The 6th of September

Below are some pictures from the Bulgarian independence Day celebrations. Some are from here in Trude and the rest are from Plovdiv. That night we went to a show at the old theater in Plovdiv. It was beautiful being there at night with the old ruins all litup. The show was fantastic as well. There were some very good singers from the local arts school along with dancers and gymnasts . . . Things are busy now but I promise to write something of more substance soon.

No Goats Please

My visit to Bachkovo Monastery - in pictures


This sign was posted at the beginning of a hiking path by the monastery. It made me wonder how big the goat problem was before they felt the need to tell people that they could not take their goats hiking with them.















All of these sheep were wearing bells around their necks and since they were in the mountains the sounds from their bells would echo when they moved. It was like listening to very beautiful music . . . music composed by sheep.