In 2008, my mother’s godson got married. His wife-to-be was from Bulgaria, so we all (his family, my family) trundled out to central Bulgaria for the wedding. It was so much fun. Well, apart from the driving – Bulgarians drive like crazy people, especially on the mountain passes – our drive back to Gabrovo from Plovdiv one day took an interesting diversion because of an ‘automobile catastroph’ on the mountain pass. We spent a 10 day holiday living with this view, taking day trips to amazing historical towns, and one delightful day at the most amazing all-day wedding.





