Rick Steves radio segment on Bulgaria

Shannon and I made it back from Spring Break, and survived (barely) the week after. We're pretty glad all of this unpronounceable Icelandic volcano mess didn't happen a week sooner or we (and my dad and Tom S) would have had some epic travel adventures. I'm hoping to post some pictures and stories from spring break soon, but first I need to write a test, do LOTS of grading, get quarter grades figured out, and write comments. It will be a busy week.
To tide all you Bulgaria-philes over, here is a link to a Rick Steves radio segment on Bulgaria.
http://www.ricksteves.com/radio/streaming/program202.asx
For those that don't know Rick Steves, he has made a career on telling Americans how to see Europe, with NPR radio shows, PBS TV shows, and a series of guidebooks to Europe. Watching the videos makes you think of your dorky uncle showing off his European slideshow, but all of his recommendations have been excellent.
Thanks Spike for sending the link. Rick interviews a Bulgarian tour operator in his studio, and picks up some bits of culture and key spots to visit. Several of the highlights she mentions are places we've taken our visitors (Sofia, Rila Monastery, Plovdiv), some are places we've been to but haven't been able to take visitors (Koprivshtitsa), and some are on our short list of places to go (Black Sea coast, Veliko Turnovo). One place she didn't mention but that Spike can assure you is really cool: Belogradchik, with an ancient fortress built into nifty Bryce Canyon-like rock formations. That will be a future post as well.