Tuesday, July 1, 2025

1st of July 2025 - Ruse

Bulgaria’s foremost Danube port, Ruse is sometimes called “Little Vienna” for its elegant 19th-century mansions and public buildings.  We were meant to arrive in the morning however this was delayed until midday because of low water levels in the Danube.  Our captain wanted to negotiate a particular stretch of the Danube in daylight rather than overnight as planned.

I had planned to go a full day excursion today but this would have meant more coach travel than planned because the ship was moored in Nicopol instead of Ruse; also we are in the middle of a heat wave.  Instead I spent the morning just relaxing onboard and enjoyed cruising down the Danube to Ruse.

In the afternoon I did a short walking tour of Ruse.  We visited Freedom Square which takes its name from the Freedom Monument.










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