EXPLORING VARNA, BULGARIA (Is Varna worth it?)

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Is the drive REALLY worth it?
Varna is a super long drive from Sofia and we debated whether or not to make that drive for a few days. Ultimately we decided we should at least check out the black sea while we're in Bulgaria!
We made the drive and feel confident that we've answered the question of 'Is Varna worth it?' once and for all!..kind of, not really. But we DID check out most of the big sites in Varna including the sea garden, the beach and the amusement park. I think it will always be fondly remembered as the last major city we visit in Bulgaria!
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EXPLORING VARNA, BULGARIA (Is Varna worth it?)
Chapters:
00:00 - The plan and Dormition Of The Mother Of God Cathedral
02:20 - Coffee vending machines in Bulgaria. SO UNDERRATED
04:12 - Pedestrian street in Varna
06:18 - Port of Varna / Disneyland / Varna Beach
09:11 - Varna Sea Garden is massssssiiiive
12:04 - Picnic in the park
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@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

What do you think of the Bulgarian Seaside town? (apart from the coffee machines, we know they're great)😍

@RosTheXD Жыл бұрын

I have heard that Burgas is better these days, thank you for visiting hope you visit again 🔥🔥

@VictorMarinov-tl6kx 11 ай бұрын

You should come now in the summer 🌞🏝️

@em-tek Жыл бұрын

I made those letters VARNA at 9:48 First we made the same for PLOVDIV 2019 as then PLOVDIV was the euro capital of culture, but then Varna municipality also ordered same for their city. Happy to see they are still standing :-)

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Woah!!! That's so cool! 😀 definitely still there and standing strong!

@MaggiDzhihan 9 күн бұрын

Varna is my hometown and I really miss it every time as I live in England. Glad to see that you enjoyed your time there 😊❤🇧🇬

@raffaelloschirinzi2072 Жыл бұрын

"The coffee in Bulgaria is even better than in Italy". Really? Because the coffee you drank was LAVAZZA, one of the most famous Italian coffee😂

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

🤣 we aren't the sharpest tools in the shed

@JordanandEmily 2 ай бұрын

@@MantratyaProds 😄 🤣

@vnsworkshop9961 Ай бұрын

I m Italian,i was in Bulgaria,the only One Place outside Italy where you can have good coffe Is probably the mains city of Bulgaria but..mis far from the Italian taste.Belive me

@neo_varna Жыл бұрын

Awesome effort put into this, really great video, summer is dope yeah, especially now

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps 😊we definitely need to get back there in Summer!

@marinmarinov9375 Жыл бұрын

Супер видео !!!Благодаря.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️☺️ Thank you

@Mango-rd1vv Жыл бұрын

Thats my country!!! The Dolphins you showed i was there every summer wen i was there. The sea is just the best. Thank you for visiting my beautiful home country ❤

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful part of a beautiful country!! 😊

@Konq62 20 күн бұрын

Really cool video! The full potential of the city is mainly observed during summer time. Hope you visit again!

@vpdmusic 10 ай бұрын

Great video, guys! Shout out from Varna! ♥

@JordanandEmily 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@r.a.3984 Жыл бұрын

Varna is amazing! There’s a panoramic place on the other side of the bridge where you can observe the whole city. Also you could visit the Alaja monestry (a monestry into caves high on a …. Rock wall?) also the pobiti kamyni- that’s like a mini desert with huge rocks not human made, also the palace in Evksinograd also the historical museum with the oldest gold in the whole world. Could have a coffee on the top of Black Sea hotel (there is a bar on top of the building)

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

How did we not know about all of this! haha - Great excuse to visit again! Thanks :)

@alexandyrmitew9964 11 ай бұрын

For you is good but for locals is not good.. ;))

@user-oy2nr5sr3n Жыл бұрын

MY PRETTY, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL AND BELOVED BULGARIA! I MISS VERY MUCH MY MOTHERLAND! I WILL COME BACK SOON!

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

You should! 😀 it's amazing!

@JellyDark583 Жыл бұрын

Аз знам

@sisirubysis Жыл бұрын

You should have visited the historical museum with the oldest gold treasure in the world among other things. It's pretty cool 😎

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

We heard about this but only after we left 😞 gives us a good excuse to go back though! Hopefully on summer 😄

@donaukinder1995 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos! I am so inspired to travel Eastern Europe now 🎉

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

This is amazing!! Eastern Europe is great - you will love it!

@alexandyrmitew9964 11 ай бұрын

If u come in Varna u can eat rebay steak for 350 euro per kilo .... Go to Mezu restaurant ... The most quality meat in the whole world😂

@suayhughes8103 Жыл бұрын

Have fun guys.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Thanks Suay! 😊

@ingridhlemme 5 ай бұрын

Loved this

@JordanandEmily 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

@evapetrova2302 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I'm from Varna. I am very glad that you visited this amazing city and that you enjoyed it. However, I think if you really want to experience this seaside city, you should come in the summer and stay at least a few days. I think that you will be really impressed and you will have the opportunity to enter the daily life of the people of Varna. Thank you for this super interesting vlog!🤍💚❤

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! We reeealllly want to go back to Varna and really all of bukgaria just to experience the different seasons! We could see how it would change so much for winter to summer!

@Hollandino 10 ай бұрын

Where is all the people in Varna? Why do they disappear until summer? Other seaside cities i've been to are packed even during the off season with locals.

@juliannedean537 Жыл бұрын

I think I’ve caught up now. When we were in Canada & Alaska, we noticed the seagulls there were huge too, they also had these there birds that looked like magpies but they had really long tails, very strange. Nice place, great park. Don’t worry about what the other comments say about the coffee vending machines, if you liked it that’s the main thing. Stay safe, miss you both, love you, mum.xx ❤️🤪❤️

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Love you miss you! ❤️

@user-xr5te7up6y 2 ай бұрын

Най-добре видео❤

@JordanandEmily 2 ай бұрын

@mopck1 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Varna, nice video

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

@VladimirLadev 11 ай бұрын

Love it!

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@VladimirLadev 11 ай бұрын

@@JordanandEmily You handled your presentation very well. Skipping the roman thermae was a good choice for someone with limited time. Seagulls are super annoying and do strike your hands or head if you are eating something trying to make you drop it, especially a Doner Kebab.

@cihangarros 9 ай бұрын

You have to go varna in summer mates

@JordanandEmily 9 ай бұрын

We knooowwww 😞 we need to go back to Bulgaria in general. Next time will be summer for sure!!

@viktorvladeriow2239 6 ай бұрын

You guys are so adorable. 3:00 tip: 10 meters from that coffe machine is a cigar and snack shop that can brew you a espresso with real milk for about double the price, milk in street machines is powder milk, good enough for for the price.

@JordanandEmily 6 ай бұрын

I'm not sure how we didn't see that! haha

@krumcvetkov Жыл бұрын

I've had Irish coffee from one of these machines in Veliko Turnovo, you've missed out a lot.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Ahh! We are so jealous 😂 but to be fair would have probably ended up getting one too many if we knew 😅😅

@klimatvarna3898 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Varna, all the cafes and restaurants are down on the beach, guys!

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

😄 we mist have walked straight passed them! It's such a big place!

@r.a.3984 Жыл бұрын

@@JordanandEmilyyou walked on the upper path into the sea garden. Downhill has another path and literally there is like bar, bar, bar, restaurant, bar, restaurant, coffee shop xd right on the beach

@wrednuch 11 ай бұрын

@@JordanandEmilywhen you guys said the restaurants were expensive, how expensive were they exactly? I'm currently in Burgas dining with family of 6 and it usually boils down to about a 100 lev each time, for reference. I'm preparing for a visit to Varna next year with a bigger party and can't imagine cooking in such a place 😊

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

@@r.a.3984 didn't even know this! Thanks!!!

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

@@wrednuch ooooo we can't remember exact prices (we keep much better track these days!) but we do remember feeling like they were way more than they should be!

@bbpetrov 11 ай бұрын

My hometown! I miss the street coffee machines! Greetings from Hamburg !

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

How good are the coffee machines!? They should be all over the world in our opinion!

@larifari7876 9 ай бұрын

Varna is my home since years and I’m from Hessen 🤣

@obiwanbul Жыл бұрын

The Dolphinarium is where you can watch a show with trained dolphins🐬 I've walked down the Varna Garden path many times. The Navy museum is also a neat site within it, and if you go all the end to what is called the 'athlete' side, the view below looks like a Californian beach with palm trees.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Thats so cool! Maybe we turned around too quickly, it's such a big park! Beeeaaautiful place though

@alexandyrmitew9964 11 ай бұрын

They are not trained... The just dont give them the food they need... ;)

@Imotepth Жыл бұрын

5:18 - 5:24 lol, did you see the text on the side of the coffee vending machines? 🤣 Btw, I learned this coffee brand also in Bulgaria few years ago, very nice blend. They sell here only mixes with chilli (😯), but it taste amazing.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

not that I can remember! 😅 ooooh chili mix would be so good with hot chocolate!

@nkaloyanov 11 ай бұрын

You should deffo check us out in peak summer, like late July, early August. It's full everywhere, lots of summer vibes, some heatwaves tho.

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

We soooo want to come back! What other spots in Bulgaria should we check out?

@nkaloyanov 11 ай бұрын

@@JordanandEmily I'd recommend the Rhodope Mountains (Pamporovo) - there are some very mystical places, and great shots for pics/videos. Snezhanka peak has a tower and it's at 2k meters altitude. You can enjoy a 360 view, and it's absolutely gorgeous. Rezovo is another interesting place, as you can see the Turkish border just outside. And Plovdiv - it has a lot of history, and a very interesting neighborhood called "Kapana" (its literal translation is "The Trap" lol) but there are a lot of bars on the streets, restaurants, it's made for young people. And there's a small outdoor marketplace for handmade stuff.

@nettvshumen 5 ай бұрын

Retro museum in Varna is great.

@JordanandEmily 5 ай бұрын

We'll have to check it out!

@ivostoyanov4350 Жыл бұрын

Hi both, just check this out

@atlantidaunderground Жыл бұрын

I drink from those coffee machines mostly and tbh a lot cheaper than Starbucks (here at least) and less coffee because the cup is smaller.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

It's great right!? 😄

@atlantidaunderground Жыл бұрын

@@JordanandEmily yeah, I liked the Irish coffee too. It's different from all the rest... and I just compared the machine's coffees to Starbucks haha

@cami0076 6 ай бұрын

Too bad you guys are on a pretty low budget, as it seems. There are some really good restaurants at the sea garden, but its still nice to look around, I guess. Also, Varna in summer is very different, so you should visit again :D

@JordanandEmily 6 ай бұрын

Hopefully we can head back sometime with more money and try them all!

@plonss 8 ай бұрын

When you said "I did not expect this in Bulgaria" what exactly did you expect I wonder ?

@JordanandEmily 8 ай бұрын

I think we just knew the side of Bulgaria that was all beautiful mountains and trees Not the ocean side theme park we got to see in Varna!! 😅

@plonss 8 ай бұрын

@@JordanandEmily I see !

@BMW750Ldx Жыл бұрын

3:25 have you ever heard about MILK POWDER ???...that's used in ALL coffee machines in the world !! LOL....there are NO coffee machine in the world that use's "fresh" milk 😊

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 OMG the fact this didn't cross my mind is so embarrassing hahaha seems so obvious now 😅😳

@whiskeredtamarin 3 ай бұрын

You should check out the speakeasy bar next time. You just need to find it 😂

@JordanandEmily 3 ай бұрын

That sounds so fun 😄

@ivostoyanov4350 Жыл бұрын

London to Varna tomorrow 1st Feb back on Friday - £512 ex baggage - London NY - £499

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

wow!

@ashikislam8370 22 күн бұрын

6:10 beautiful cats

@JordanandEmily 22 күн бұрын

Very much so!

@AlexAhmedov Жыл бұрын

I live here, at Varna

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

You must enjoy it!

@Khushalsoni09 Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for Turkey video's

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Us too!! 🫶

@bruceyjustine7322 Жыл бұрын

i might go to varna for a year for work :) should i do it?

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

A whole year! That’s a cool opportunity! What do you do for a living?

@r.a.3984 Жыл бұрын

Give it a go ! I’ve been living in UK last 6 years, before that in USA, moved back to Bulgaria in particular Varna and I’m just rediscover my own country xd I love it

@bruceyjustine7322 Жыл бұрын

@@r.a.3984 Yes I planning to go next month is ther a neiberhood where I should rent?

@kosmicheskiprah Жыл бұрын

@@bruceyjustine7322 Greek neighbourhood and area around the main railway station.

@bruceyjustine7322 Жыл бұрын

nk you i will remember this because i go to wrok for a belgium bank and first 2 weeks i stay in a hotel after that someone will help me to get a appartment its aound 400 to 500 euros right?

@frogmantoad8110 Жыл бұрын

You know it’s going to be awesome when there is “too much Roman history”.

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

😄 and it really was, the whole country was amazing

@lucas_8358 Жыл бұрын

Varna is amazing for those who cant afford or dont live in the meditteranean!! 😂

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

😄

@nikitaking2796 Жыл бұрын

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@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

So many Emojis! ❤️😁🥰☺️

@JellyDark583 Жыл бұрын

Аз живея там

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Awesome! ❤️🇧🇬

@BangkokImprovFestival-dc1mi 12 күн бұрын

I see you're wearing coats. What's the temperature there?

@GodricThe Жыл бұрын

Its powder milk ffs and it is considered shit but cheap and it is caffee

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

That makes it even more of a big deal!

@QuantumBraced Жыл бұрын

Seems like if you're a cat person, Bulgaria is the place to be. 😄

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

haha it really is!

@baresh111 Жыл бұрын

Jasenovac First konc lager for kids Magnum Crimen VATICAN

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Google couldn't even translate this one! 😆 sorry!

@bulgarian4878 11 ай бұрын

These people go to varna in the winter lol

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

😄 very observant!

@NaMaykaTiShefa 11 ай бұрын

smurdi li na sharan v hotela

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

Hotela!

@qwe5616 2 күн бұрын

a third of the video buying a coffee from a vending machine and two thirds walking through the park off season not the best review of the city i've seen, but then again not the worst one, god bless your souls

@JordanandEmily 2 күн бұрын

Hahaha thanks

@Hollandino 10 ай бұрын

Looks like a ghost town. Where is all the people and life?

@JordanandEmily 10 ай бұрын

I think we were in the off season 😄

@vadensvakum7478 Жыл бұрын

3:35 it is powdered milk and bad coffee. also sometimes mice sleep in it. i would pass...

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

😄 that's gross, but it tastes great and is good enough for thousands of people every day so it's good enough for us!

@r.a.3984 Жыл бұрын

Rats has been fried in KFC and mice walking across McD fries, but still ppl eat it

@vadensvakum7478 Жыл бұрын

@@r.a.3984 Great level of acceptance. Well done!

@mainakraftpr0to527 7 ай бұрын

vie ste ludi be

@luis6263 10 ай бұрын

This City is dangerous, pls google the case of Lars Miltank!

@JordanandEmily 10 ай бұрын

Wow! I had no idea about that

@babiyarnazarismaily6207 Жыл бұрын

You see people with a horsecar they are gipsys not bulgarian...only very high in the mountains they use donkeys and horses to move goods cause there is no road

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know

@zae1zaev1server12 11 ай бұрын

This is Swampland, not Bulgaria. Know the difference!

@JordanandEmily 11 ай бұрын

😆 ...... what

@zae1zaev1server12 11 ай бұрын

@@JordanandEmily The so called "Varna" has been devided for decades. Currently, it consists of Bulgaria, Swampland, Retropolis and Asparuhovo. You showed mostly Swampland and Retropolis.

@bulgarian4878 11 ай бұрын

@@zae1zaev1server12bro what are you talking about i am bulgarian and live in varna and never heard this

@user-qy4lp3lg6g Жыл бұрын

biggerst port city in BG is Burgas

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Just fact-checked myself. You are 100% correct 😂 Sorry for the miss-information!

@user-qy4lp3lg6g Жыл бұрын

@@JordanandEmily no pro, it's for the audience, I know it as I'm Bulgarian

@r.a.3984 Жыл бұрын

I am Bulgarian and what I know Varna is bigger and the port is much more busy than the Burgas one xd

@user-qy4lp3lg6g Жыл бұрын

@@r.a.3984 not correct, pls double check, Varna is bigger only as a population

@rosengeorgiev1464 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, not correct because of the highway connecting Burgas with the transeuro highways. Which I believe was quite the opposite a while ago. Hopefully this is about to get soon changed as they get the other highway finished. It is crucial for the whole Nothern part of Bulgaria + it will get the burgases a little bit sweaty because of the competition. :) I said it only with warm feelings, guys!

@RogerYeahmon 2 ай бұрын

get out of the shot please, i clicked this for Bulgaria not YOU.

@JordanandEmily 2 ай бұрын

😂 you clicked the wrong video my friend haha Lucky KZfaq is a pretty big place!

@user-ks1xk1vu9k Жыл бұрын

Actually as a citizen of Varna i want to say , that you should be careful exploring the gympsiest part of the city , there are many drug addicted dangerous and criminal people ! And keep your pocket closed with your hand in it cause, it takes only one blink and your wallet is gone ! Thanks for the reading !

@JordanandEmily Жыл бұрын

Woah, I guess we got lucky by not running into any while we were there! Thanks for teh warning! 😊

@user-ks1xk1vu9k Жыл бұрын

@@JordanandEmily Thats why you should carry a knife at least...