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Bansko - Money
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 02-07-08 21:03re: Bansko - Money
No worries Sarah,Not you fault at all. You really needn't spend a fortune, but a few extra quid won't go amiss.
Congrats for September.
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OK Mr J and Welsh - my last contribution to this thread.I think I'll leave you guys to it - you clearly know more than - a) someone who has lived there for several years, and b) someone who has been (in the ski season) each year since 2005. (or maybe, just maybe, your just trolling!) I can't be bothered to argue - I know what I know, end of story!
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Yes thats the beer Pirinsko for some reason that is a bit cheaper than the others but it tastes fine to me (coming from an Ale background).
IMT - not trolling. However I will state that we have been to a many places where we cannot read the menus! Some have pics which help but generally if no pics we ask for a shopska starter then a Seche,Chicken Kebab etc etc. Some resteraunts they speak no English but thankfully Beer is Bira so Phew.
In Melnick food & drink in Aug07 was significantly ...
IMT - not trolling. However I will state that we have been to a many places where we cannot read the menus! Some have pics which help but generally if no pics we ask for a shopska starter then a Seche,Chicken Kebab etc etc. Some resteraunts they speak no English but thankfully Beer is Bira so Phew.
In Melnick food & drink in Aug07 was significantly ...
Yes thats the beer Pirinsko for some reason that is a bit cheaper than the others but it tastes fine to me (coming from an Ale background).
IMT - not trolling. However I will state that we have been to a many places where we cannot read the menus! Some have pics which help but generally if no pics we ask for a shopska starter then a Seche,Chicken Kebab etc etc. Some resteraunts they speak no English but thankfully Beer is Bira so Phew.
In Melnick food & drink in Aug07 was significantly cheaper than Bansko - I dont have the figs to recall but IIRC the meal for two of us there was HALF the price of the cheapest (and we always find a good cheap nice place in Bansko). Beer was certainly barely 0.5lev - not Pirinsko something regional I guess.
Anyway when we go we try lots of small little different places for evening meals we dont go for fancy looks & neon lights etc were happy with plain whitewashed walls open fire and to be honest all the other customers locals.
Also with the 500ml & 250ml yes typo. The 250ml was 0.35 lev.
IMT - not trolling. However I will state that we have been to a many places where we cannot read the menus! Some have pics which help but generally if no pics we ask for a shopska starter then a Seche,Chicken Kebab etc etc. Some resteraunts they speak no English but thankfully Beer is Bira so Phew.
In Melnick food & drink in Aug07 was significantly cheaper than Bansko - I dont have the figs to recall but IIRC the meal for two of us there was HALF the price of the cheapest (and we always find a good cheap nice place in Bansko). Beer was certainly barely 0.5lev - not Pirinsko something regional I guess.
Anyway when we go we try lots of small little different places for evening meals we dont go for fancy looks & neon lights etc were happy with plain whitewashed walls open fire and to be honest all the other customers locals.
Also with the 500ml & 250ml yes typo. The 250ml was 0.35 lev.
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Hi Joy - sounds like you know what you're talking about. I am putting together a trip. 9 days skiing in bankso from 29th Dec 2009 to 06th Jan 2010.
Help!!!
What am i in for to hire skis,poles, boots?
What will a 9 day ski pass cost??
Realisically - what would one need in levs to survive comfortably for 10 dayss??
I am looking at staying in Knights Lodge Self catering apartment.... whats it like??
I see that you have a chalet. What would you charge for the above ...
Help!!!
What am i in for to hire skis,poles, boots?
What will a 9 day ski pass cost??
Realisically - what would one need in levs to survive comfortably for 10 dayss??
I am looking at staying in Knights Lodge Self catering apartment.... whats it like??
I see that you have a chalet. What would you charge for the above ...
Hi Joy - sounds like you know what you're talking about. I am putting together a trip. 9 days skiing in bankso from 29th Dec 2009 to 06th Jan 2010.
Help!!!
What am i in for to hire skis,poles, boots?
What will a 9 day ski pass cost??
Realisically - what would one need in levs to survive comfortably for 10 dayss??
I am looking at staying in Knights Lodge Self catering apartment.... whats it like??
I see that you have a chalet. What would you charge for the above dates??
Do you suggest that I sort out ski equipment and passes when I get there - heard it works out a lot cheaper..
Many thanks
Cindy
Cape Town - South Africa
Help!!!
What am i in for to hire skis,poles, boots?
What will a 9 day ski pass cost??
Realisically - what would one need in levs to survive comfortably for 10 dayss??
I am looking at staying in Knights Lodge Self catering apartment.... whats it like??
I see that you have a chalet. What would you charge for the above dates??
Do you suggest that I sort out ski equipment and passes when I get there - heard it works out a lot cheaper..
Many thanks
Cindy
Cape Town - South Africa
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i think some of the prices and exchange rates posted here are rather hopefull. at the moment it is 2.28 to the pound and that is a lot better than last winter.I would love to know where you can get a beer for 0.80 leva, i live in bulgaria and i could only get it at those prices from a wholesalers. I did find a place in Bansko that was 1 leva for pirinsko, but i think that price is hard to match let alone beat !!!
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Joy definately knows what she is talking about... 
I will say that at the moment 1.50lv is about average for a large beer, a shopska around 4lv, a simple meat dish around 6lv, just examples from touristy bars. My parents are here at the moment, and they cannot believe how cheap it is, 5 main courses, a couple of sweets, drinks and all for around 45 lv which relates to slightly less than £20.00, and all this in a bar in the square
Even they commented that the drinks would have been ...
I will say that at the moment 1.50lv is about average for a large beer, a shopska around 4lv, a simple meat dish around 6lv, just examples from touristy bars. My parents are here at the moment, and they cannot believe how cheap it is, 5 main courses, a couple of sweets, drinks and all for around 45 lv which relates to slightly less than £20.00, and all this in a bar in the square
Even they commented that the drinks would have been ...Joy definately knows what she is talking about...
I will say that at the moment 1.50lv is about average for a large beer, a shopska around 4lv, a simple meat dish around 6lv, just examples from touristy bars. My parents are here at the moment, and they cannot believe how cheap it is, 5 main courses, a couple of sweets, drinks and all for around 45 lv which relates to slightly less than £20.00, and all this in a bar in the square Even they commented that the drinks would have been nearly that at home.
I can get a 500cl bottle of Kaminitsa in the supermarket for .86 lv if thats any help
Its still good value here, shame no-one seems to be taking advantage of it (apart from my parents)
I will say that at the moment 1.50lv is about average for a large beer, a shopska around 4lv, a simple meat dish around 6lv, just examples from touristy bars. My parents are here at the moment, and they cannot believe how cheap it is, 5 main courses, a couple of sweets, drinks and all for around 45 lv which relates to slightly less than £20.00, and all this in a bar in the square
Even they commented that the drinks would have been nearly that at home.I can get a 500cl bottle of Kaminitsa in the supermarket for .86 lv if thats any help
Its still good value here, shame no-one seems to be taking advantage of it (apart from my parents
)