Visiting Varna, I felt a great disappointment and immediately came to mind the words of the old Skald's hit "Memories are always flawless". When I was resting here as a teenager, Varna was a lively, multicolored city, full of tourists and laughing locals. Now I was greeted by deserted walking avenues, streets full of ruined buildings and locals as if regretfully sneaking along the ruined sidewalks. However, a nice change was a visit to the Stone Forest reserve , where I was greeted by fossilized, prehistoric trees from 50 million years ago.