Highlights of Bulgaria

Bulgaria is about the size of Tennessee.   Its population is 7.8 million.  Like most former Communist countries in Eastern Europe, it has struggled to stabilize its economy. It is famous for its rose oil products.  Its government is a Parliamentary Democracy.

Items made from roses

Stork nest on power pole. Nests were all over this town.  See the baby behind the wires?

Small town shopping area

Canters who performed for us in The Church of the Nativity of  Christ, an Orthodox Church built in the 15th -17th centuries