Hiking up to the Rila Mountains & Lakes | 徒步到达里拉山和湖泊

Day 1: Hitchhiking then Hiking

After the festival we returned to Sofia and attended the UK work visa appointment. They took Matt's passport and said it'll be returned when the application process is finished (about 2 weeks later!). We decided to go hiking up the Rila Mountains.

During the communism time, owning a car was difficult and the wait-list could be up to years. Everyone helped each other and hitchhiking became very common. Now they are in the "post-communism" phase, people continue to give and hitch rides.

From Sofia we took the tram to reach the furthest point out of the city and found a nice place to lift our thumbs. It was a cool day, but sunny enough to enjoy the sun's ray. Soon we had two different cars stopped for us, and by the third car, it was going the same way! We hopped into her car and made our way south. She spoke English so we shared our 16 months long travel story into an hour's drive. She kindly bought us frappes and croissants from the petrol station by the highway.

Waiting for the tram in Sofia

Our amazing driver taking us the extra mile!

Instead of dropping us at the turn off, she kindly detoured for us, "doing her good deed for the day". After another ride up to the ski resort village, we were able to start ascending the mountain. The tracks were well made and signed but we were disappointed they used plastic banners tied to trees to mark the route.

The atmosphere in the forest was quiet and peaceful. It was a good day to start our three days hike.

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第一天：搭便车然后徒步旅行

联欢节结束后，我们返回索菲亚并去了英国工作签证预约。 他们拿走了Matt的护照，并表示将在申请程序完成后（大约2周后！）退还。 我们决定去里拉山脉徒步旅行。

在共产主义时期，拥有一辆汽车很困难，等候名单可能长达几年。 每个人互相帮助，搭便车变得非常普遍。 现在他们处于“后共产主义”阶段，人们不断给予和搭便车。

从索菲亚出发，我们乘坐有轨电车到达城外最远的地方，找到一个举起拇指的好地方。 这是一个凉爽的一天，但阳光充足，可以享受阳光。 不久我们有两辆不同的汽车停，而第三辆汽车则以同样的方式停下来！ 我们跳进她的车，向南走。 她说英语，所以我们将我们16个月的旅行故事分享到一个小时的车程。 她高兴地从加油站买了我们的冰沙和羊角面包。

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Day 2: Lakes, Ups and Downs

Morning was very cold so we got up quickly to get going.

第二天：湖泊，上坡和下坡

早上很冷，所以我们很快就起床准备走。

Since a picture is worth 1000 words, here's the next 8000 words.

由于图片价值1000字，下面是8000字。

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Day 3: Back Down

The forecast didn't look too friendly so we decided to hike down to the nearest hut and get more information. The hut offered basic food and free WiFi. The food weren't Michelin stars quality but at least they weren't overpriced: omelette for 2 Leva, fries for 3 Leva (roughly the same as NZ dollars).

After checking the forecast we decided to descend the mountain and move on to our next adventure. The gears we bought with us weren't that great for this (and we were really sore from Day 2's hike). We said goodbye to our new friend Adam from Czechia. He is going to continue hiking another week. Hope he keeps dry!

第三天：下坡

预报看起来不太好所以我们决定徒步到最近的小屋并获得更多信息。 小屋提供基本食物和免费WiFi。 食物不是米其林星级的质量，但至少它们没有价格过高：2个Leva的煎蛋，3个Leva的薯条（大致与新西兰元相同）。

在检查预测后，我们决定下山，继续我们的下一次奇遇。 我们带来的东西也不合适（我们从第2天的徒步旅行中感到很疼）。 我们对捷克的新朋友Adam说了再见。 他将继续徒步一周。 希望他保持干爽！

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