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.
Panorama of the old fort, castle and cathedralCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:08 AM•Views: 46No 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 08:09 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Ancient Tsarevets HillCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:12 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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A relief mural, Veliko TarnovoCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:14 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Samovodska Charshia-An ancient shopping street
This was a street in which you could find everything. Particularly on Wendesdays and Fridays which, were market days, it was more like a fair. There could be so many people there that if one tries to throw an egg down there would be nowhere for it to fall," old shopkeepers retell, remembering those days. In the second half of the 19th century, when Turnovo began to grow to the west of Bajdarlick Square, the Samovodska Charshiya developed as an economic centre. Women from the nearby village of Samovodene used to come in on those market days, put down small rugs before them, pile their vegetables on them and begin to sell them. This is where its name came from, the Samovodene Market, Along the pavements from the bakery to Hadji Nikoli's Inn village women from Belakovets sold milk, butter and cheese.
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Hand crafted copper and brassware on Samovodska Charshia
There are variety of craftsmen's workshops at work in the Samovodska Charshiya today: a potter, an armourer, a coppersmith, a carver, a confectioner, a weaver, an icon painter's studio, a photographer, a cafe, a workshop where kadaif is made, and a bakery. In this way the centre recreates the atmosphere of the first decades of the 20th century. Souvenirs, made according to the old technologies, are sold here. They recreate articles exhibited in the museum and dating back to Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the National Revival period. The traditions of the folk art crafts have thus been revived and continued in Veliko Turnovo, one of the oldest Bulgarian towns.
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Craft shop on Samovodska Charshia in Veliko TarnovoCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:16 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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A little bread, cheese and wine?Capture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:17 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Boo!Capture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:17 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Chris and Bob on patrol on Samovodska CharshiaCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:18 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Hand carved knick knacks, Samovodska CharshiaCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:18 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Laurie and Paul on Samovodska CharshiaCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:20 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Samovodska CharshiaCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:22 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Unique lamps and other crafts on Samovodska CharshiaCapture Date: Oct 6, 2013 08:22 AM•Views: 46No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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