If you're ever in Varna, go to the museum! It's usually mostly empty (who likes stuffy museums, right?), but the building is grand, and the exhibits are fascin

If you're ever in Varna, go to the museum! It's usually mostly empty (who likes stuffy museums, right?), but the building is grand, and the exhibits are fascinating. And when you get to the ancient gold objects, it's difficult to imagine how astonishing the fine detail is: the degree of craftsman(woman?)ship, on such a tiny scale. Gold is amazing material, but the artists who worked it were even more amazing. Also be sure to visit the Roman ruins - an extensive area, pretty well maintained and informative; lots of little interesting corners. Sad to see that some stray dogs have made their burrows here... It's a shame that, for all their artistic and cultural triumphs, people are quite crappy, too. (BTW, also check out the puppet theater - the best one outside the Czech Republic! Awesome!)