From Bucharest to Bulgaria: 23 Hours in Little Vienna (Ruse)
In November 2022, I had the privilege of traveling to Romania and Bulgaria. I booked this trip about 1.5 weeks in advance of my departure and had little idea about what to expect. While I liked Bucharest, I wanted to branch out and explore the greater region. Ruse is the closest foreign city to Bucharest, so off I went.
Join me on this journey riding on a Siemens Desiro train operated by Romanian passenger train carrier CFR Călători from that country's busiest train station, Bucharest North, to Ruse, which is Bulgaria's fifth-largest city. I crammed a lot into the 23 hours I spent in Ruse. You'll also learn valuable tips to keep in mind for when you use CFR Călători trains and/or visit Ruse.
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - 1. Saying goodbye to Bucharest and booking my CFR Călători train ride
1:51 - 2. Riding on the CFR Călători train to Bulgaria
5:31 - 3. Adventure from the train station to the hotel
7:35 - 4. Authentic Bulgarian food and Little Vienna (exploring Ruse by night)
10:57 - 5. When in Rome, kind of… (exploring Ruse by day)
14:16 - 6. Goodbye, Ruse (returning to Romania after 23 hours)
Link referenced in video:
Booking journey - www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Dates recorded: November 15-16, 2022
Music from @dcuttermusic, Pixabay
NOTE: The original video was unlisted, and this slightly edited video is now the publicly viewable video.
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Keep it up!
@beyondmyneighborhood
5 ай бұрын
I shall!
Between Christmas and Easter the Balkans are kind of dead... But in Bulgaria is nice to visit on 1 mars. They have this beautiful ancient holyday that has a more complex meaning. We have it in Romania too, we call it "mărțișor", but in Bulgaria they make it even better.
@beyondmyneighborhood
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, I learned something new today!
@dwartbg1
4 ай бұрын
Not exactly, it's more like a "Ruse thing". Ruse sadly has seen much better days and is one of the least developed cities in Bulgaria nowadays. It's kind of a dead place all around the year,even though it has a lot of potential. Albeit I'm surprised why he didn't decide to visit more of Bulgaria - other cities like the capital Sofia or Plovdiv are absolutely different.
@beyondmyneighborhood
4 ай бұрын
@@dwartbg1 It all came down to time constraints. Bulgaria is close enough to Bucharest that I wanted to say that I'd been to Bulgaria, but time wasn't such that I could venture farther to cities such as Plovdiv or Sofia. I agree that Ruse wasn't particularly exciting, but I still enjoyed my time there. Thanks for watching.
@yogiaol
3 ай бұрын
In Bulgaria this means Martenitsa.
Bro! Use Borat's soundtrack in your videos XD
@beyondmyneighborhood
5 ай бұрын
Ha, that would be fun! I'd likely run afoul of KZread's copyright protections if I did that. However, I learned recently that much of Borat was filmed in Romania. Thank you for watching.