Living on the Danube- off the beaten track, but amazing.

I have a house in the Ruse district, near Byala and too agree that that Ruse or Rousse is a great city to visit and see the culture, it has an older feel and obviously not on the scale of Sofia but certainly a place that offers plenty. I had not heard of Tutraken until recently and have booked a few nights with family to stay in the area for a short break in August. Regarding Bucharest that is a city that bustles along at a very hectic pace at times, I flew in to Bucharest a few years ago and spent a few nights there, I was astonished at the volume of traffic, width of certain roads and the formula 1 style of our taxi driver ha-ha, I know I am slightly off topic regarding your post I just anted to add my experience and opinion too it.
Regards Steve.

Older folks prefer Brasov, etc. Last time I was in Bucharest/Lipscani I realized I was past that part of my time re nightlife, though shopping good.

Thanks for up-thumbing the Ruse region. I do think some buyers are making errors when they focus on VT area, just because of the other Brits, which frankly I avoid  in crowds- individuals fine. SO many beautiful places in Bg left largely ignored, and cheaper prices too!