Veliko Tarnovo is not the first capital - it's the last Imperial capital. It was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The capitals of the First Bulgarian Empire were Pliska and Veliki Preslav.

Bulgaria is indeed beautiful.

Добре, дошли в България! Бъдете живи и здрави, чудесен филм за моята Родина, прекрасен, бъдете благословени и пак елате в България!

Thank you for moving away from typical travel vlog locations. I'm curious and will watch your Bulgaria and Romania travels.

"The city next to your final destination" is my birth town and it is called Gorna Oriyahovitsa (Upper Walnut). They did not tell you that you can take a bus to Veliko Tarnovo. It stops every 30-40 min right in front of the Railroad station. It's number is 10. Of course the taxi driver did not want you to know that. By the way, Tarnovo is the third capital, not the first one. The first one was Pliska, then Preslav and then is Tarnovo.

This was wonderful! Got me emotional and happy😊 thanks for visiting my home country and presenting it in the best possible way! Can’t wait for the next videos.

Great to see you guys in Eastern Europe. Looking forward to the upcoming videos.

Traveling by train in Bulgaria is certainly in the top 3 worst things you can do in the country. The good thing is that after 30 years of decline, investment in trains and railways has finally started.

Very interesting. Thanks for the video. I was at the seaside of Bulgaria. Really beautiful country! 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇧🇬❤️

Absolutely love the European train network your channel is really great guys! Gonna work our way through your other videos 😊👏

This is one of your best travel day videos. Captured it beautifully at times.

haha nice video! Welcome to Bulgaria :) only one thing - Veliko Turnovo is not the first capital of Bulgaria of course! 😅 Is just the old capital! Pliska was the first capital of Bulgaria from 681-893 , then Veliki Preslav from 893 to 971 , then Ohrid 992 - 1015, then Bitolia and then from 1185 Veliko Turnovo to 1393, then for just two years to 1395 Nikopol, then Plovdiv In 1878, after the Liberation, Plovdiv became the capital of Eastern Rumelia, it is part of our country, which for 7 years remained within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire as an autonomous region. And then from April 3 in1879 Sofia is the capital 🙂

Actually Veliko Tărnovo which means Great Tărnovo, is I think the 6th or 7th capital of Bulgaria during the Second Bulgarian Empire and It was founded by the Asen Dynasty. There is a really cool monument dedicated to them in the city, you shoud definitely check it out. I hope you enjoy your stay! :) 🇧🇬

Wow ! I missed this one last week. I lived in England for a few years & traveled almost exclusively by train 🚆 . I love the sound & feeling of trains so this was like a good ASMR Video. Excellently compiled 👍

Loved your train sequence of y’all looking out the window! Looked like such a beautiful ride 🚊

Lovely video, great music choice and looking forward to see more of Bulgaria.

Your videos are great, have fun & stay safe traveling.

THERE ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL PLACES IN BULGARIA! I MISS BULGARIA VERY MUCH!

How I wish your vlogs were longer and more frequent, I love them so much 😊 This was beautiful!

You guys have such great video content, I get sucked in and feel sad as soon as it’s over! So we watch it again right away 🥰 Congratulations on the extra follower too, 30K! 🍾

This is awesome!

It’s a beautiful place , I will like to visit there one summer

amazing video, iam from Veliko Tărnovo and currently living in MD,USA. I miss my hometown so much! I hope you enjoyed it ! its beautifully and iam glad I found this channel , good luck guys with the other upcoming places to visit

Браво, юнаци! 😊

I like how you are fond of small cute details like stamps in the passport) I've always loved to travel by train, this video really brought up great childhood memories. 😀

I'm glad you like my country you're welcome every time!

You should stop in Ruse next time you are in Bulgaria. It is called the little Vienna so it is worth to visit at least for a day! If you decide I can even give you hints as someone who lived there for 21 years ;)

You are so sweet! Welcome to Bulgaria!

Loove the channel, guys! Greetings from Sofia!

Welcome to Bulgaria. Train ride looked fun. Town your staying in looks very old. Excited to see more. No bloopers. Excellent from start to finish.

Много красиво пътуване, гледам с интерес❤❤❤

The best train experience Ive ever had was my jurney in a Bulgarian train/ Ive used trains from all over the world- modern, old, .../ So kind people ,so sweet experience, so... so ...❤❤❤Love to all Bulgarians and that amaizing country

Amazing video. 👏

My homeland that a 1000 km away right now. This video makes me happy :)

Your vlogs from Bulgaria made me soooo emotional, I see you passed by Ruse, my hometown… you should absolutely visit Koprivshtitsa before you leave. Safe travels! And if you are ever again in Ruse, drop me a line and if I am there, I can take you around. Hugs

Quite a difference between the old and new trains!

she is very talkative and does good makeup. Nice vlog

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Thank you for noticing all the positive things - views, food, communication with people and so on. I think most of us in Bulgaria have turned out to be pretty negative and we don't appreciate it anymore

Thank you, dear people!

Looks a really exciting destination. I do like exploring by train but some journeys can be a little tiring especially if it is hot and like you found windows are jammed. I have been thinking of trying the trains in Romania and Bulgaria. Look forward to seeing how you trip develops.

i felt nostalgic when i saw how you try to open the window and it came back up :D

Im from Turnovo(living in abroad for almost quorter century ,now in Germany).And havent travelled in Bulgaria (during my annual vacations there) by train for loong time

ทำคลิปได้สนุกมากๆเลยครับ รอคลิปเที่ยวเมืองไทยอีกนะครับ

Fascinating train ride must be,I am European but never travelled on such train

You need to use the empty bottle trick in order to keep that window always open :) .

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nice trip :)

Another great video! You fill us with your positivity! By the way - it's funny how the girl says "good day" in Russian at 8:10 :) I guess she knows she's in Bulgaria, not Russia :))))))

I really like your travel vlog. As a Bulgarian I am thankful you showed other parts of Bulgaria, not only Sofia. I just want to say, Veliko Tarnovo is not Bulgaria first capital. It is the second Bulgarian kingdom capital, before the Ottoman empire conquer Bulgaria. Bulgaria first capital was Pliska.

Well, welcome to Bulgaria (3 weeks later😅) I hope you really liked our country and our beautiful nature! Enjoy in Veliko Tarnovo!

The next time you travel in Bulgaria, seek advice from Bulgarians. You may save some money. First of all, when traveling by train from Bucharest to Bulgaria, it is better to buy a ticket to Ruse, and then buy a ticket from Ruse to the desired destination in Bulgaria. Yes, in Ruse you have to react very quickly, but this way you save about 10 dollars, since you do not pay an international rate all the way, but only on the route from Bucharest to Ruse, and then you are charged at the Bulgarian rates, which are more cheap. In addition, as Stanislav Andonov advised, from Gorna Oryahovitsa it is better to take a bus to Veliko Tarnovo. Thus, in general, you would save money for an extremely rich dinner in Bulgaria and even have money left over. On the other hand, solving the train window problem with paper is not a Romanian technology. This is a well-known practice throughout the post-communist space in Easern Europe.😉

Great video. What Camera gear are u vlogging on please, and mics, vid editor. Thanks. Loooks great:)

Do you all have a website? I'd like to learn more about Jordan and Ashley. We are LOVING your videos!

6:46 cool

8:11 Добър Ден!

So glad the Bulgarians are helping folks from Ukraine like this!

Tip: for windows to stay shut you need to press that button on the left side

I liked your video, but I am sad YOU did not made a video about Romania. Subcribed!

thanks for sharing your experience, im really soon going to romania and later i want to do the same going from bucarest to Veliko Tarnovo but i dont find any company offering these route, with one company did you do these trip?

Back on the road with new adventures and a new travel series 🤣😍

I'm from Gorna Oryahovica, just across the hill 😎 I live in China, I can finally go home this summer, street 3 years 🫠

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This is the 3-th capital of Bulgaria. The first is Pliska and the second Preslav. Veliko Tărnovo is the 3-th one

It's not the first capital of Bulgaria, it's the third. First is Pliska near the town Shumen. The second one is Veliki Preslav. :)

Awesome Video! Im just about to do the same route but i cant find an option to book the train online :( How did you book it?

you always carry a bottle of water with you when you ride the est eurpean trains...its not for you but to keep the coach window open :D

Quick hack about the window situation, put some folded paper between the two windows and voilà - it is fixed :D ( oh, I didn't watch the video till the end :DD)

Why you didn't take ticket to romanian wagon CFR? Which also goes to Sofia from Bucharest North. It is much newer and more modern, it is the blue one with gray stripes.

Why haven't you stayed în România for a while, try some of the food and visit place??? It is a very beautiful country

The taxi driver must go back to school 🤣

It was not the first capital but it was a capital for awhile :)

Veliko Tаrnovo is the fourth capital city of Bulgaria 🇧🇬

Ruse is my town...stamp confirmed

Ако все още не сте посетилли град Русе,непременно трябва да го видите.Не случайно му казват:,,Малката Виена" Град с изключителнаархитектура. Трябва да посетите-,,Историческия музей,музея на транспорта," за до видите,,Първата ЖП-гара(Русе-Варна)Султанието,вагона на цар Брис -трети...)

Tarnovo is the 3rd capital of Bulgaria...First were Pliska and Great Preslav...the current one is Sofia. But don`t expect to hear something smart from bulgarian taxi driver or "macedonian" lol :)

This might be a very silly question but I’m planning a 6 months trip to the same region so I would really appreciate it if someone can tell me how do you use your phone there? Do you buy SIM card from each country? I’m from the US and using the AT&T day pass it too expensive so that can not be an option. TY

Do you guys travel with only carry ons? or bigger luggage too?

Nice girl for travelling hoho

Please, what is the Airbnb in Veliko Tarnovo??? Thanks!!! 🙏🏻

What's the place you are staying at please? Maybe you can share the link? Thanks!

It not the first capital of Bulgaria its the 3th if i am not mistaken.

It's interesting but I don't know for what reason the Bulgarians avoid to say that the "Bulgarian empire" was actually a vlach-Bulgarian empire which started with a more important vlach component and finished to be lead more by the Bulgarians. This empire was possible just with the power of both sides. When they stopped cooperated the empire disappeared.

I am visiting bucharest in 2 weeks and would like to make an easy day trip to Ruse. What would be my best option of getting there and back (trains, buses, taxis etc). Everything online is slightly outdated. If anyone has any advice 😊

I'm curious. What is the difference between second class and first class? Third class? Is there a third class? Do you know?

How much is the train ticket?

Where did you stay in Veliko Turnovo?

Do you need a passport or a visa?

The first capital of Bulgaria was probably Bolhara around 1100 BC, with fortress around 200 km around, it was close to Pakistan. Second one as far as we know it is Fanagoria today Russia, just next to Crimea where now is the bridge. The third one is for sure Pliska, then we don't know which one was the first of the Volga Bulgaria but another Bulgarian tribe had Bitolya in North Macedonia as capital, aiming for Thessalonika. Then the next one is Preslav, and then we have Ohrid and finally we arrive at Veliko Tarnovo, for short time Plovdiv as capital of part of Bulgaria, but in the end both parts agreed on Sofia....

That's nothing compared to how the train system looked like after 1989 (the communist regime fall). In the 90s, the Romanian population was way higher, they didn't have time yet to migrate and the trains looked like sardines cans. No AC, of course, delays up to 5-7 hours, the trains smelled like hell, people were throwing garbage on the train floors, the toilets were filled with fecals, you had to be constantly alert so someone will not steal your luggage, the trains were filled with classic factory workers that were drinking until they pissed themselves, everyone was eating on newspapers stuffs like onions and bacon or sausages, I can't even describe the seats, they were all cut by knife, not sure why but everyone was destroying everything in Romania at that time, they didn't care, graffiti was everywhere, penises were filling the walls of the train everywhere, inside and outside, there were scams everywhere, people were playing gambling games on corridors and they were getting into fights, and the cherry on top, you were allowed to smoke, you could barely breath, and belive me, Romanians were heavy smokers as cigarettes were cheap, and you basically traveled in a cheap bar, full of drunks that haven't taken a shower for weeks yelling random stuff at eachother. What can I say, I know is bad to travel without AC, but belive me, you could've had it way worse than this.

Veliko Turnovo welkam to awar cutry Gais nice !

Actually 6 seets in bulgarian railway is reffered as 1st class. The second class wagoons have 8 seets heh. So you got luckie. Me as a Bulgarian saying :)

Yeah, our 50 years old trains should be scrapped. Must have been a terrible ride.

Am sorry, but I think that the taxi driver was being an..~#*$........, he could have definitely driven up the hill, because i saw other cars parked on the road up the hill. I was there in July 2022 and drove up similar windy cobbled stones roads too. I will admit that they are steep and narrow, but can definitely be done.

Guys , sorry but you are delusional right now !!! FIRST CLASS has six (6) seats (the one you are already travel in), AND SECOND CLASS HAS EIGHT(8) SEATS IN THE COMPARTMENT !!!

nice video. i am enjoining your video❤

My recommendation is to use in future FlixBus is much better and faster then train in E Europe is same company who buy it Greyhound 👍🍀