Why I love Bulgaria!

 I love, love, love Bulgaria!
Why?
So many people I love there, so many places, so many smells and tastes, so many memories, so many dreams...
I am giving you MY love for Bulgaria!

My wonderful Mama and Tatko, thank you for everything, I love you!
My sister, my daughter's auntie Svetlanka, love you so much



Friends' wedding in all its glory

My beloved and lost friend Kati, I think of you every day...miss you loads



A proper Kapanka-proud and beautiful

Two merry old ladies

I just want to give a cuddle to this smiley lady

It is so amazing, keeping ancient traditions alive

Nagging is a trade mark of the local ladies, but no-one dares arguing with them, it is just not worth it...  

Horo

The town brass orchestra

The Shoumen mosque, rather amazing place

stuffed sundried peppers and cabbage leaves

the legendary banitza-filo pie with feta cheese

Easter eggs

a small village farm

the house garden

the Orthodox icons are so beautiful and very spiritual

Old and new

a church on the top of the mountains

These old Bulgarian houses-I really love them

impromptu BBQ

and the sun-dried peppers

my primary school



winter delight- a pumpkin and walnuts filo pie

Dad's sour kraut...

Budni vecher, Christmas eve

My mama's fried breakfast pastries

survachka, the traditional cranberry branch decorated and used to wish people good health and prosperity for the new year, children whip their elders on the back and get money for that-how cool is that!

My mama's bread


My angel



a very old folk costume

Beautiful and kind Turkish girls

Seaside restaurants


Childhood memory...

Sales are just killers in BG, the sign says-Season Attack, bears 5 leva each(2.4leva=£1)

I love Bulgarian theatre

Some very enthusiastic ladies just singing on the street

A glimpse of light

Family

Roast peppers in the summer, the most delicious smell



I made those hot, hot, hot roast chillies with garlic and dill



Mish-mash



making stuffed vine leaves

My great-grand parents, my Granny-baba Angelina is the one white dress. I love her and miss her



my grandparents-baba Zdravka, who I was named after and dyado Nentcho, very wise people, miss you loads

My great grand parents baba Tosha and dyado Nentcho, wish I knew you 

One very modest and kind-hearted lady 


All the photos appeared in no particular order and I am sure I will be adding more, or actually writing new posts...



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