Sept. 17, 2016 Live from the road

Silistra - Targovishte

Reported by Dipavajan Renner 147.0 km

Welcome to Bulgaria! the second time this year our European Peace Run route leads us through this beautiful country!

..we started in Silistra on the main square...

...a traditional welcome...

...the city representative of Silistra received the torch...

...and passed it on to the people who have gathered around the stage...

...a very nice performance by local kids...

..people from the audience joined in...

Thank you Silistra for the heartfelt meeting!

...some kids joined us on the run out of Silistra...

...it was a long run through the serene countryside...

...we arrived in Razgrad...

...a group of local runners awaited us....

...some memories from the Ottoman empire...

...we arrived at the city centre...

...the city representative of Razgrad welcomed the team...

Thank you Razgrad for the nice welcome!

...time for an afternoon coffee...

...we left Razgrad...

..and we passed the sport facility of Razgrad's famous football club...

...once more back on the road...

...shortly before Targovishte a runners family was joining in...

Thank you for running with us!

Torch carried by
Andrey Stefanov (Bulgaria), Atul Arora (India), Dipavajan Renner (Austria), Drsalu Grünstäudl (Austria), Gordana Petrovčić (Croatia), Krasimira Todorova (Bulgaria), Luiza Hariton (Romania), Marin Nenov (Bulgaria), Oliveria Lopez (France), Rasmivan Collinson (Great Britain), Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov (Moldova), Vijayanta Viglov (Bulgaria).  
Photographers
Gordana Petrovčić, Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov
The torch has travelled 147.0 km from Silistra to Targovishte.

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