Bulgaria: Wednesday May 24 2017, Day 4

Nature walk in Morning

Beautiful resort at top of mountain

Long Drive to Burgas

… Mandatory ice cream break: EU mandates that drivers stop for certain amount of time per four hours of driving, monitored by a device. We had ice cream, driver had a cigarette.

Burgas

Black Sea!

Dandled feet into sea.

Nesebar

380km of coast along the Black Sea Sunny Beach across the way

Settled since Thracian times Old Mesembria, from Thracian Menavria from Mena (a ruler) and vria (city) Relics from Thracian, Greek, Roman times Great site for underwater archaeology

Old Windmills -- three remain

UNESCO cultural site

Old town Nesebar

Wooden houses St Mary Church Posted outside were photos for memorials of people who died.

Church of Christ Pantocrator

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Church of St John Aliturgetos

Hagia Sophia Nesebar Church

More Nessebar

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201705 - Balkans - City Walls - 33 of 89 - Ancient City of Nessebar - Burgas, May 24, 2017 201705 - Balkans - City Walls - 33 of 89 - Ancient City of Nessebar - Burgas, May 24, 2017

201705 - Balkans - Nessebar Shore Panorama - 34 of 101 - Ancient City of Nessebar - Burgas, May 24, 2017 201705 - Balkans - Nessebar Shore Panorama - 34 of 101 - Ancient City of Nessebar - Burgas, May 24, 2017

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