7 HOUR Train Across Bulgaria | INCREDIBLE Views!

Who knew Bulgaria was so beautiful?! We experience the "Grand Canyon" of Bulgaria in a 2nd class cabin from the capital of Sofia all the way to Varna on the Black Sea! And the people of Bulgaria are the best!!
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[@BiserAngelov1]

Watching my own country, through the eyes of a foreigner. Quite an experience.

[@Stalion_YT]

same with me

[@pitaya4151]

Holy crap it's weird seeing Bulgaria from the perspective of a foreigner.

[@annashuleva6683]

mrPixord nah it really depends on people’s standards and what kind of cities they like

[@nikity6661]

Имам чувството, че тия двамата само българи ги гледат! 😂

[@BATISTA9197]

дам. :D

[@lara_spithfire]

Нали? 😂

[@BATISTA9197]

@@lara_spithfire да да много са забавни.

[@yellowhammer9103]

Много си чувствителен!!!☺😛😝😰

[@BATISTA9197]

@@yellowhammer9103не несъм.😀

[@rumenangelov7372]

Thank you for the visiting and come back in Bulgaria soon ;)

[@Peregrination]

We really enjoyed our time in Bulgaria, we will definitely recommend it to others! Thanks so much for watching our video!

[@ivankowalski8923]

@@Peregrination I from Bulgaria. We have unique views, food and history. But ..but..but....Here in Bulgaria the Mafia has a country, not a country has a mafia. And that's the problem. Salaries are low, people are poor. I recommend you come by the end of January. In the town of PERNIK. Here is the world capital of masquerade games. You will have a wonderful time buying unique souvenirs. You are very beautiful and intelligent. Good day

[@viknitov]

Ivan Kowalski защо ти е да говориш глупости на хората... във всяка държава има престъпност... в колко точно държави си живял за да приказваш така за България сякаш е най-престъпното място на света...

[@ivankowalski8923]

@@viknitov Ти какво точно разбра от коментара ми, че дори защо се обаждаш? Някой да ти е искал мнението?

[@viknitov]

Ivan Kowalski това е интернет...да не ми трябва разрешително ? Коментара ти е хубав в по-голямата част, но това с мафията е чиста глупост. Това искам да кажа 🥱

[@singoller3749]

The toilet is always terrible in our trains 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Peregrination]

Haha, but it is always a fun experience!

[@iliyanivanov8178]

its called toilet there is no bathrooms LOL

[@daraka1754]

Да, верно

[@nveroi8482]

Singoller дап

[@broccoli3978]

И в чуждестранните влакове не са толкова хубави, колкото си представяш, хаха.

[@pa3kput]

Bulgarian trains are a classic man! I live in Germany for many years and i think even tho the trains here are fast and on time just the charm is not there..... Always when i go to Bulgaria i travel by train, its just an awesome experiance showing your head thru the windows and just roaming around freely. its fucking awesome i love it. cant wait to go back again in January to make some trips with the train :D

[@svetlindanchdv1568]

ako iska6 da si clasik ti prepora4vam da qzdi6 kon vmesto kola kato ednoto staro vreme

[@pa3kput]

@@svetlindanchdv1568 Em az qzda ot vreme na vreme, ama ne moje da se pridvija ot sofia do varna s kon...

[@linnashalaby7967]

KikoDaily , yes right in the summer with no air-condition and people who complain if you wanna open the window at least?!? Not, cool man

[@user-mi4yc7pr3x]

I'm from Bucharest and I travel a lot to Bulgaria. I like it

[@radu6772]

🇷🇴

[@user-ib4si5kf9k]

Im from rousse and i know. But please drive carefull and not so fast.

[@user-mi4yc7pr3x]

@@user-ib4si5kf9k Romania should unite with Bulgaria

[@JustA.Person]

@@user-mi4yc7pr3x oof

[@GarmyanBayo]

@@user-mi4yc7pr3x If only the name remains Bulgaria as it used to be

[@DerDop]

bulgaria is a beautiful country kudos from ro.

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

the stara planina...this is where you travelled through- is not even the tallest in Bulgaria but certainly the longest

[@slayz4525]

napishi i go na angliiski pone ,,the old mountain,, :/

[@MrBimman]

@@slayz4525 na anghliski " stara planina " se prevegda kato "Balkans"

[@Carlos-wf9hb]

@@slayz4525 Първо the old mountain значи старата планина - Второ имена на местности, планини, реки и тн. не се превеждат

[@Carlos-wf9hb]

Така че не се правете на много отворени като не знаете!

[@MrBimman]

@@Carlos-wf9hb otvori si googla mapsa pich inak az znam kak se prevegda old i tn

[@pg618]

I'm glad to see you know how to walk and you know how to use a locker and you are able to purchase a ticket this is so exciting.

[@tokiohotel0005]

Yes our country is very beautiful , that's all we have beauty.

[@jackisweirdt9067]

yatsa222 literally. That’s the only good thing here lmao

[@christos.5302]

не знам защо мислиш така, тя промяната започва винаги първо с теб

[@jackisweirdt9067]

Christo S. Ами.. аз какво да направя , че всички около мен са психопати. Без шега, децата в интернет имат повече мозък от колкото тези в училище lmao.

[@christos.5302]

@@jackisweirdt9067 споко те психопатите намират това което заслужават, важното е ти да си добър човек

[@jackisweirdt9067]

Joseph Joestar Може, може.

[@hhh0511]

I've literally traveled from Sofia to Varna with the exact same train!

[@Peregrination]

We loved it! It was our very first train experience. We don't have trains like this in the U.S. so we were so excited!!

[@daraka1754]

@@Peregrination Cool!

[@kstar5214]

@@Peregrination I am Bulgarian living in US and I know why we don't have trains like this in US. Simply, because the oil companies here killed that industry long time ago...:(

[@aphexbg]

So did your grand grand grand father :)

[@ZornitsaLazarova]

Guys, next time you should take the narrow-gauge train from Septemvri to Dobrinishte, a 6-hour ride that will take you through wonderful, idyllic rolling landscapes right to the foot of Bulgaria's most breath-taking mountain, Pirin! You can spend a whole week trekking on its rocky trails, amidst serene glacial lakes, enjoying an unbelievable diversity of views. Best time of the year: July through September.

[@Peregrination]

Thank you for this information! We will have to try that next time!

[@maryampearson2209]

bulgarian people are the SWEETEST people!! i agree with this!!!

[@yanadre9154]

Thank you soooo much

[@lara_spithfire]

No we aren’t, who lied to you? 😂 Bulgarians are some of the rudest people, the majority of the population here is like that. 😂 There aren’t many polite ones out there 😂 ~ that one Bulgarian girl

[@FilipinaYordanova]

@@lara_spithfirefor me villagers are nice..I travelled a lot this couple of months and yes.Too much rude especially i dont speak good bulgarian yet😥

[@lara_spithfire]

@Filipina in Bulgaria You’re good if you have the simplest of knowledge about the language I think. Communicating with Bulgarians can often prove to be difficult because they don’t care about helping others and often ignore those in need. There’s also the problem that it’s hard to find someone who speaks okay English or another foreign language.

[@kinka675]

Ohhhhh thank you

[@Cv3T0m1R]

Our trains are older than you. Their average age is 40 years. Come again in 3-4 years, when the distance from Sofia to Varna will be in 3-4 hours with new trains, new routes 🚄

[@Peregrination]

But we had so much fun! Thanks for watching our video!

[@iamtb9]

Hey guys, fellow American/Bulgarian here. We are so glad you enjoyed Bulgaria but there is honestly SOO much more to see. We have some really really magical places. I hope you guys get to go back and explore them. 😊😊

[@theatomicmom]

If you ever go back to BG on the train, ask for the "burz" train, that's the express, and it will only stop in the big towns, not every town. The "putnichescki" is the slow train that makes all the stops. Also, I hope you'd eat more than cold soups....Bulgarian food is incredible, and very affordable.

[@adasha1417]

The train has its advantages. There is plenty of room so you can walk. It is possible to switch compartment if you don't like something or someone. You could even have a good sleep cos the seats are huge and most of the time empty. I have used trains a lot when I was a student and I know the things haven't change much the last 20 years. Nowadays everybody is in a hurry and the train can't compete with buses but in winter when there is a lot of snow in the mountains it could be a good option.

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

shopska is not a Greek salad. not the same. shopska has cucumbers and roasted peppers. the spices are different. bulgarian sirene is different

[@kaksepravi2432]

You mean bulgarian cheese chovek

[@luckym.8157]

Actually is the same but with different names

[@PifchoBG]

@@luckym.8157 Actually is not

[@spookymanbearpig]

The Greek name for Greek salad is χωριάτικη, which literally means village salad. That’s exactly what шопска means. So yeah, it is the same salad, just a regional variation.

[@erichartbarger5852]

Which is also the best salad,, аз съм американец ама съм живял в Бг за 7 години

[@nedayrdn]

Watching you travel around my country makes me so genuinely happy🥰I also love the attitude foreigners have towards Bulgaria!❤️

[@vikoninja2018]

I know that my loved Bulgaria has one of the best views and its so beatifull

[@balkanforestboy5040]

Great videos, you guys! Thank you. I cannot imagine how many times I have taken this same train, but I loved your energy and your attitude! Sometimes we Bulgarians don't appreciate even the little that we have.

[@emilydurkee8664]

I really appreciate the production value of this video! This was fun to watch

[@BaronessJames]

You, guys, are so nice, sweet and adorable! Thank you for liking our country. And as someone who has never been on a train in BG, I might try it next time I am there.

[@Peregrination]

It is an amazing way to travel!

[@ystoyanov3669]

You've made an amazing 10min really.. You've captured the most beauttiful views and explain these things that matters.. The smile allways on your faces and the words you used for Bulgaria and the people are really touching.. Great job making this video!

[@tborisova2439]

Hi! I'm from Varna! ❤️I'm so glad you saw the beauty of our country. ❤️

[@joannaivv2888]

Thanks for visiting!! Bulgarian people are nice, yes! That's because we're naturally very open to interaction and curious about things! : )

[@GerasimSimov]

13:25 That was one sad "Shopska salad" :D

[@Zadimen]

Glad you visited us guys, it was really nice to see how apreciating you are from the nature and the small things like ppl interactions, makes me think that we, bulgarians, should be more apreciating of it as well, instead of always complaining about politics and money. I hope your whole visit was filled with joy and you are always welcome here :)

[@AutomotiveCNC]

12:32 - това е блок 31 в квартал "Чайка" във Варна. Вероятно трети вход, десния апартамент на 6-ти етаж, съдейки по гледната точка към Черно море и 4-те блока на заден план. :)

[@kefa86]

Thanks for the kind words for Bulgeriqn peoples.

[@aleksandarmanov411]

Thank you for showing Bulgaria in it`s beauty!

[@shiver_7260]

I’m from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Радвам се че ви е харесало

[@danielvutov8059]

You guys are so inspiring and congratulations for your curiosity to see different places etc

[@flutterflowexpert]

1:54 I like how BDZ thinks about the small details. This butterfly on the windows! Man I wish I knew there interior designer!

[@ultimatecompbghehe5676]

Not much people use trains, more of the people are using buses. The train that you used stopped in Veliko Tarnovo - maybe one of the best towns in Europe. The other city that you must visit someday is Plovdiv.

[@Peregrination]

We would love to return to visit Plovdiv! Thanks for watching our video!

[@thinkfast9523]

For me as a bulgarian was so so fun to watch your experience and your reaction :D well done guys

[@PPavlova5665]

The mountain that you saw while you were traveling is called Stara Planina. It is the biggest in the Balkans and the name of the peninsula comes from it. Because "Balkans" literally means mountans. Actually, the highest peak on the Balkans is in Bulgaria, not in Stara Planina in another mountain but as you have saw we have mountains and sea. I hope you like it and come back some day :)

[@Peregrination]

Thank you for your kind words & for watching our video!

[@meganne8]

I always bring strong essential oils like orange and lavender in a travel alcohol bottle with water plus Clorox wipes for bathrooms. Everywhere overseas, Italy, Amsterdam no products are used in the bathroom, Hawaii was good? The other people appreciate it too!! The U.S. is getting really bad too!! Thanks for the video, prices are great!!

[@Peregrination]

Thanks for watching our video!

[@lrbib6828]

Разбирам те.Да се живее в Германия си е трагедия и природно наказание .

[@maramemaramski1258]

you are the only ones who see positive things expect the view while u traveling with a train in Bulgaria :D

[@TMNWG]

Used to go on similar train trips when I was a kid during summer break. Had to make do with a gameboy knockoff and some books/magazines, but it was still pretty nice.

[@emiliageorgieva3186]

I’m from Bulgaria man🤣😆🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@mr.sippie6760]

Me,too🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@softieeexx8905]

I'm so happy that you think bulgarians are nice!! I come from Varna and I can guarantee you that sadly that's not always the case, but I'm glad you had a great time!

[@Tami-rp5me]

And I don’t mind clips of the grocery stores. I find it interesting. I’ve never been out of the states, so I am living through you guys! Take me shopping 😂😂

[@Peregrination]

Oooooh girl we'll take you shopping! GROCERY SHOPPING! (our favorite kind, lol) But that's actually really good to know, thanks so much for watching our video!

[@Tami-rp5me]

Peregrination You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing your adventures! And grocery shopping is my favorite kind of shopping too! 😊

[@user-ix8ph7pd3i]

It is worth it to go with train, because the bus is very uncomfortable and 7 hours... I can't survive in bus for 2 hours.

[@daraka1754]

Да

[@PifchoBG]

Аз съм пътувал от София до Барселона с автобус, стига само хленчехте.

[@daraka1754]

@@PifchoBG ужас бе, защо с автобус? по-бавно е

[@ayumnemonic]

Good thing you took the train from Sofia to Varna. You don't get this amazing view with the bus. Thanks for the nice video!

[@Skynexbox]

Awesome video! :) My dad lives in this same neighbourhood, where you were staying in Varna. The elevators are emblematic! Lol :D

[@yanadre9154]

You two are the sweetest people

[@Damian.D]

You both are so cute and fun. Thanks for the great video, such a beautiful views. I grew up in Bulgaria, but I've never seen this marvelous mountains! Keep exploring the beauty of this world :-)

[@geryddle]

Got to 4:50 and I just love it how excited you get by the cliffs, hills and canyons in view (I think those are the Lakatnik cliffs)! Great channel, keep it up :)

[@alexanderrusinov4588]

13:04 Both of your faces when the lift started moving :D :D :D Great entertainment to see you experience my country. Thank you for the positive comments.

[@shtoksy]

THANK YOU!!!

[@flutterflowexpert]

I travel every month with this train. They are retro-exotic experience ;)

[@misskithh]

You guys made Bulgaria look beautiful for the bulgarians who forgot their country's beauty!

[@jassenjj]

Guys, I am glad that you enjoyed your trip. Being a Bulgarian, I might reconsider my options to Varna and opt our for a train...? :D

[@dayanyankov1352]

This video made me so nostalgic... I loved taking the train, some trains were terrible though - crammed, stinky, and uncomfortable. Planning to try a train trip from Chicago to NYC in the spring, it would be interesting to see how different or similar are the train travels in the U.S compared to Bulgaria.

[@Peregrination]

We are looking to go on a US train route to! It would be very different!

[@goggg1]

Yeah...our trains are terrible :D Not so many people use it. But there is a process to make them faster. They change the lines with new one, new trains and so on. I hope u enjoyed in Bulgaria guys. Yes, my country is not so rich like West Europe but...it's cute :) I'm proud of my country, our history. I am proud to be Bulgarian. Come back in summer. It's much better :)

[@Peregrination]

We loved Bulgaria! Thank you for this information & for watching our video!

[@borisstoynev5177]

AYYYY I was on the same train to Sofia when i had a nacional competiotion on athletics... Yep the toilet is actual hell. And i think you were at the same spot that me and my club was :D

[@user-ye6vx9od8v]

Amazing! I really glad to watch this video. By the way I'm from Varna and currently live and work in Sofia!

[@viktoriq.d1127]

Hello from Bulgaria ❤️

[@jasminaandonova3039]

I'm Bulgarian and I love my country

[@dimitardimitrov6014]

Welcome back guys :}

[@ivageorge6969]

BULGARIA IS SO BEAUTIFUL ❤️🇧🇬

[@zhivko.mihajlov7801]

Bulgaria 🇧🇬😭❤️

[@hristinahristova8609]

Thank you for coming to my country! Bulgaria has a lot to offer in terms of nature beauty, next time check out Rila and Pirin mountains, there are numerous picturesque hikes. :) Also, I am glad you enjoyed the food, I have traveled a lot and tried out different types of cuisines, but the Bulgarian one is something special. :)

[@Just_a_Lad]

Love your positive attitude ;)

[@krasenmipenev9877]

I am from Bulgaria and i happy for that u like Bulgariaa

[@Peregrination]

Thank you for your kind words & for watching our video!

[@gunther8363]

Nice Video! Thanks 🤗🤗🤗

[@Peregrination]

Thanks for watching!

[@Tami-rp5me]

I have always wanted to go to Europe & take a train. It just looks so beautiful! All the money I wasted on fast food probably could have paid for a vacation. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Peregrination]

Same. 🙋 But if you really want to save up and explore, just know it is possible! The world is so accessible now, please go explore it!

[@Tami-rp5me]

Peregrination My daughter is really into travel as well. We are going to try to start looking into some things. We started small this year. We went to Long Island & NYC. Hey, we had to start somewhere. 😂😂

[@hristiyanhristov2480]

If you see the prices in Bulgaria compared to $ and Euro, you'd find out that you could pay probably for 10 vacations if you eat junk food occassionally. It is really cheap for outsiders and 90% of the young population in the bigger cities knows English to a decent level.

[@KarinaYordanova11]

at 07:52 you passed through my hometown

[@todorivanov1909]

Same here :)

[@user-slavov]

I did I trip from Varna to Burgas in our train in first class and I travelled 3 hours..

[@thebulgarian2337]

11:08 А тоя он нашите ве :D That's my friends car

[@tsonkavelikova4528]

Тексаска ;)

[@NickSouckovBaulot]

Guys, you're amazing. Varna is my home town and I was there with my husband just days before you'd arrived. Try train sleeping cars next time - just a cabin for two of you. I frequently travel from Sofia to Varna like this. It leaves Sofia RW Sta at 10.40 pm and arrives in Varna at 6.30 am-ish. Just make sure you get to have you ear buds, in case you're lightsleepers like me. Text me next time you're in Sofia, if you like. Cheers.

[@crazynumber415]

Im sure that most thing in Bulgaria looks really relic for you i guess. If you've visited any of our villages, you probably felt like in the 19th or 20th century.

[@natureallmighty]

5:14 LOL Munching on pretzel sticks on the train! Such a typical Bulgarian train ride. And yeah, the bathrooms are usually horrible on our trains, unfortunately, but the mountain views are so worth it and one of my favourite parts of my home country!

[@cyberpunkbg140]

Next time try another train called Теснолинейка!

[@troystevens2377]

LOVE YOU GUYS, hello from Toronto

[@addk3]

Thank you for visiting Bulgaria...glad you had just positive experience 🤞 Toilets are epic tho

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

actually the bus to varna takes about as long...so you didnt lose much time

[@f1amesko]

but if the driver is skilled it can get to 6(говоря от опит)

[@christos.5302]

@@f1amesko обучен.. т.е нарушава правилата за скорост?

[@f1amesko]

@@christos.5302 Но нямам предвид нещо врапантно просто на места където може да кара по-бързо кара

[@christos.5302]

@@f1amesko дали ще стигнеш 10-15 минути не мисля че си струва да нарушаваш закона

[@Gosheto]

You need to try bulgarian Banica-that is for Morning Eating! It is very good with cheese

[@mariayaneva2166]

You can fly for 30€ from Sofia to Varna, I am from Sofia and I honestly have no idea how you survived this long journey. I’ve been on it once as a child and it was loong and hot 🥵 but the views are worth it :)

[@its_kaloyan]

Thank you for being so positive about my country! Honestly, you really made me look forward to coming back to Bulgaria (for the first time since I moved out) and enjoying all of our quirks from a new perspective like you have.

[@lyubomirpopov3393]

Do like Bai Ganyo, carry big wheel of cheese, peppers, salmi and few loafs of bread :). No reataurant car since my childhood. I miss them! Also no water!

[@gesho7598]

Cool im from Bulgaria 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@effysheeran3108]

Couldn't get out of my head that tu tu tu tuf sound weeks later.

[@mart4144]

That starting shot is so close to my home village! 0:07

[@Peregrination]

That is crazy! thanks for watching!

[@hanaanstamenov9916]

Next time you can go in the Bulgarian mountains...Nice video

[@user-mv9nu5sf1n]

Thomas Oliver - Bulgarian Mountains made a song recently about our mountains :D

[@jumpalottahigh]

2:13 - very Bulgarian approach to life 😅; 6:22 - most Bulgarians have cars and do that mode of transportation. Awesome video overall, just discovered your channel randomly, subscribed

[@iliyandimitrov2882]

guys next time go to seven rila lakes and veliko tarnovo city and plovdiv city

[@Peregrination]

We are hoping tho hit those when we come back!

[@pavelkotsev1542]

@@Peregrination that is an excellent recommendation!!! Make sure to visit those places next time :) Just in case you didn't know, you could google "lakatnik" and take a look at some birds eye pictures. This is where your train went through and you've said it's like our Grand Canyon :))) Someone mentioned in the comments that this is not the tallest mountain in BG and that's true. However that canyon is one of the most prominent one. The river has created this amazing place.

[@Zadimen]

@@Peregrination If you liked Varna, Burgas will rock your world! Its an hour away from Varna and closer to Sofia, again on the sea side.

[@bazzinbulgaria4826]

Yeah, you have to visit Plovdiv...I've lived here for 13 years and I love it.

[@star4all750]

@@Zadimen Rock your world with too much "Adibas Batka" there

[@trainslatina]

Greetings from Romania 😊 👋

[@vetrohodec]

The amount of splifs I smoked in these toilets is insane. The only way I use them xD

[@vasilzahariev5741]

I wish they upgraded the tracks at a faster rate. Today I travelled from Burgas to Sofia by train in 6h 38 min. In the past it used to be 7+h, but a few years back they upgraded the tracks and trains travel a lot faster there, but that upgraded section is quite short unfortunately. The same trip would take 3-4h by car and 4h by bus. Surviving the 7+h trip to Varna by train is quite an achievement, enjoying it is God tier. The mountainous part is really the best part about this journey.

[@Peregrination]

The canyon was so cool!! We don't get to relax and just sit down for 7 hours very often, so we really enjoyed it. It's the simple things in life that we really appreciate now! Thanks for watching our video!

[@paulfrankye]

Great music!

[@rodneyholcombe202]

Showed about 60 seconds of incredible views.

[@bluerose2244779]

I love your video. Would you please tell me if there is AC on the train? I’m going there this July. Thank you so much.

[@ivanaatanasova2153]

I am from Varna and you were in front of my school in Chaika

[@user-bz5yq8xp8e]

very nice...👍

[@Peregrination]

Thanks for watching our video!

[@leonacorleone5796]

SUPER COOL VIDEOS PLS DO MORE VIDS OF BULGARIA

[@dimad6502]

Nice one lads

[@Peregrination]

Thank you for watching!