Ruse from West to East

Exploring Ruse from West to East

Today I went on an exploration across the city of Ruse, Bulgaria from West to East! The weather was largely very nice and sunny, although quite warm - around 26-28 degrees I would say. As you can see, I went to the scenic observation point again! Since it's spring now, the…
Colorful Easter Decorations in Ruse

Colorful Easter Decorations in Ruse

After many cold and cloudy days, today was actually a nice and sunny day! So I decided to go for a walk to the city center and check out the colorful Easter decorations in Ruse! The city center of Ruse is currently decorated with lots of colorful eggs and other Easter-related…
Walk through Ruse Mladezhki Park

Walk in Ruse: View From the 8th Floor (Photo Blog)

Today I went for a 3 hour walk through Ruse! I walked a total of around 5 and a half kilometers and had a more than 14.000 steps on my counter when I returned home. My legs and feet are pretty tired! But it's a lot of fun and I definitely…
Porky's BBQ Ruse: Loaded Fries

Yesterday’s Dinner: Loaded Fries & Pleskavitsa

After a nice trip to Mall Rousse yesterday, I ordered some stuff from my favorite restaurant in this city, Porky's BBQ! I noticed they had loaded fries on the menu and, coming from the Netherlands and loving fries, I wanted to ordered that! I'll be honest - I really prefer to…
Mall Rousse

A Visit to Mall Rousse

Today is Liberation Day, officially known as the Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Oppression, the national holiday of Bulgaria. Of course, this was celebrated in Ruse. Among others with the longest flag in Bulgaria (900 meters!). Unfortunately I didn't make it on time to see it, so I…
Snow in Ruse 2025

Snow in Ruse, Bulgaria 2025 (Photo Blog)

Last year, in 2024, when we arrived in Ruse in January, it only snowed for maybe a day that month. In January and the months after, it was still cold, but not that bad actually. This year, 2025, seems to be completely different! We now have snow in Ruse, Bulgaria for…
I'm Sorry I Couldn't Help You

I’m Sorry I Couldn’t Help You

This is an article created from tweets that I made back in November of 2024. The situation of street cats in my city has given me a lot of heartbreak since moving here. It's hard to sit down and focus on the suffering of these animals that I love so much,…
Christmas Market in Ruse 2024

2024 Christmas Market in Ruse, Bulgaria

Much like pretty much every city in Europe I would say, Ruse also has a Christmas Market this year. And even though Ruse is "only" the 5th largest city of Bulgaria, I am very impressed with their Christmas decorations in the center of the city! At first, I wasn't sure what…
Colorful Fountains in Ruse

Colorful Fountains in Ruse

I went for a walk through the center of Ruse during the evening to see the pretty colors. In particular, I wanted to visit the fountain that is now colored blue! I find this fountain beautiful to look at! Then I also saw these fountains, in various colors! A random shot…
Memories 2007

Today Marks 1 Year Since Moving To Eastern Europe

The bikes of mom and me, in the park in our hometown in 2007. Today marks exactly 1 year since moving out of my childhood home in The Netherlands. It was a cold Sunday morning as we woke up on our mattresses in the empty living room, in our empty house,…