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
Asen’s Fortress from the side
Asenovgrad from the fortress
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
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
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
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
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
Don’t jump!
Don’t jump!, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: A pier looking out over the bay in
Free Sofia Tour
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Varna from above, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Varna from the top of the Cherno More
Kitten – Plovdiv
Kitten – Plovdiv, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Because yet again, everyone loves a
Statue and a tower
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Nessebar fish restaurant
Nessebar fish restaurant, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: In Nessebar, overlooking the harbour and on to the Sunny beach, lay a string of restaurants. We were assured our lunch had only been out of
Rila Monastery Roof
Rila Monastery Roof, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. It was really difficult to find a great viewpoint of the Rila Monastery, but we climbed up some stairs and looked over the top of the