Take a little walk in | Europe (Eight unforgettable days in the west of Bulgaria)

It's been almost five months since I have returned from that memorable and full of emotions journey. Now I sit in front of my computer hit so many memories and amazing experiences around Europe. So let’s get it started.

After a year of expectation, finally the end of the school year came. Not only the end of the school year but also the beginning of our journey. That was the first time I was travelling so far from my country. I was excited!

It was the third of July. Early in the morning we were all in front of hotel Trimntsium, from where we left for Switzerland, CERN, which was our purpose. And the excursion began.

We traveled through Serbia, we saw Belgrade , and passed through Croatian and after 17 hours we arrived in the capital of Slovenia - Ljubljana . After so many hours spent in the bus we couldn’t wait to check in, get some sleep and prepare for the next day when we had to travel a lot more.

The next day we left for Geneva. The day was very exciting for me because I was going to see the Alps. We went through the Simplon Pass. The view that opened up for me was fascinating. The majesty of this mountain made ​​all of us stand up and "stuck" our cameras to the windows. Later we saw the famous Lake Geneva, the second largest lake in Central Europe where we could also watch  a splendid view of the magnificent Alps. It was July, but the temperatures below the Alps did not feel like summer.

On the third day of our journey we visited CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). It is located on the territory of two countries - France and Switzerland. When we arrived at CERN a very friendly Bulgarians welcomed us. They were our guides. Our first visit was of the detector - ATLAS. Fortunately there was a prophylaxis of the detectors and we had the opportunity to go down to 100 meters under the ground and see it. Then we listened to a lecture as an introduction to CERN, which have helped us to understand what is happening in the detectors and accelerators, and what work is being done at CERN. At lunch and we headed to the restaurant first. Surprisingly as it may sound, it was one of the places that greatly impressed me. The restaurant looked like a collection of nations. Around me it was full of people of different races, speaking different languages, from different countries, even continents. All these people were smiling, happy , enthusiastic , motivated, which made ​​me feel great .

Our next destination - the palace of the United Nations. There we were able to see so different and interesting rooms and corridors. I have never imagined that such a diplomatic place could be so aristocratic and ornate. I was impressed that everything there was a gift from a country, even the tiles on the floor and on the walls. When you’re walking down the corridors you can see a variety of pictures from around the world.

The trip around Geneva continued. If there is a place that I would come back one day, this is definitely Geneva. Everything there was so tidy and clean . In the old town we saw the Flower Clock ,  whose 6000 colors change every season and the cathedral " St. Peter ." We were very disappointed when we found out that we won’t be able to see the largest fountain in Europe because it was stopped. And because we were in Switzerland , as a lover of chocolate I could not miss this chance to experience a taste of Swiss chocolate.

The fourth day began in CERN. Our group was included in a physical experiment to observe cosmic rays in the particle detector that we built ourselves . The experiment was conducted personally by the director of the educational department in the center  Mr. Mick Storr. We visited the room in which at real-time particle were register by the AMS detector / alpha magnetic spectrometer / installed on the International Space Centre. We saw the headquarters of the Computer Centre, and of all accelerators. We heard a fascinating lecture on the work of the Large Hadron Collider underground and about the detectors registered " divine particle" - the Higgs boson . Our day continued with a visit to Annecy - a small town located in the Alps. Also called the Second Venice due to the channel in the center of town. I strongly recommend you to try the ice cream there - one of the attractions of Annecy .

On the fifth day of our trip we visited Vevey . The hometown of Charlie Chaplin, where is also located the building of the Nestle chocolate . We went to the next town situated on the Lake Geneva - Montreux. We visited Castle Chillon which atmosphere of a palace and a prison , was able to transfer me back in the Middle Ages. We went to the city of Milan . Next - a memorable walk along the center of Milan, where you can sit and enjoy an aromatic Italian coffee .We visited no less memorable Milan Cathedral , which architecture impressed even me - a sixteen -year-old girl who has no idea of what architecture is.

We continued our walk through northern Italy as we went to Verona. Stroll through Piazza Ebre , visited the houses of Romeo and Juliet and enjoyed delicious Italian pasta .

After a night near Verona , the bus drove off to our final destination - Venice. There we waited for a boat that took us to the old town. We went to San Marco Square , through the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge's Palace . Invigorated by the Venetian coffee, went to the Rialto Bridge , as we passed through the small and narrow but charming streets of Venice. Headed to Ljubljana, where was our last night .

Even unforgettable everything has an end. We saw a world famous cities, a worldwide famous landmarks only for seven days that I can not even believe it. It was unique, memorable , interesting and fun. Traveling to Bulgaria I wished I could bring the time seven days back and live those emotions again , but time is in front of me and I'm sure that one day I will go through these amazing places which are a result of the work and mind of man and the greatness of nature.

Know the world to love it . I can not wait to see what new adventure awaits me next summer.

For some photos look the previous post