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Here are the travel details
Accolade trip to Bulgaria 23rd – 30th of April 2019:

Day 1 Bus from Banbridge - 4.30 am. Downshire Hotel
Newry 5.00 am. Tesco bus stop
Dundalk – exit 18 on the M1

Flight from Dublin to Sofia (8.35 am. - 14.15 pm. local time (= 12.15 UK time) 
Welcome Lunch in local restaurant at around 15.00 pm (1 pm UK time)
Check in Hotel Rila in Sofia at around 5.00 – 5,30 pm
Sofia walking tour 18.00 pm (optional)
Free time in Sofia
There is no meal booked for dinner that evening – you will need to organise your own, if you would like one.

Day 2 – After the breakfast in the hotel, leaving Sofia at 8 am.
Travel about 2.45 hours 
Stop in Veliko Tarnovo (Old Medieval Capital of Bulgaria) around 11 am. 
Visiting Tsarevets (12th Century fortress) Lunch around 1pm. 
At around 3pm depart from Veliko Tarnovo for Varna (travel 2.52 hours)
Arriving at the hotel around 6 pm.
Dinner and check in at the Hotel Sirius - “Sv.Konstantin and Helena” 
holiday complex
We are provided with breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole stay in 
Sirius hotel. 
The programme of events will be discussed with you all and we can 
arrange tours and visits to different places and concerts and everything 
you might be interested in. 
Day 3 – Relax … Stay in the hotel, Spa, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 4 - 10.00 - 11.00 am. Workshop in the Hotel, 
Evening concert in Varna (to be confirmed)

Day 5 - time to see Varna and performances in the park.
Day 6 – Depart from the hotel after the breakfast at 8 am.
Travel around 1.45 hours to Nesebar 
From 10 – 12am - time to see the town.
Lunch at 12am.
Depart from Nesebar around 2pm.
Travel to Plovdiv about 3 hours and check in the hotel -Trimontium 
Hotel Ramada - around 6pm.

Day 7 – Time to see Plovdiv. 
Some singing performances in the city museums and sites
Visits to the orphanage (optional). Accolade will make a donation to the 
orphanage 20 ukuleles. 
Uks will play and sing for the children and have some social time. 
Everybody is invited to join – it is your choice to come or to stay in the 
town and relax.

Day 8 - Depart from the hotel around 2.00 am.
Travel to the airport about 2 hours and 
flight to Dublin at 6.15 am – 8.10 am.
Bus from Dublin to NI – 8,30 am from Dublin airport.

Some words in Bulgarian:
Zdravey – Hello 
Blagodaria – Thank you
Az se kazvam: – My name is:
Nazdrave - Cheers
Oshte edna bira molia – One more beеr, please
kolko struva tova – How much is this

Important Contacts: 
Embassy of Ireland 
Platinum Business Centre 
26-28 Bacho Kiro Street 
Sofia 1000 
Bulgaria +359 2 985 3425

British Embassy Sofia
9, Moskovska St
1000 Sofia 
Bulgaria
Telephone(+359) 2 933 9222
Fax(+359) 2 933 9250

Nikolay/Vessie - tel: +447857125893
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