Berlin, Germany - Alexanderplatz is a hub of activity day or night. |
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In August 2013 I flew to Bulgaria and Macedonia for almost 3 weeks, with a stop over in Berlin, Germany... More coming soon...
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Berlin, Germany - Alexanderplatz is a hub of activity day or night. |
Berlin, Germany - Just another day at the Mobile Bratwurststände. |
Ulrich - "Sorry guys, I meant to ketchup with you earlier." |
Klaus - "I understand, I couldn't mustard up the energy to get here any sooner either." |
Ralf - "Seriously? I'm the one currying this on my back all day." |
Dieter - "You guys are the wurst..." |
Berlin, Germany - The Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower) is the tallest structure in Germany at 368 metres (1,207 ft). |
Berlin, Germany - The Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral), as it's commonly called, is short for Oberpfarr und Domkirche (Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church). |
Berlin, Germany - The Reichstag (Parliament Building), more than 34 million people have visited it since it was opened. (You want fries with that?) |
Berlin, Germany - I and the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate), are recognizable. But, did you know it leads to the Pariser Platz (Paris Square)? |
Kriva Palanka, Macedonia - One of the youngest towns of Macedonia, it was founded in 1633. |
Kriva Palanka, Macedonia - Osogovo Monastery. Church of the Holy Mother of God to the left of me. Church of St. Joachim of Osogovo to the right. Here I am. Stuck in the middle with you. |
Skopje, Macedonia - The Mother Teresa Memorial House, she was born in Skopje in 1910 and lived in Skopje until 1928. |
Skopje, Macedonia - The Skopje Fortress (Skopsko Kale), is located on the Vardar River and believed to be from the 6th Century. |
Skopje, Macedonia - The 214 metre (704 feet) Stone Bridge crossing the Vardar River connects Macedonia Square, in the center of Skopje, to the Old Bazaar. |
Skopje, Macedonia - Me and Alexander the Great in Macedonia Square (he's the one on the horse). |
Skopje, Macedonia - Macedonian Fried Chicken (MFC), 2nd most popular chicken place in Macedonia behind Chicken House. No, really... |
Skopje, Macedonia - Me at The Millennium Cross (66 metres or 217 feet), on the top of the Vodno Mountain. |
Tetovo, Macedonia - The Pena River runs through the old part of town, the Old Stone Bridge is one of 3 stone bridges crossing the river. |
Ohrid, Macedonia - Ohrid is on Lake Ohrid, one of Europe's deepest (288 metres or 940 feet) and oldest lakes (5 million years). |
Ohrid, Macedonia - Macedonian's playground. Everything you would need for a holiday. |
Bitola, Macedonia - Many historic buildings on Širok Sokak (Wide Alley), is the main pedestrian street. |
Bitola, Macedonia - As Macedonia’s second largest city, it competes well with Skopje. This monument is of Phillip II of Macedon, the founder of Bitola. |
Macedonia - Me somewhere, wandering in the Macedonia countryside. Very nice... |
Sofia, Bulgaria - St. Sofia statue now stands where a Lenin statue once stood. |
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Cathedral Church Sveta Nedelya is a medieval church, the road was built around it. |
Sofia, Bulgaria - Me in front of the Presidential Palace. Blink and you miss the changing of the guard. Did you see it? |
Sofia, Bulgaria - Temple Sveti Nikolay (Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker). Colorful. |
Sofia, Bulgaria - The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral can hold over 10,000 people inside. Parking? That's another matter. |
Sofia, Bulgaria - The Soviet Army Monument. It looks like it could do with a lick of paint (insider joke, right now Bulgarians are laughing). |
Sofia, Bulgaria - Vitoshka ulitsa (Vitosha street) is the main pedestrian street. |
Sofia, Bulgaria - The former Communist Party House is one of the main landmarks of Sofia. It now houses goverment offices of a different kind. |
Kyustendil, Bulgaria - One of the many horse drawn carts I passed along the way. I was in a no trotting lane. |
Rila, Bulgaria - Me at the Rila Monastery, one of Bulgaria’s most famous landmarks with almost a million visitors every year. |
Rila, Bulgaria - With that popularity comes the commercialism (although they did sell really good donuts there). |
Bansko, Bulgaria - Pretty ski resort town surrounded by mountains, almost Austrian like in its’ styling. |
Bansko, Bulgaria - Me in the Bunderitsa Gondola. At 6315 metres long (4 miles), with an elevation gain of 601 metres (2000 feet), and 25 minutes there's plenty of time to take a casual photo. |
Borovets, Bulgaria - An old world charm ski resort town, with a gondola lift to Yastrebets peak at 2363 metres (7700 feet). |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - The Roman Ancient Stadium of Philipopolis (Plovdiv), from the 2nd century, in the center of town. |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Ulitsa Knyaz Aleksandr is the main pedestrian shopping street. Be sure to stop in Макдоналдс and get a Макbite to eat. |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - View from my hotel room overlooking the city. |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - The Roman Ancient Theatre, from the 2nd century, is still in use today. They sure got their moneys worth when they built this. |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - A view of the old town, and that's not kidding. Plovdiv is ranked as one of the world's oldest cities, being settled in 4000 B.C. |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Me at the Ancient Fortress ruins on Nebet Tebe Hill. |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Thems good eatin'. A stand outside Kaufland grocery stores always good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (OK, maybe a snack too). |
Burgas, Bulgaria - One of many cities along the Black Sea coast catering to the beach crowd. |
Sozopol, Bulgaria - Great old town with timber frame buildings. |
Sozopol, Bulgaria - Historical and beachy. That always draws a crowd. |
Ahtopol, Bulgaria - Southernmost town in Bulgaria on the Black Sea coast, near Turkey. |
Nesebar, Bulgaria - The windmill along the causeway to the city. |
Nesebar, Bulgaria - The fortified entrance to Nesebar along the Black Sea. Nesebar is often called the "Pearl of the Black Sea". |
Nesebar, Bulgaria - Incredible historical buildings and streets exist within the city walls. |
Varna, Bulgaria - I put on my SPF 1 so I wouldn't get Moon burned. |
Varna, Bulgaria - Besides a great beach, the city has a lot to offer for sight seeing. |
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - I just had to go there so I could say I was in Veliko Tarnova. You say it - 'Veliko Tarnova'. |
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - Tsarevets Fortress was built on Tsarevets Hill, overlooking the city. |
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - The Tsarevets Fortress entrance. Like stepping back in time. |
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria - Located on three hills (Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora), with the Yantra River flowing through the valley, it is a very scenic town. |
Tryavna, Bulgaria - Situated on the Tryavna River, there are many handicraft shops in the old quarter. |
Gabrovo, Bulgaria - Known as Bulgaria's longest town, it stretches along the Yantra River for over 10 kilometres (6 miles). Too bad I forgot my telephoto lens. |
Gabrovo, Bulgaria - Architectural ethnographic complex ("Etar") is an outdoor museum showing Bulgarian history and culture. |
Shipka, Bulgaria - The Shipka Memorial is a 31.5 metre (98 feet) high stone tower on Stoletov Peak to honor those who died for the Liberation of Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. |
Shipka, Bulgaria - View from the Shipka Memorial. Look to the left, center. From there, it included 890 steps up to get to the memorial. |
Teteven, Bulgaria - Surrounded by the Balkan mountains (the Ostrich, Petrahilya, Cherven, Treskavets and Vezhen), throw in the River Vit running through town and you got something special. |
Bulgaria - What? Huh? How? |
Bulgaria - Oh, now I know how they stay so happy... |
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