Well, we got back from our week in Bansko and we loved it!!! Some colleagues of ours let us borrow their car, so we were able to take our time and explore. It was wonderful to not be bound by a train or bus schedule. To simply jump in a car and go is something I haven't experienced in almost 6 months, and for someone who is very independent this was so freeing. The weather was great and the mountains were beautiful. Bansko is one of those places you can go and not have to spend any money to have fun. Our hotel had an indoor and outdoor pool, a small playground, and an indoor kid’s play area. Those things alone were enough to entertain our kids. In fact, every day we left the hotel to do something, the kids would say, " Can't we just stay here and swim and play?" However, after dragging them away they always had a good time doing what we had planned. We got to hike into the mountains one day. Along the way we did a little rock climbing, played in a little lake, and raced sticks and leaves down a small mountain stream. The sky was bright blue and the clouds fluffy white, which only served to exaggerate the grey and green of the landscape below. There were families with young children everywhere, and we were able to let the kids play in a lake with kids from all over Europe. We met families that included people from Czech, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and they all lived in UK. I also heard German, Spanish, Bulgarian, British English, and French while hiking. When meeting other people on the trail you never really knew what language to greet them in. It was awesome!! 
The next day we went into the town of Razlog and walked around downtown. They had an amazing park area that seemed to stretch through the entire town. The town also had many small streams running through it...literally. I took a picture of a house that had been built over one of the streams. The kids had a blast racing leaves down the streams that wound through the park.
We did many other things that would take too long to mention, but we will definitely be going back. The kids didn't want to leave to come home. However, I can honestly say that I am glad to be home. Back to familiar surroundings and somewhat of a routine. The break from language classes was nice, but I am ready to get back into it and study hard!!!
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