Motorcycle Tour - The Best day in Bulgaria Ep. 20
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00:00Thank you very much my friend. It was nice meeting you.
00:05Nice to meet you.
00:31Okay. Thank you very much. Have a nice day.
00:36We are ready to leave.
00:38But I haven't had breakfast yet.
00:40We will stop somewhere and have breakfast.
00:44And then I will tell you about today's plan.
00:48Bismillah. In the name of Allah.
00:58May Allah bless you with good health.
01:08We are going to the main highway now.
01:11Let's look for a restaurant there.
01:14I mean the main road of the village.
01:18The highway is quite far.
01:20I went there to have dinner last night.
01:23I saw a lot of restaurants there.
01:26Let's go there now.
01:44People look at foreigners as if they haven't seen them in a long time.
02:15Oh. She doesn't speak. Okay. Thank you.
02:23These are the Bulgarian riders and locals.
02:27Thank you so much. I made a video.
02:30You will be on YouTube.
02:38Assalam Alekum and good morning everyone from Kostendil.
02:42I am pronouncing it right now.
02:44Kostendil, Bulgaria.
02:46I reached here yesterday.
02:48Today is my second day.
02:50I have been looking for a coffee bar since morning.
02:53A place where I can have breakfast.
02:55They don't sell anything for breakfast here.
02:58So I have been looking for it for a long time.
03:00And for the ATM as well.
03:02A local who knew English ran after me and told me about the ATM.
03:06It took me 20 to 25 minutes to find it.
03:10I have finally found it.
03:12And I am having breakfast with them now.
03:14My plan for today is to go to Perin National Park.
03:17Which is right next to the border of Greece.
03:20So it's gonna be a 300 km ride.
03:24But I don't know how long it's gonna take.
03:27I am just chatting with them.
03:30I am not in a hurry to go as well.
03:32Because I am getting a good local experience.
03:34They have invited me.
03:36I am having coffee with them now.
03:38And then we will start our ride.
03:59He doesn't understand me.
04:02Is this the post?
04:04Yes.
04:06He doesn't understand me and I don't understand him.
04:09But they were nice people.
04:11Let's go.
04:27Our first stop for today is a Christian Orthodox Monastery or Rila.
04:34So we will go there now.
04:41Let's go.
04:51I was just passing by and took a short break.
04:54Because the nature here is beautiful.
04:56You might be able to hear the ducks behind me.
05:04And the funny thing is that my friend Evo just stopped here.
05:09And he is from Sofia.
05:11And we will ride now together to Rila Monastery.
05:15Evo is joining me for a rest.
05:18One hour.
05:20It's one hour from here.
05:22Maybe.
05:24And he has a dominar.
05:40Evo is riding in front of me now.
05:44And we will ride together for the next one hour to reach the monastery.
05:49The funny thing is that Evo knows a bit of English.
05:53So we can have a little chat with him.
05:56He can ask me anything.
05:59The thing is that all the motorcyclists that I have met here,
06:05they are all very nice.
06:07And after seeing my bike, everyone thinks it's a 650.
06:11I told him that it's a 310.
06:14He said it's not possible.
06:16I think it's a 650.
06:18I don't know much about dominars.
06:21But a lot of people here have dominars.
06:38We were talking about roads earlier.
06:40And now we have a nice, lush road ahead.
06:43They have done a good job in Pakistan.
06:45They have built a gutter in the middle of the road.
06:47Maybe it's because of the water.
06:49So that the rainwater doesn't stop.
06:51Or like in our country, after building a road,
06:54they know that there was a gutter here.
06:57So now they have to put a lid on the gutter.
07:01Evo has pointed at me.
07:05Evo puts his foot down and takes it out.
07:11This was a lovely place to sit.
07:18Check out this village.
07:24This is Europe.
07:26You can see the broken houses here.
07:29I don't think you have ever seen such houses in a vlog.
07:39There are a lot of old people here.
07:41I guess the rest of them go to the cities in the evenings.
07:50Check out the wheat crops of Bulgaria.
07:59PIRIN
08:10Pirin?
08:11Pirin. Riva.
08:14Riva?
08:15Riva.
08:16Riva?
08:17Pirin.
08:18Pirin. Okay.
08:19We are going now to Rila Monastery.
08:21Rila Monastery.
08:24I told him that I have to go to Pirin National Park.
08:29But before that, I want to go to the monastery.
08:32Pirin National Park is on the right.
08:35And on the left is Rila Monastery.
08:39We will go there first.
08:42After that, it will be towards Sofia.
08:45And then I will go to Pirin National Park.
08:53Pirin National Park
09:24Pirin National Park
09:36This is Rila Monastery.
09:38It's the monastery of Eastern Christian Orthodox.
09:42I think this is the most beautiful monastery I have ever visited.
09:47It's a 10th century monastery.
09:49It was destroyed during the 14th and 15th century.
09:53After that, the Russian Orthodox rebuilt it.
09:58This is the most visited place in Bulgaria.
10:02Among the monasteries.
10:04Almost a million visitors come here, mostly from Russia.
10:07Because the Eastern Orthodox are mostly in Russia.
10:11I have just handed over my luggage to Evo.
10:15Because there was a problem with the parking here.
10:18I don't think it's safe for me to park here.
10:21It's a lot of work to unload all the luggage.
10:24So I am going back.
10:26Let's see what he has planned.
10:28My plan is to go to Pirin National Park.
10:30But if he finds a nice place nearby, we will go there as well.
10:49Pirin National Park
11:00I am back on the bike.
11:02Evo has suggested that we go to the top of the mountains ahead.
11:07He says that it's a 10 km asphalt road.
11:12And it's a 10 km light off road.
11:15I don't know much about Evo's light off road.
11:18But at least there are two of us today.
11:21Even if something happens, there will be two of us.
11:24And there won't be any problem in picking up the bike.
11:29The Albanian off road gave me a hard time.
11:33But let's see the off road here.
11:35There might be a difference between Evo's light and my light.
11:39But we are ready for the adventure.
11:42The monastery is beautiful.
11:44It's a lot of fun to see this monastery.
12:01So far, so good.
12:03The road is not that dangerous.
12:06But there are some rocks on the road.
12:12But it's okay.
12:16It's not a bad start.
12:18I just feel that the big loose rocks slip off the tires.
12:24Or if there is a mudslide.
12:27Even the small loose rocks are cruel.
12:32I think this is a jeep road or something like that.
12:38We are constantly gaining height.
12:42There are no sharp turns.
12:55This is an open section. Looks like Alps.
12:58So, we have reached our 10 km journey.
13:10So Evo, that's it.
13:14Thank you my friend. It was great.
13:45It's a very beautiful and peaceful place.
13:48If I had come here a little late, I could have camped here.
13:53But the sun is still up.
13:56My plan is to continue further ahead.
14:09We are almost ready to go.
14:11We will take a couple of breaks along the way.
14:13Then we will go to Agra National Park.
14:27We have reached Rila.
14:29Hopefully, Evo will take us to a restaurant here.
14:33I don't want him to take us further ahead.
14:36He was telling me that we can have food in a restaurant along the river.
14:42He said so-so.
14:44I asked him if he was hungry.
14:46He said yes.
14:48He said so-so.
14:50I don't know about his so-so.
14:52He said so-so.
14:54I don't know about his so-so.
14:56But I will have my own so-so.
14:58And the river is right next to us.
15:00We have been riding along the river for the last 30-40 minutes.
15:04Evo has put us up here.
15:08I think Evo has brought us to the restaurant.
15:14We are right next to the river.
15:17Let's go.
15:21Eat here?
15:23Perfect.
15:33Bon Appetit.
15:37Our lunch has arrived.
15:39I have ordered local Bulgarian trout for myself.
15:43Evo, how is your lunch?
15:45Is it good?
15:47Very good.
15:49Very good.
15:51Super.
15:53He has ordered meat balls.
15:55We will have our lunch now.
15:57And then we will leave.
15:59The cook here is a fan of Borussia Dortmund.
16:03He is wearing a jersey from Germany.
16:05Wow!
16:16It was an amazing trout.
16:21I enjoyed it.
16:23I have been starving all day long.
16:27He has ordered meat balls.
16:29After eating it, he said it was too much for him.
16:33We have to go and refuel now.
16:37Our journey will be the same for the next 10-15 minutes.
16:43He has to go to Sofia.
16:45He is from Sofia.
16:47And I have to go to Pirin National Park.
16:51It's close to the border of Greece.
16:55The fish was quite cheap.
16:57I paid around 8 Euros.
16:59Full, Fledged, Lunch, Late Lunch, Dinner...
17:04Whatever you call it.
17:068 Euros is nothing.
17:08In Germany, you get a donor for 5-6 Euros.
17:13We are going to leave now.
17:31Let's say bye to Ivo.
17:43See you somewhere.
17:59We are going to Kolata.
18:01Kolata is the border of Greece.
18:13Kolata is the border of Greece.
18:34You can see the pyramids over there.
18:37We are here for them.
18:40We have just started.
18:42We are going up on the backside of the village.
18:46I have seen a camping site up there.
18:50If it's good, we will camp here at night.
18:54And if it's not good, we will look for a hotel up there.
18:59The problem with a bike is that you have to find a good spot near the road.
19:06Otherwise, where will you park the bike?
19:09If you have a backpack, you can park it on the side of the road.
19:13After a 20-25 minute hike, you will find a good spot.
19:19Amazing!
19:21Check out the right side.
19:23And the light over there...
19:27It's not like in Cappadocia.
19:31We have reached our camping site.
19:36And someone else is also camping here.
19:39It's a wild camping.
19:41I was thinking of asking someone.
19:43But I think it's better if I ask them.
20:00Private or not allowed?
20:02No problem.
20:14Oh yes, I can see up there.
20:17No, I think it's fine. The view is perfect here.
20:21With the bike.
20:23When will you put your tent?
20:25Yes, I will just put my tent here.
20:27Thank you very much. Enjoy your meal.
20:29Where are you coming from?
20:31I'm coming from Germany.
20:33But you are not from Germany.
20:35I'm from Pakistan originally.
20:37So I'm going on my bike to Pakistan from Germany.
20:41Really? With this bike?
20:43Yes.
20:45To Pakistan?
20:47Yes.
20:49Enjoy your meal.
21:28This is our camp for the night.
21:30I reached here before sunset.
21:32I was lucky.
21:34It's an amazing place.
21:36I saw some reviews on Google about this place.
21:38Wild camping is allowed here.
21:40So you can camp here.
21:42I'm staying here tonight.
21:44There's a monastery nearby.
21:46Can you see it?
21:48It's right here.
21:50I had a great time today.
21:52Bulgaria has made a place in my heart.
21:54Especially the people here are amazing.
21:56It looks like Evo.
21:58I was a bit scared before seeing so many tattoos.
22:00But he was such a nice guy.
22:02Now I'm gonna camp here.
22:04I'll stay here for the night.
22:06I'll cook something.
22:08I had my dinner 2 hours ago.
22:10So I'm not that hungry.
22:12I'll just have some snacks.
22:14I'm also thirsty.
22:16Let's have some coffee or tea.
22:18Let's enjoy the night.
22:20Hopefully, if the weather is good,
22:22I'll take some pictures of the night stars.
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