Summer is a good person to go to sea. And at least it's nice to relax among the cool, clean mountain air. A few weeks ago, seeking relaxation and freshness we went to a popular mountain destinations in Stara Planina - Ribaritsa. The sun shone, the day was nice, the mood - smiling and music in the car - wonderful. And here in zapristigahme Ribaritsa. I say "zapristigahme" because as you probably know, Ribaritsa is a kind of street daalga among the mountains, and on both sides are strung hotels, cozy cottages, villas and guest houses in idyllic, colorful gardens.

Roadside pubs

And since it was lunchtime, we decided that there is nothing to rush to accommodation, but better to eat some of scenic spot. And hop - among a long line of houses and restaurants, we found ours. It looked attractive - with a terrace just above the river, with thick green shade. The strange thing was that the restaurant had two different names - Green Garden and tavern "HAMMER" (true and has an ax :). However, what was the name matter? The day was nice and smiling. But we started with unpleasant experiences. In the bathroom of the house there was light, was more accurate, but not working. Paper and warm water and soap were not heard. I decided not to spoil the mood for a toilet, though the place was nice, cool river brawl under our table and we waited for 15 minutes to bring us the menu.

Sometime Halley's comet in the image of a frowning and terribly ugly waitress brought the question menu that offers better-sounding dishes at low prices. At one time we brought Ira, who had ordered - pot with two cups, each with a straw. Poured the first cup and started to fill the second, but I saw her at the bottom there is a remnant of yogurt. Shock. Conversation with the waitress. It was this, that she unwittingly venturing into the jug straw, even then I put the cup ...... followed by a series of long, oppressive pauses waiting for the waitress, waiting for the meal. Fried filyki brought them long after we had eaten the soup, but at the expense of the other dishes were terrible. Because our Halley apparently would rather go to satiate hunger for bread we asked the other waitress sitting blissfully at the next table, enjoying the kalbetata smoke emitting from his mouth. She pushed hard zareyaniya gaze at us and only otroni that will deliver to your colleague, then continue to make circles with smoke and trying to pull out something that was stuck somewhere among the bad her teeth. I - in shock, and my husband are thrust into the kitchen for bread. He returned as a dashed after his visit there - dense smoke, dirt and just as friendly as waitresses cook. Departure was impatient and spoiled blissful tranquility of Comet Halley and her colleague, who has not yet been able to pull that thing with your fingers, where the bad was stuck between her teeth. I picked up a scandal, they sat across from me, crossed legs and looked at me blankly as a screen hero of Turkish series.

Shiny traps

But the day was nice and smiling and we were to be accommodated in the most fabulous hotel in Ribaritsa - Evergreen Palace. Small "castle" with a lovely pool, nestled between green mountains, away from buildings, people, roads and cars. Sounds too good to be true, right? This turned out. I'll do a little diversion, but maybe now is the place in my story (and for the first time in my blog) to say that I have a small, beautiful baby, which lead us anywhere. In hotels I have never had to drag cart down stairs, we received a cot to sleep, but I've seen in restaurants that offer a highchair. I expect from Evergreen Palace, still four stars and it was warned by phone when making the reservation, we will have a baby and will need a cot for sleeping. Entrance of the hotel was unavailable for infant babies rode on a trolley, and inaccessible to disabled people. We found him hang - with the cart in the back garden with pool. Circumspect retseptsionstka us sat on the top floor of the hotel, since there is no elevator. Clearly planned and our sports program, including maknene bags, walkers, and 10-pound baby up and down. We went to the room which had two beds and a half, leading to luxury and had a balcony and there was no cot for sleeping child. Come back to below to ask us to raise the beds and bring pen. Maid came - very good-natured aunt brought beds and wooden cot bring from my childhood, saying that she was a little razkrantena, and now it was postegnali. Well what can I say - cot collapsed that night ...

The same rainy summer evening a little earlier, we were customers of the hotel restaurant. Most of the floor of the restaurant was half inch deep in water and the waitress tried to evade puddles to serve. It is true that the restaurant is housed in a separate building near an interesting dome and its architecture is typical, hence the practice facility is problematic, but since the restaurant opened its expensive menu for guests and welcomed them, these disorders should be removed in advance. I could not order a glass of wine, because "cup" is only available at lunch and had small bottles, so if someone wants a glass of wine for dinner can be ordered only large, full bottle. In the morning breakfast was sparingly arranged in each dish, but the coffee was great. On the second morning, apparently management felt and arrange buffet which already was OK - and there muesli and similar healthy and delicious croissants and pastries, and fruit.

In the so-called Viennese salon is a nice person to sit on its terrace which has magnificent views of mountains and wonderful pool! If you expect pastries and cakes, you're wrong place. There were two cakes - tiramisu and some more, but even without sweets and view from the terrace are quiet enough to delight the senses.

In fact, the bad impression and irritation left me swimming pool, which was soft dirty words. Dirty, dirty, so dirty that his wetlands, green water is not visible to the bottom and yeah izkvaka a frog. Nobody, except one or two misguided foreigners dared not enter into this disease. Just sit on a lounge chair and get angry that you can plunge into the pool.

Cool traps

We decided to walk around the neighborhood and see more closely the dam, where we saw that the fish down the road to a Municipality. It turned out that this is a whole complex - Varbaka including small lake for fishing, hotel, consisting of small houses, swimming pool with crystal clear water and amazing restaurant with delicious cuisine. We sat in the restaurant and ordered plenty of hungry people by - salads, soups, appetizers, dishes. Fish was fresh, expertly prepared and beautifully served. All other dishes were fantastic. I was particularly impressed by the cheese and kashkavalchetata with Balkan herbs and the sauce from the Balkan herbs, served with a fish. We had intended to order dessert, but the owner so seductively presented us their home cake that we ordered a piece of sample, and then another one, because it was the most delicious homemade cake, we tried. Later we learned that fabulously delicious dishes are the result did not random. Owners were invited chefs from Sheraton to train theirs. Smart people know how and what to invest to develop their business and to build and maintain reputation. As already mentioned, the owners of the resort - very polite and smiling family, his work there and are always opposite to gossip with the guests. We talked about and how manage to keep the pool clean so despite the rains, which justified the dirt in chetirizvedniya hotel where we were staying. People said, 'Yes, dear us out. Many give money for chemistry, but we can not afford to neglect it. "When I heard this has definitely made sure that excuses the big rains, highlighting our shiny hotel were absolutely helpless contraption of his hapless staff and newly-appointed Governor.

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I left with mixed Ribaritsa bitter-sweet feelings. Enchanted by the magnificent scenery and the fresh, cool air and embittered by the Bulgarian service with its typical confusion, screaming: You balamurnik where he now fell into our trap. The good news is that you can find cool and trap the principle sample - error. But is it worth?

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