Sini Kamani (), neighborhood in Sliven.

More of the neighborhood and adjacent.

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A typical old Russian car.

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The building in which I stayed. Although it was quite hot outside, the building remained cool without any sort of air conditioning; it seems the thick concrete kept it cool.

At a house near the outskirts of the city, moving into the foothills.

The old section of Sliven.

Train stattion on the way to Veliko Turnovo.

On the train between Sliven and Veliko Turnovo.

Road and gate to Tsaravets (), an ancient fortress and capitol for Bulgaria many centuries ago.

View of valley below Tsaravets.

Light show at Tsaravets (taken by other).

View of the Four Kings from a side street.

The Four Kings

Monastery.

Cemetary at the monastery.

In the kitchen of a restaurant in Sliven.

In the mountains outside of Sliven.

Spent the night in this cabin, for $2.

The next morning, in the fog.

Path by an old resort that  went out of business around the time the Soviet Union collapsed.

The ever-present American icon.

Coming down from the mountains.