Days 1 and 2 - Getting There

We left Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon and flew to Sofia via Washington DC and Vienna.  Katie from Adoption Airfare booked us some great flights on United and Austrian Air.  All of the flights were on time with short, easy connections. 

We arrived in Sofia at 12:50pm on Sunday and were met by our attendant.  He drove us to Kocherinovo, which is a small village located in the southwestern part of Bulgaria.  It's known as "The Town of Storks".  We were able to spot many nests on top of buildings and are excited to watch for storks when we return this summer.  This part of the country is absolutely beautiful.

We checked into the Hotel Mishel, which is a small guest house that has six rooms.  It's owned by a very nice couple that we got to know throughout the week.  Our room was comfortable and we enjoyed having a small terrace.

After getting unpacked we were able to Skpye with Nikolas at home.  We were very thankful to have a reliable internet connection all week.

We enjoyed a nice meal in the small dining room at the hotel before an early bedtime.  

Here's a website that includes a lot of neat information about Kocherinovo: http://www.sputnik-bg.net/en/index.htm.