Continuing our drive through the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains…
…and what greets us as we arrive at the Monastery is an array of souvenirs and local produce and more souvenirs…
The Bachovo Monastery was founded in 1083 by Prince Gregory Pakourianos.
…and all of a sudden I am back in America???
OK, this is not what one wants to see on the highway – a truck that appears to be coming toward you! 🙂
Up ahead is Burgas…
…but then, as we left the city, the most beautiful rainbows appeared!
A simply perfect way to end a perfect day!
~ Bella
Welcome to Restaurant Salasha... and the best food I have had since I arrived in Bulgaria - actully, one of the best meals ever! While we were there, authorities were attempting to quell a fire that was beginning to rage through the mountainside... 22.80 lev = 11.40 € ... and…
It has been a fascinating two months in Bulgaria... I decided to do a retrospective, akin to an exhibition of photos I have played with, made more ethereal, that would capture my thoughts and feelings of the place... oh, and the photo below of the back of the van? That…