Last night our vessel, The Viking Embla, crossed the Danube from Giurgu, Romania to Rousse, Bulgaria. In the morning we left port on a motor coach and drove a couple of hours to Bulgaria's former capital, Veliko Tarnovo where we spent most of the morning. We had lunch at the historic village of Arbanassi, a few miles away and toured this historic village before returning to Veliko Tarnova where we spent the rest of the afternoon . Bulgaria was a pleasant surprise-beautiful countryside with vast tracts of agricultural land, welcoming people and impressive ancient architecture. At lunch, Bulgarian folk dancers abducted Georgia and she danced with them in a hilarious display. In the late afternoon we returned to the Viking Embla where we enjoyed a good dinner together.
Bulgaria's Royal Lion gurds the main entrance to the fortressCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:52 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Church and watchtower on Tsarevets Hill at Veliko TarnovoCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:54 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The lower level defenses of the fortress on Tsarevets Hill at Veliko TarnovoCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:55 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Orthodox church, Veliko TarnovoCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:55 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Cathedral of the Birth of the Theotokos, Veliko Tarnovo
The cathedral was build by the Bulgarian master Kolyu Ficheto and was completed in 1844, but was destroyed in the same year, during the earthquake of 14 June 1844. In the same year, shortly after the earthquake, a new cathedral was build, this time by the Bulgarian master Diado Grozyu. It was decorated in 1954 by some of the leading Bulgarian painters and art professors of the time, Nikola Kozhuharov, Dimitar Gyudjenov and Panteley Seferov. Metropolitan Clement Turnovo (Vasil Drumev) and Metropolitan Bishop Sofroniy Antim are buried in the yard of the church.
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Veliko Tarnovo crowned by the Cathedral of the Birth of the TheotokosCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:56 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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A craft shop on the ancient market street named Samovodska CharshiaCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:56 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Cathedral of the Birth of the TheotokosCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:57 AM•Views: 18No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Tsarevets Hill at Veliko TarnovoCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 07:58 AM•Views: 17No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Tower Dome-Cathedral of the Birth of the TheotokosCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:01 AM•Views: 16No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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