Where for art thou statue

Last time I left you I was in Varna, on the Black Sea where you are told not to pee on the sand add you will get slapped around by Mafia, take no plastic (cards) into strip clubs if you go and told you can buy a night with a celebrity for two thousand euro. Sketchy!
The night train leaving Varna was so much nicer then they one i came in. Looked like it was from a time before my birth. After eight hours I arrive in Plovdiv. What a lovely surprise! Was the nicest city I had seen so far on the trip. Beautiful boulevards and exciting, exciting, exciting. ...I saw some ancient ruins ;) nice big amphitheatre and old stadium. So happy. It is also one of the oldest cities in Europe - being dated back 6000 years from the time of the Thracians. Also known as the town of the seven hills as there are (were seven hills in the city).
And the hostel, thecrib was excellent. The guy had travelled around the region to discovery the best place to run a hostel so was full of great advice. Sadly the girl that did the walking tour was a bit rubbish. And would refuse to say that Bulgaria was communist but kept saying socialist. I asked some other locals and they laughed as they said it was clearly communist.
Next up was a travel day. Plovdiv to sofia then sofia to Skopje. Hurray for getting to Macedonia.
I arrive in the evening - check in, and then straight out for dinner, and being a Friday night, put for a dance at the posh night club. Was so much fun, a real good atmosphere and nice people. The walk to the club was great too, as all the buildings on the river were lit up and just made the city look so great.
Today I have been sight seeing around the city. In other blogs, the city has a bad reputation as it is kind of tacky place. This is because all these new buildings that have been built. Absolutely massive in ancient style. Kind of pointless but also impressive and left me with a smile all day. And if the massive buildings aren't overwhelming, then the number of status will. There is probably one statue to every three people. Seriously, so many. And the one in the centre Square is gigantic!
None of it is genuine. All brand new. And in the greater scheme of things, not a great thing for the country in terms of the cost. The massive statue alone cost ten million. If you do your research you will see the country is not actually well off and the money would have been invested in better infrastructure and social care, or improving the standard of living for those outside the city (Massive romani ghetto, possibly the largest in Europe). But overall I like the place, and going to check out some caves tomorrow, followed by a day trip to Kosovo before heading to Lake Ohrid.
Great times! !!!
As Icona Pop says, I love it! !!!!

Joshua