Following on from my previous post on Galleon Holdings (GON), I thought I’d share another company that I’ve been following. Orchid Developments Group Limited (LON:OCH) are a company with property interests in Bulgaria. I’d been
Asen’s Fortress from the side, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: The chapel at Asen’s fortress is what remains of a much larger complex which stood high in the Rhodope mountains and guarded the
Asenovgrad from the fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Looking down from Asen’s fortress you can see Asenovgrad. We spent four hours walking around Asenovgrad before we finally managed to navigate our
Rhodope mountains, Chepelare River valley, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: A view of the Rhodope mountains and the Chepelare River valley into the
Asen’s chapel and ancient fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Here you can see the chapel and the remains of the fortress to the right. The sheer drop to the left is
Jewellery, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: In Etara, the Open air Ethnographic Museum near Veliko Tarnovo, there were lots of crafts people creating their wares and were mostly quite friendly. The Jeweler
Tsavrevets fortress wall, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: The Tsarevets fortress was impressively large, and the position couldn’t be better, it completely dominated a single hill surrounded by a
Bacho Kiro cave, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Situated 300 metres away from the Dryanovo Monastery is a network of caves in the canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River. Named after the
Don’t jump!, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: A pier looking out over the bay in
Free Sofia Tour, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: On our first full day in Sofia, we spoke to the guys in the hostel who recommended the “Free Sofia Tour”, and we weren’t disappointed.
Train carriage, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: I became worryingly interested in trains on this trip, but there was such a wide variety and a stark contrast between new and old. Half
Tanning rails, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: In Etara, the Open air Ethnographic Museum near Veliko Tarnovo, stood these interesting tanning rails in front of the tanners hut and to the side of
Buzludzha monument – the rubble, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Rubble leading up the crumbling staircase to the ruined murals at the
Buzludzha monument – the tower, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: The concrete tower to the side of the main building, rumoured to have precious stones in the star at the
Arch through an arch – Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Tsarevets is a fortress overlooking the city of Veliko Tarnovo. Original remains date to before 2nd millennium BC and
Asen’s Chapel from above, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Looking down at Asen’s chapel standing on the ruins of the main defense
Asen’s fort into the sun, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: It’s difficult to show in pictures, but the chapel of the fortress stood on a shear drop into the valley, perched on the
Rila Monastery courtyard from above, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: We didn’t really have the right lens to get the best shots of Rila, and I don’t think we can do it justice.
Sozopol sunset, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: After a long walk around Sozopol and the fort, we watched the sun go down over the hotels in
Veliko Tarnovo from the fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Walking back to Veliko through the fortress with Roman ruins on the right hand side. The Soviets began carefully restoring Tsarevets and
Nice motor, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Not sure what car this is, probably a Lada or something, but I loved the brick handbrake replacement preventing it from rolling down the hill
A flower in front of a fountain, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Whilst waiting for our train in Plovdiv, we stopped in this cafe overlooking a fountain. Whilst sitting there, a big
Varna from above, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Varna from the top of the Cherno More
Kitten – Plovdiv, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Because yet again, everyone loves a
Statue and a tower, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Standing proudly in front of the Mosque tower in Plovdiv is a roman statue within the recently unearthed Roman remains which are slowly being
Which came first, the dragon or the egg?, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Absolutely no idea what this represents, but we passed by it near the swimming pool in Varna and found it
Train carriage, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Typical of the older trains in Bulgaria, old fashioned cabins with sliding doors, rather quaint
Arch through an arch – Tsarevets, Veliko Tarnovo, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Tsarevets is a fortress overlooking the city of Veliko Tarnovo. Original remains date to before 2nd millennium BC and it
Cherno More Hotel balconies, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: After arriving in Varna, we wandered aimlessly around the pedestrian city centre looking for a place to stay and couldn’t miss this cold war
Cute dog, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: On Kitten beach there were quite a few stray dogs running around, all with fantastic temprements, I took to this one though, he’s featured in one