Thursday, August 19, 2021 (continued)
From Arbanasi, the motorcoach took us 4 km/2.4 miles to Veliko Tarnovo, the legendary City of the Tsars, one of the oldest towns in Bulgaria.
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| View of Велико Търново/Veliko Tarnovo |
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Вливане-сливанеMerger-Confluence (2021,
by Hristo Gelov) are wind-turbine tulips |
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Panoramic view of Крепостта Царевец/Tsarevets Fortress (12C, burned in 1393
by the Ottomans) with Катедралата Възнесение Господне/Ascension Cathedral
(11-12C, destroyed 1393, rebuilt 1981) on the hilltop |
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Паметник Свети патриарх Евтимий/St Euthymius
Monument (c 1963) to the Patriarch of Bulgaria at the
time of the fall of Veliko Tarnovo to the Ottomans; the
statue stands at Sts Cyril and Methodius University (1963)
located at the site of a school founded by Euthymius |
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Monument (1980) to Nikola Pikolo, a
Bulgarian physician and writer who
advocated for the autonomy of Bulgaria
during the Crimean War |
We were given about 45 minutes free time to shop on Georgi S Rakovski Street/"Artisans Street." Our focus was to purchase post cards and stamps.
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Carved wooden statues highlighted the types
of artisans on the street; Kent seems to
exchange money with a wine seller |
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| Georgi S Rakovski Street/"Artisans Street" |
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| Weaving shop |
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| Wood carving shop |
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| Lacquered painted wooden boxes |
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| More wooden products |
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| Icon seller |
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| Icon paintings |
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Icon of St George, the patron saint
of soldiers in Bulgaria |
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Kent with the local Yeti?
This appears to be a кукери/kukeri, a pagan
divinity who is part of a ritual of dancing
while wearing large bells at the waist, to
scare away evil spirits on New Years and Lent |
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The woman is selling ceramics, not painted garbage bins
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| Ceramics |
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| Ceramics |
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| Ceramic plate |
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| Silversmithing |
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| Lapel pins |
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| Coppersmithing |
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| Happy Potter? |
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| White bluffs seen when heading back to Viking Ullur |
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| Many homes have gardens, some with grape arbors |
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| There are many sunflower fields, now at the droopy stage |
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| The port at Russe |
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Back at the Vikimg Ullur, we listen to the onboard musician,
Gigi, while we wait for the daily "Port Talk" to learn
about the excursions for the next day |
Bad news at the Port Talk - someone had tested positive for COVID-19. Cast off would be delayed until "the authorities" arrived to take the positive case and partner off the ship.
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The cookies for today are oatmeal raisin and these
ореховки/orehovki/walnut meringue cookies |
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Dinner: Bulgarian spiced trout filet with black olive
mashed potatoes (dessert was Bulgarian baklava) |
Next: Belogradchik, Bulgaria.
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