EXPLORING VARNA, BULGARIA (Is Varna worth it?)

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]

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

[@RosTheXD]

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

[@VictorMarinov-tl6kx]

You should come now in the summer 🌞🏝️

[@em-tek]

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]

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

[@raffaelloschirinzi2072]

"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]

🤣 we aren't the sharpest tools in the shed

[@JordanandEmily]

@@MantratyaProds 😄 🤣

[@vnsworkshop9961]

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

[@Blacklight33]

Varna is a place I've been to numerous times. New York to Varna 12 hours. I love Bulgaria But especially Varna. This city has a healing effect on the body. Food, Air, Water, Land, Visuals, Language of it's people is A+. I married one of them. She looks like a model. It's wild. ❤

[@JordanandEmily]

Your making us want to visit again!

[@Blacklight33]

My favorite Restaurant ever is in Varna it’s call Happy Restaurant. I wish it was in New York! The menu is stacked and affordable with excellent quality food. You can even watch them make the food. Nord restaurant is on the beach and that view of the water while you eat is too good to be true. Bring your swimming gear! The museum is also a must because there you will see the 6,500 year old man made golden jewelry that was found in Varna. Yes to visit during the warmer weather months is what you really needed to see. 1000’s of people from even West Europe. We was just there in July drinking the natural mineral water from two dragon statues. May peace be with you!

[@neo_varna]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@marinmarinov9375]

Супер видео !!!Благодаря.

[@JordanandEmily]

Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️☺️ Thank you

[@vpdmusic]

Great video, guys! Shout out from Varna! ♥

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks so much 😊

[@music825]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@alexandyrmitew9964]

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😂

[@Mango-rd1vv]

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]

Such a beautiful part of a beautiful country!! 😊

[@ingridhlemme]

Loved this

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@suayhughes8103]

Have fun guys.

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks Suay! 😊

[@user-oy2nr5sr3n]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

You should! 😀 it's amazing!

[@JellyDark583]

Аз знам

[@r.a.3984]

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]

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

[@alexandyrmitew9964]

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

[@user-xr5te7up6y]

Най-добре видео❤

[@JordanandEmily]

:)

[@postolova]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@cihangarros]

You have to go varna in summer mates

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@evapetrova2302]

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]

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!

[@MarinersBasebaII]

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]

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]

Love you miss you! ❤️

[@VladimirLadev]

Love it!

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks!

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks!

[@VladimirLadev]

@@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.

[@mopck1]

I'm from Varna, nice video

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks! 😊

[@nkaloyanov]

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]

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

[@nkaloyanov]

@@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.

[@bbpetrov]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@larifari7876]

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

[@krumcvetkov]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@viktorvladeriow2239]

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]

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

[@Imotepth]

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]

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

[@obiwanbul]

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]

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

[@alexandyrmitew9964]

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

[@klimatvarna3898]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@r.a.3984]

@@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]

​@@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]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

@@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!

[@nettvshumen]

Retro museum in Varna is great.

[@JordanandEmily]

We'll have to check it out!

[@ivostoyanov4350]

Hi both, just check this out

[@atlantidaunderground]

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]

It's great right!? 😄

[@atlantidaunderground]

@@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]

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]

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

[@Khushalsoni09]

I'm so excited for Turkey video's

[@JordanandEmily]

Us too!! 🫶

[@AlexAhmedov]

I live here, at Varna

[@JordanandEmily]

You must enjoy it!

[@plonss]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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]

@@JordanandEmily I see !

[@bruceyjustine7322]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@r.a.3984]

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]

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

[@kosmicheskiprah]

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

[@bruceyjustine7322]

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?

[@ivostoyanov4350]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

wow!

[@BMW750Ldx]

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]

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

[@whiskeredtamarin]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

That sounds so fun 😄

[@lucas_8358]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

😄

[@JellyDark583]

Аз живея там

[@JordanandEmily]

Awesome! ❤️🇧🇬

[@frogmantoad8110]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 and it really was, the whole country was amazing

[@bulgarian4878]

These people go to varna in the winter lol

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 very observant!

[@nikitaking2796]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@JordanandEmily]

So many Emojis! ❤️😁🥰☺️

[@NaMaykaTiShefa]

smurdi li na sharan v hotela

[@JordanandEmily]

Hotela!

[@GodricThe]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

That makes it even more of a big deal!

[@mainakraftpr0to527]

vie ste ludi be

[@baresh111]

Jasenovac First konc lager for kids Magnum Crimen VATICAN

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@MarinersBasebaII]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

I think we were in the off season 😄

[@vadensvakum7478]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 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]

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

[@vadensvakum7478]

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

[@QuantumBraced]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

haha it really is!

[@luis6263]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

Wow! I had no idea about that

[@babiyarnazarismaily6207]

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]

Thanks for letting us know

[@zae1zaev1server12]

This is Swampland, not Bulgaria. Know the difference!

[@JordanandEmily]

😆 ...... what

[@zae1zaev1server12]

@@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]

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

[@user-qy4lp3lg6g]

biggerst port city in BG is Burgas

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@user-qy4lp3lg6g]

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

[@r.a.3984]

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

[@user-qy4lp3lg6g]

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

[@rosengeorgiev1464]

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]

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

[@JordanandEmily]

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

[@user-ks1xk1vu9k]

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]

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

[@user-ks1xk1vu9k]

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

[@alexabweh9295]

Why you keep opening your mouth

[@JordanandEmily]

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