, is it because it situated in the outskirts of Bulgaria?...
Thank you so much! I’m still learning how to tune the music and appreciate any and all constructive criticism. I will aim to keep the music a bit lower. It’s really tricky because it seems to have a different “loudness” every time I test it on a different device. I may need to invest in some more advanced music / editing programs down the road.
Bulgaria in general doesn’t get all that many tourists. The ones we do get generally stick to the beach and better known sites closer to bigger cities. The sites I filmed are off the beaten path 😃
So much to see in a small country but very it’s rich in history and geography as you know. Hahaha. You and you snakes…
Bulgaria is not a small country.
@@stan3110 well, I guess everything is relative…But it’s not a big country either.
@@antoniodelrey164
32 European countries are smaller in terms of territory than Bulgaria.
@@stan3110 I just looked that up and Bulgarian is 16th largest out of I believe it was 50. I guess we have different perspectives. I was thinking on more of a global view and compared to the countries I live in and have visited, it is small ( USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia. But I guess from a European perspective it’s medium sized or somewhat larger. Mir…
@@antoniodelrey164
Now I totally agree. Bulgaria is not small, but a medium-sized European country.
Your so beautiful 😍
Awww thank you so much! 😊
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 you come to visit india 🇮🇳
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😊🌞😊 you made my day
Здравей, една малка поправка, не са тракийски Български са. По точно, няма да сбъркаш както и да ги наречеш, Траки, Българи, едно и също е. Успех Лори!
I went out with a balkan girl once.I cooked for her every visit.She made me a sandwich.Once.And I knew we weren't going to last.Is mayonnaise like a delicacy there or something?Because half a jar went on my sandwich.😐
lol 😂 well that’s very strange because Bulgarians love to cook almost as much as we love to eat…. And we hardly eat sandwiches at all here. At least my family doesn’t. If we don’t have a home-cooked meal (mandja) on the table every night (and im talking a DIFFERENT home-cooked meal) we go into panic mode haha. It sound like your ex just didn’t like to cook 🤷🏻♀️ 👩🏻🍳
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 idk...that relationship left me with a very strange point of view on the balkans.🤨Like when I first met her,we compared music and i sent her a trap/phonk beat from youtube.she sent me back a music video of a bunch of half naked people on rafts in a river,lighting bonfires of what was supposed to represent their own poop and singing in a language i couldn't understand.😐
I was like "ok".If we road trip it's going to be quite a ride if she leads with that.What is really going on in the Balkans??I'm terrified,but can't look away."
@@NathanLarin , Балканите е широко понятие. От каква националност е била тази жена? Това е българска народна музика-ua-cam.com/video/cto5fwLHxKA/v-deo.html , ua-cam.com/video/P_Y7abspLSA/v-deo.html , ua-cam.com/video/7lJYq6bjHTQ/v-deo.html Не ядем майонеза и готвим редовно.
Hello Laurie, hope your doing well, did you receive the mails that i sent you?
Hi Michael! I hope you and your family are doing great! No, I am away for a while and don’t have my computer with me. When I get back I will look at my emails. I’m sure there are a bunch 😄
I only have my phone with me and don’t have access to my emails here
Щом си тръгнала да обикаляш трябва да посетиш Исторически парк!
Тука що го гледах в Google… уникално изглежда!! Още от сега почвам да планувам 😃
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 На 24 и 25 август ще има фестивал на храната всяка година има по няколко фестивала аз тази година бях на два големият е през лятото средновековен и после имаше един античен.
Може да си направите резервация в къща за гости. Също предлагат стрелба с лък и конна езда има и магазин за сувенири и дрехи!
По-добре да не ходи, че там онези псевдоисторици са направили селище с МОНГОЛСКИ юрти, с които заблуждават публиката, че били "български" и че в миналото древните българи са ползвали такива, което е абсолютна измислица и подигравка с историята и произхода на нашия народ, а и реално няма нито археологически, нито исторически доказателства за подобно нещо. Има каменни Плиска, Преслав, Търново, няма "монголски юрти", като представените в Исторически парк.