Bulgaria 17 May: Turkish border - Svilengrad
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After completing border formalities, we unfurled the Bulgarian flag and ran with fresh enthusiasm towards the city of Svilengrad.
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Bulgaria is famous for its storks, and after a few kilometers we saw one - it has made a big nest on the top of a lantern near the city.
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Some children from the local rugby and athletics clubs joined us in the city and we ran together to the city hall.
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The mayor was awaiting us and received us, together with a few members of the city council.
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The children were very good at geography and could quickly guess where we are from. We passed the torch to everybody, and ran a few times around the trees in front of the city hall with them.
Distance: 12km
Team Members:
Ondrej Vesely and Rosta Vagner (Czech Republic), Pierre Lantuas Monfouga (France), Valentin Bebik and Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukraine), Janos Derekas (Hungary), Jewgenij Kuschnow (Austria).
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