Dickyb
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Really enjoyed that. Thank you
Cheers,
Dicky
Cheers,
Dicky
Two bikes. Three weeks. Five countries. 5450 miles.
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Aiden, the only reason I knew that is because FRWL was on this last week and there is the scene where Bond's Turkish contact takes him on this underground waterway with columns and as soon as I saw your pics I recognised it....amazing that you have been there and what a fantastic structure. Those Romans did civil engineering pretty well
Tengiz99
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Great report! 
Great report and superb pics Aidan, nicely done 
Sad to read of Jochen's auld fella's passing.
Sad to read of Jochen's auld fella's passing.
Inspiring RR... and condolences to Jochen.
Aidan and Jochen, : superb
Cracking read lads. Sorry it ended for you the way it did.
Loved reading it again Aidan all in one piece. I'm looking forward to a more leisurely attempt at a similar venture next month.
Thank you Peter. I hope you have a great trip and will be following you along via your blog.
ButtonMoon
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Aidan,
That was a fantastic read, got me all inspired now. Thank you !
That was a fantastic read, got me all inspired now. Thank you !
Wonderful, simply wonderful 
Enjoyed that Aidan ... many thanks for taking the time.
Enjoyed that Aidan ... many thanks for taking the time.
Camel Toe
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Cracking report guys...fab pictures too.
Thanks for taking time and effort to show what its really like....
Thanks for taking time and effort to show what its really like....
Aye, the Buzludzha Monument.
Although the front (& only) door is locked there is a wee spot where someone has smashed a couple of the glass blocks to allow you to wriggle through.
Annoyingly the person who made the hole hadn't made it Tosser sized so Aidan had to wait outside
Inside the place is in sh1t - much of the roof is damaged and the rain pishes in. Most of the roof insulation lies in the stairwells making progress difficult in the gloom. But once you get into the main chamber you get an idea of how splendid, and ostentatious, this place was when it was completed. Unfortunately, between the weather and the vandals / scavengers a lot of the mosaics are damaged and all the 'seats', probably marble slabs originally, are missing.
I know it's a Communist monument & most people in Eastern Bloc countries could't wait to remove as many reminders of the Communist era as they could but it's a shame to see the deterioration here. Surely it could have earned it's upkeep as a tourist attraction
I didn't manage to find a way into the tower part so it might require a return visit
Phew, Aidan
Good job you got that trip finished, 4 months ago, might have had to dodge a few shells there today, from IS near the Syrian & Iraq borders
Sheesh, you weren't far from Mosul and Tikrit, were you
Not a trip for 2015, methinks
Good job you got that trip finished, 4 months ago, might have had to dodge a few shells there today, from IS near the Syrian & Iraq borders
Sheesh, you weren't far from Mosul and Tikrit, were you
Not a trip for 2015, methinks
The closest we were to Mosul would have been Tatvan or Van Johnny which was still over 400km away. We did see lots and lots of what appeared to be refugee camps though near both the Syrian and Iraqi borders.
It will be interesting to see if the same trip would be possible next year bearing in mind that up until January of this year we were still intent on circling the Black Sea. Unfortunately the situation in Ukraine deteriorated to the point that it just became too risky. Even though this was a "second choice" trip it was still very memorable.
It will be interesting to see if the same trip would be possible next year bearing in mind that up until January of this year we were still intent on circling the Black Sea. Unfortunately the situation in Ukraine deteriorated to the point that it just became too risky. Even though this was a "second choice" trip it was still very memorable.
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