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
Nessebar fish restaurant
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
Unless you’re a monk…
Unless you’re a monk…, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: You can stay at the monastery, and it’s almost worth it to gain access to the upper floors, but as this sign indicated, we
Rila Monastery fountain
Rila Monastery fountain, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Standing in the centre of the courtyard is the main church ordained with ornate artwork on the walls and ceiling, and this fountain crested with
Buzludzha monument – concrete letters
Buzludzha monument – concrete letters, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: The concrete letters, some removed, some hanging to one side, used to read out verses from “The International†and “The Worker’s
Buzludzha monument – the lobby
Buzludzha monument – the lobby, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: Once ordained with white marble and a copper roof, grand enough to accept high up dignitaries from the soviet days, now stripped and
Buzludzha monument – Todor Zhivkov
Buzludzha monument – Todor Zhivkov, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Marx, Engels, Lenin and the Bulgarian communist leader Todor Zhivkov. Zhivkov requested upon
Buzludzha monument – hammer and sickle
Buzludzha monument – hammer and sickle, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Hammer and sickle, too high to be vandalised and
Motion blur train
Motion blur train, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Motion blur effect on the train between Burgas and Veliko
Holiday map
Attack of the birds
Four birds, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Another shot of some birds on the beach at
Ugly birds – Dryanovo Monastery
Ugly birds – Dryanovo Monastery, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Sitting on the roof of the Drynavo Monastery were a group of ugly looking
Dryanovo Monastery
Dryanovo Monastery, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Situated on the Andaka river valley stands a functioning, orthodox monastery. Founded in the 12th century,
Plovdiv Sunset
Plovdiv Sunset, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Sitting on one of Plovdiv’s 7 hills on a Roman wall watching the sun go
Art and a well
Art and a well, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / In a house museum in Plovdiv’s old town is the art of a notable artist
Church of the Holy Mother of God, Plovdiv
Church of the Holy Mother of God, Plovdiv, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Situated on one of Plovdiv’s 7 hills stands the impressive Church
Shadows on a roman ruin
Shadows on a roman ruin, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Sheltered by a curved metal roof lay Roman remains relatively recently unearthed and protected
Art through a window
Art through a window, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / In a house museum in Plovdiv’s old town is the art of a notable artist
Mirror Egg
Mirror Egg, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Standing in a park at the end of the Free Sofia Tour were a collection of oddities, including this mirrored egg. I know nothing of it’s
Looking down the track
Looking down the track, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. There was a strange combination of trains on the railway, either really old, or really new! This is one of the newer ones we
Old train
Old train, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / There was a strange combination of trains on the railway, either really old, or really new!
Karosa coach
Karosa coach, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / We weren’t sure if this coach was still in use or not, nothing seemed to be actively
Kitten
Kitten, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Because who doesn’t like a
Stefan Stambolov Monument
Stefan Stambolov Monument, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Stefan Stambolov lead Bulgaria through some of it’s most turbulent times. After the ousting of the
Sofia at night
Sofia at night, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / On our last night in Sofia, we went and revisited some of the large municiple buildings
Palace of Justice
Palace of Justice, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / The Palace of Justice in Bulgaria, the start of the "Free Sofia Tour" ,well worth
1300 years Monument, Sofia
1300 years Monument, Sofia, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / On our first day we took a walk through some great parks and gardens in
Photo of some photos
Photo of some photos, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / Standing just by the fountain outside the "National Palace of Culture" we stumbled on an
Asen’s Fortress
Asen’s Fortress, a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / After a 4 hour trek around Assenovgrad trying to find this place we eventually worked out the
Old graffiti’d train
Old graffiti’d train , a photo by adammlewis on Flickr. Via Flickr: / My Blog / Best Served Cold / The train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Veliko Tarnovo was unique to say the