{"id":9416,"date":"2016-08-21T22:03:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T19:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=9416"},"modified":"2016-09-09T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T12:16:47","slug":"a-day-in-old-nessebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/a-day-in-old-nessebar\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day In Old Nessebar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I did a lot of research about the &#8220;Bulgarian Riviera&#8221; and got heaps of testimonials. I wanted a quiet seaside holiday, but it quickly became apparent that that&#8217;s not really feasible. The entire coast is developed and there are many resorts. It&#8217;s basically like my worst Mexican nightmare. The only village that really stuck out was <a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/217\">Old Nessebar because it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/a>. Many people I spoke to, including a few who have had a few weeks to know me, said that the Bulgarian Black Sea coast&#8217;s atmosphere would not be to my liking, but if I simply had to have a taste of the Black Sea, then at least Nessebar would give me something substantial to enjoy. So that&#8217;s how and why I ended up here and why I will be happy to leave the coast tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p>It was a fairly good night in Nessebar. The room was stuffy and I eventually got up to open the balcony door after things quieted down a tad, then slept very well. I was tired and in no hurry to go anywhere this morning. Breakfast was served between eight and ten and I didn&#8217;t go down till well past nine, and with very low expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Well, my day got off to a great start! When I read I would be served Bulgarian fried bread, I had a vision of a cold greasy commercial pastry and\u00a0certainly didn&#8217;t expect cooked to order little pillows of doughy delight! They reminded me a lot of bannock. With them, I was given a slab\u00a0of sirene cheese and two different types of jam. The salty and sweet combination was wonderful! My meal also came with an orange drink that was cold and refreshing as well as two small cups of excellent coffee to which the server had added just the right amount of milk. To round everything off, I had about a half dozen slices of crisp watermelon! Needless to say, I was <em>stuffed<\/em> when I got back to my room to pack for my day. I am so pleased with my stay at this hotel and still can&#8217;t believe it was only 95CAD for two nights!<\/p>\n<p>I was going to take a bus to Old Nessebar, 3KM away, but by the time I got to the main road, there was a nice breeze and I didn&#8217;t see any need for a ride. It was pleasant, albeit boring, stroll to the entrance to Old Nessebar:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9417 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5513.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5513.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5513-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5513-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen mobile libraries before, but never a mobile bookstore!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5514.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9418 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5514.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5514.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5514-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5514-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Old Nessebar is a peninsula. The way it is built up, I could see water on two sides of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5515.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9419 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5515.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5515.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5515-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5515-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Its famous windmill:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5517.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5517.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5517\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5517.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5517-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5517-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure if that&#8217;s a real bird because it was still there at the end of the day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5518.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9421\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5518.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5518\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5518.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5518-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5518-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5519.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5519\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5519.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5519-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9423\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5520.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5520\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5520.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5520-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was surprised there is this much parking in Old Nessebar, but I would not have wanted to drive there!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5521.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5521.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5521\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5521.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5521-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5521-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I took two shots of this sign in rapid succession. Notice what&#8217;s changed?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5522.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5522.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5522\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5522.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5522-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5522-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen a lot of transliterations of the name \u041d\u0415\u0421\u0415\u0411\u044a\u0420. The\u00a0\u044a sounds appears to be problematic, as I&#8217;ve seen the same issue with Malak Izvor, where transliterators cannot decide whether\u00a0\u044a should be an A or U. Since\u00a0\u044a is meant to be the U as in turn sign, I favour that and would translate the name as Nessebur, with two Ses being necessary to convey the\u00a0correct sound in English. But Nessebar and Nesebar are the \u00a0most common transliterations I&#8217;ve seen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5523.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5523.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5523\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5523.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5523-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5523-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western fortress walls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5524.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9427\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5524.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5524\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5524.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5524-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5524-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5525.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5525\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5525.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5525-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5525-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They mean salon, but I love the idea of a place where I can get beer and ice cream! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5526.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5526.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5526\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5526.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5526-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5526-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful map outside the history museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5527.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5527\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5527.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5527-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nessebar &#8220;world heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5528.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5528.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5528\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5528.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5528-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5528-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What kind of museum? Oh, the history of Nessebar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5529.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5529\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5529.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5529-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5529-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I opted to pay 20BGN for access to five churches and seven museums. Spoiler: that&#8217;s the way to do it. Every attraction is really small (most can be done in at most five minutes), but still well worth seeing so you save a lot going that route. They give you a map with a route to all the sites and you collect a stamp at each one.<\/p>\n<p>So this first museum was about the history of Nessebar. Lots of wonderful artifacts!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5531.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5531\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5531.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5531-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5531-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9434\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5533.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5533\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5533.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5533-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5533-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did a double take when I saw this ring because I have similar\u00a0one in silver that I bought in\u00a0Mexico!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5537.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9436\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5537.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5537\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5537.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5537-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5537-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9437\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5538.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5538\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5538.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5538-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5538-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9438\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5539.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5539\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5539.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5539-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5539-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5540.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9439\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5540.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5540\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5540.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5540-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5540-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were not allowed to take a picture of this room full of icons, but I got this shot before I saw the sign!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9440\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5541.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5541\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5541.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5541-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5541-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Map of Nessebar when it was still known as Mesambriya.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9442\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5545.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5545\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5545.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5545-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5545-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This prehistoric pottery shows abstract thought that is very advanced for the time:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5547.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5547.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5547\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5547.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5547-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5547-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Document certifying Nessebar as a UNESCO world heritage site. &#8220;Placement on this list honours the exceptional universal value of a cultural or natural good so that it may be protected for the benefit of humanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5549.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9446\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5549.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5549\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5549.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5549-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my map of Nessebar showing the route to all the sites. You get a lesser quality copy to collect stamps on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5550.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9447\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5550.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5550\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5550.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5550-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5550-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is old Nessebar, all tiny cobblestone alleys and homes with stone foundations and wood upper floors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5551.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5551.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5551\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5551.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5551-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5551-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Duck!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5552.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9449\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5552.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5552\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5552.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5552-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Stephen Church:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5554.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5554\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5554.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5554-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5554-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9452\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5555.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5555\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5555.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5555-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5555-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5556.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5556.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5556\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5556.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5556-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5556-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9454\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5557.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5557\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5557.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5557-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5557-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9455\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5558.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5558\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5558.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5558-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5558-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can anyone explain what the heck happened with this photo?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5559.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5559\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5559.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5559-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5559-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5560.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5560\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5560.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5560-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5560-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9458\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5561.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5561\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5561.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5561-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5561-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went inside and was bowled over by the unexpected frescoes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5562.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9459\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5562.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5562\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5562.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5562-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5562-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5563.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9460\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5563.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5563\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5563.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5563-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5563-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought that was it, but then I saw a door that was a little ajar, so I cracked it open and realised there was more to see!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5564.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5564.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5564\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5564.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5564-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5564-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I may get thrashed for this, but this rivaled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/st-pauls-cathedral\/\">St. Paul&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0in the beauty of its decorations!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5565.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5565.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5565\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5565.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5565-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5565-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This church was built in the 11th century and later reconstructed. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5567.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5567.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5567\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5567.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5567-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5567-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5568.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5568.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5568\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5568.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5568-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5568-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5569.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9466\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5569.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5569\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5569.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5569-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9467\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5570.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5570\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5570.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5570-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5570-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5571.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9468\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5571.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5571\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5571.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5571-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5571-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next stop was Christ Pantocator Church. Nessebar has a record number of churches. I&#8217;m pretty sure the last time I visited so many churches in such a short span of time and distance was in <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/driving-the-dempster-tuktoyaktuk\/\">Tuktoyaktuk<\/a>! Spoiler: the churches in Nessebar were all unique and I never got a moment of &#8220;Okay, that&#8217;s enough churches for one day&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5572.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9469\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5572.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5572\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5572.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5572-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5572-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5573.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9470\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5573.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5573\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5573.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5573-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5573-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5574.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9471\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5574.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5574\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5574.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5574-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5574-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This church had a bonus exhibit of cartography featuring Nessebar. On this map, its name in red signifies it was a port of importance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5576.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5576\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5576.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5576-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5576-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5577.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5577.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5577\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5577.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5577-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5577-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5578.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5578.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5578\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5578.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5578-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9476\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5579.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5579\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5579.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5579-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5579-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So many maps! I went through twice and would have returned to my favourite ones a third time, but the church was tiny and getting crowded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5580.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5580.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5580\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5580.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5580-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5580-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5581.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9478\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5581.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5581\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5581.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5581-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5581-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5582.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9479\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5582.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5582\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5582.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5582-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5582-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5583.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5583.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5583\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5583.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5583-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5583-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were a lot of taxis outside. The prices are insane! In Sofia, a reputable taxi charges only about 0.75BGN per km!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5584.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5584\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5584.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5584-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5584-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next up, St. John the Baptist Church:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9482\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5585.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5585\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5585.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5585-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5585-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5586.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5586\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5586.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5586-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5586-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5587.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9484\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5587.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5587\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5587.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5587-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5587-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5588.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5588.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5588\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5588.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5588-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5588-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5589.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5589\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5589.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5589-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9487\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5590.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5590\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5590.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5590-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5590-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was built at the end of the 10th century and is one of the best preserved medieval monuments in Nessebar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5592.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5592.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5592\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5592.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5592-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5592-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was an informational plaque on the floor and nothing around it. I had to really squint to see this image on the wall. This is the only photo I retouched for today so that you could all see this ghost of an image from the 14th century!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5593.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5593\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5593.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5593-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9492\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5595.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5595\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5595.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5595-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next stop, St. Spas Church:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5596.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5596.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5596\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5596.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5596-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5596-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5598.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9494\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5598.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5598\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5598.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5598-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5598-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I loved the stonework outside of this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5599.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5599.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5599\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5599.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5599-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5599-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside, so many beautiful frescoes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9496\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5600.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5600\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5600.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5600-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5600-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9497\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5601.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5601\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5601.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5601-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5601-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5602.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5602\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5602.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5602-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5602-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5603.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5603.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5603\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5603.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5603-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5603-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5604.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5604\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5604.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5604-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5604-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5605.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9501\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5605.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5605\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5605.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5605-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5605-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9502\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5606.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5606\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5606.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5606-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5606-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5607.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9503\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5607.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5607\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5607.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5607-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5607-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9504\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5608.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5608\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5608.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5608-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5608-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was ready for ice cream after this church, especially since it had a shady place to sit. The pimply teen who took my order ignored my request for a small cone and gave me a HUGE one. Holy smokes, almost 4BGN worth of gelato! I was torn between seeing it as a gift from the universe and\u00a0refusing it. The money wasn&#8217;t the issue here, but the calories! One thing I love about buying ice cream in Bulgaria is that they sell it by weight so you can order just a few bites and no one thinks you&#8217;re weird for doing it. This is how I can eat ice cream several times a day &#8212; I really only have the equivalent of one cone. This was the first time I&#8217;d seen cookies &#8216;n cream since I got here, so I decided to go with door number one and consider the huge treat a gift from the universe. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I then came across the ruins of St. Sophia Church (free to tour):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5609.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5609\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5609.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5609-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5609-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9506\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5610.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5610\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5610.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5610-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5610-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5611.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5611\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5611.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5611-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5611-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9508\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5612.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5612\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5612.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5612-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5612-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5613.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9509\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5613.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5613\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5613.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5613-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5613-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5614.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5614\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5614.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5614-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5614-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9511\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5615.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5615\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5615.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5615-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5615-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5616.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5616.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5616\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5616.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5616-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5616-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dark side of Old Nessebar is that it is a tourist trap, just one store selling tchotchkes after another. There were some articles of genuine quality (like lace), but, really, it was mostly junk. The sellers were adamant no photos of their wares be taken and so it was often hard to get a shot of a nice building or alley. At least, the vendors were not aggressive!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5618.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5618\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5618.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5618-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5618-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5619.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5619\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5619.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5619-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5619-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I forgot to make a note of the name of this church. Its museum was not included in my pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5620.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5620\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5620.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5620-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5620-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5621.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5621\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5621.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5621-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5621-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5622.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5622\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5622.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5622-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5622-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5623.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5623\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5623.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5623-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5625.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5625.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5625\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5625.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5625-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5625-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On to St. Paraskeva Church. Loved the exterior archways on this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5626.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5626\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5626.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5626-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5626-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5628.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5628.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5628\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5628.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5628-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5628-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9524\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5629.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5629\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5629.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5629-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5629-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9525\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5630.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5630\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5630.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5630-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5630-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5631.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5631\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5631.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5631-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5631-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was another church with a bonus exhibit. I should add that there was a lot of English in Nessebar, most of it very good. This whole area is to the Brits what parts of\u00a0Mexico are to Canadians, so you can&#8217;t get away from English. The best rated restaurant in Old Nessebar is an English pub serving only English food!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5632.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5632.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5632\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5632.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5632-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5632-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5634.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9528\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5634.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5634\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5634.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5634-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5634-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5635.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5635\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5635.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5635-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5635-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The colour and detail of these murals were exquisite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5636.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9530\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5636.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5636\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5636.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5636-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5637.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5637.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5637\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5637.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5637-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5637-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m embarrassed by how long it took me to realise what these pokey things are for!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9532\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5638.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5638\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5638.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5638-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5638-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9534\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5639.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5639\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5639.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5639-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5639-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9535\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5640.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5640\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5640.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5640-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5640-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5641.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5641\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5641.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5641-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5641-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The torment of St. George in prison. OUCH.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5642.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5642.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5642\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5642.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5642-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5642-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a hole in the floor with coins in it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5644.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9539\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5644.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5644\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5644.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5644-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5644-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5645.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5645.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5645\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5645.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5645-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5645-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5646.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5646.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5646\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5646.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5646-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5646-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5647.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9542\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5647.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5647\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5647.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5647-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5647-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5648.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5648\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5648.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5648-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5648-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Todor church\u00a0was not open:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5649.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5649.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5649\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5649.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5649-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5649-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5650.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5650\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5650.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5650-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5650-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5651.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5651\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5651.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5651-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5651-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5653.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5653.jpg\" alt=\"IMGP5653\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5653.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5653-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMGP5653-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have to say that I was tempted by some of the breezy dresses for sale! But the point of this picture was the second floor. So pretty!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1319.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1319\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1319.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1319-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1319-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1319-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My final stop was the Ethnographic Museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9549\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1320.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1320\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1320.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1320-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1320-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1320-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1322.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9550\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1322.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1322\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1322.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1322-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1322-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1322-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This exhibit was about the town&#8217;s history from the late 18th to early 20th centuries. A lot has changed, but not the recreational uses of the area!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1324.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1324\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1324.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1324-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1324-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1324-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1325.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1325\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1325.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1325-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1325-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1325-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This plaque had the first major typo I&#8217;d seen all day, leaving rather than living. I was\u00a0really impressed by the effort made to get decent translations!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1326.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1326.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1326\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1326.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1326-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1326-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1326-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See, just like today! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1327.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1327.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1327\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1327.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1327-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1327-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1327-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The building itself was also interesting. I loved the ceilings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1328.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1328.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1328\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1328.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1328-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1328-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1328-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1329.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9557\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1329.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1329\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1329.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1329-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1329-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1329-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are about 80 preserved &#8220;Black Sea style&#8221; houses left in Nessebar that date back to the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. The major difference with inland houses is that the second floor of these homes do not have a large open veranda because of the strong winds coming off the water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1333.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1333\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1333.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1333-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1333-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1333-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This dress looks very risqu\u00e9 despite the centre panel!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1334.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1334.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1334\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1334.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1334-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1334-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1334-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1335.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9563\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1335.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1335\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1335.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1335-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1335-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1335-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9564\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1336.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1336\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1336.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1336-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1336-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1336-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1337.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1337.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1337\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1337.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1337-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1337-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1337-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The population of the town was once overwhelmingly Greek, but the two Balkan wars and the First World War changed that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1338.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1338.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1338\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1338.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1338-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1338-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1338-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1340.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1340.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1340\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1340.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1340-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1340-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1340-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Craft magazine from the beginning of the 20th century:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1342.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1342\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1342.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1342-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1342-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1342-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Embroidered lampshade with layers of muslin. Not my taste!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1343.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1343\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1343.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1343-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1343-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1343-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wedding album:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1344.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9571\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1344.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1344\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1344.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1344-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1344-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1344-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A very favourable report of bustling Nessebar in 1786:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1346.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1346.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1346\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1346.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1346-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1346-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1346-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fifty years later, a contrasting report:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1347.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1347.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1347\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1347.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1347-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1347-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1347-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1348.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1348\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1348.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1348-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1348-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1348-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1349.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1349.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1349\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1349.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1349-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1349-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1349-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about the changing ethnic composition of Nessebar:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9577\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1350.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1350\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1350.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1350-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1350-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1350-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That blanket looks rather similar to what you&#8217;d find in\u00a0Mexico!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9578\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1351.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1351\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1351.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1351-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1351-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1351-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Traditional Bulgarian clothes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1352.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1352\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1352.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1352-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1352-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1352-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A very low table and stools:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1353.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1353\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1353.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1353-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1353-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1353-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1355.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1355.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1355\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1355.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1355-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1355-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1355-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stairs down out of the museum:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1356.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9582\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1356.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1356\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1356.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1356-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1356-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1356-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exterior of the museum from the courtyard:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1357.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9583\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1357.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1357\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1357.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1357-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1357-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1357-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then wandered aimlessly, trying to orientate myself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9584\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1358.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1358\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1358.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1358-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1358-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1358-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1359.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1359\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1359.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1359-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1359-619x348.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9586\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1360.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1360\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1360.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1360-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1360-619x348.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1361.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1361.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1361\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1361.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1361-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1361-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1361-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1362.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1362.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1362\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1362.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1362-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1362-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1362-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Boondocker?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1363.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1363.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1363\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1363.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1363-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1363-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1363-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ruins of the Basilica &#8220;Virgin Merciful&#8221; (Eleusa):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1366.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1366.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1366\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1366.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1366-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1366-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1366-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1367.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1367.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1367\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1367.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1367-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1367-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1367-619x619.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I should have ended my day in Old Nessebar here and gone back to the hotel for a swim. But I was stuck on the idea of having a seafood or fish lunch. I went to TripAdvisor to get a few restaurant reviews and then tried several ones, but could not get service, whether I waited at the entrance to the restaurant or sat down at a table (and in both cases, asked for service). Reminded me of my experience in Sofia. One person even yelled at me for perusing their menu, which was displayed on a stand outside the restaurant! This did give me an idea of prices for seafood, and it was high, like 35CAD for a whole grilled octopus or over 100CAD for a lobster!<\/p>\n<p>I finally found a spot with a view and service, but pretty much got robbed blind for a whole small grilled fish (delicious, I do have to say) with a beer, sliced tomato and slice cucumber. It was by far my most expensive meal in Bulgaria. I wish I&#8217;d listened to my instincts and not pressed on to have lunch in Old Nessebar. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1369.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1369\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1369.jpg 360w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1369-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1370.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1370.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1370\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1370.jpg 360w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1370-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(no picture of my lunch because it had eyes and I know some of you have sensitive constitutions! *g*)<\/p>\n<p>I wandered some more and found this lump of a gem!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1372.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1372\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1372.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1372-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1373.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1373.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1373\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1373.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1373-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1373-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1374.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1374.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1374\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1374.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1374-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1374-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lovely door into a restaurant:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1375.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1375.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1375\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1375.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1375-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1378.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1378\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1378.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1378-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1380.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1380\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1380.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1380-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1380-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back to the western fortress walls:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1381.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1381\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1381.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1381-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1381-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9603\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1382.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1382\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1382.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1382-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1382-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9604\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1383.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1383\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1383.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1383-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1383-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1384.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1384.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1384\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1384.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1384-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1384-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1385.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1385.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1385\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1385.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1385-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1385-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1387.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1387.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1387\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1387.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1387-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1387-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1388.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9608\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1388.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1388\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1388.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1388-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1388-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1389.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1389.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1389\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1389.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1389-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1389-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9610\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1390.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1390\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1390.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1390-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1390-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a low street full of shops right by the entrance to Old Nessebar, so I decided to check it out before heading back. This building was interesting:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1392.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9611\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1392.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1392\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1392.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1392-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1392-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1393.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1393.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1393\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1393.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1393-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1393-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That was it for my day in Old Nessebar. Half of it was really good, the other half reminded me to avoid Gringo\u00a0Mexico. \ud83d\ude42 I still wasn&#8217;t exhausted, so I decided to walk back to the hotel. En route, I passed this sign that made me wonder why the YA sound letter \u042f was backwards!\u00a0You know you&#8217;ve been in Bulgaria a while when&#8230; In my defense, the rest of the sign is in Bulgarian. This was my laugh for the day. And, yes, I actually Googled, &#8220;SOYAK&#8221; before going waitaminute&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1394.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9613\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1394.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1394\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1394.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1394-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I missed this sign this morning, announcing a protected natural site of sandy dunes. Notice the yellow writing, which is Russian. So similar to Bulgarian, yet so different!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1395.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1395.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1395\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1395.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1395-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1395-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1396.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1396.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1396\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1396.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1396-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1396-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1397.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1397.jpg\" alt=\"InG_1397\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1397.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1397-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/InG_1397-619x464.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I came in and was no longer in the mood for a swim when I saw how crowded the beach was. Introvert burnout was imminent after all the crowds today! Instead, I had a long cool shower, then sat on my balcony to enjoy a breeze. Aaaaaah.<\/p>\n<p>I thought I&#8217;d get his blog post out before dinner, but WordPress was being stupid. I gave up around 6:30 (I&#8217;d come in near five) to get dinner. There are a few restaurants behind the hotel and with the pizza last night being so cheap, I figured they&#8217;d all be like that and picked the Hawaii Grill for its extensive menu, which included Chinese food (which seemed very popular). I went through the menu a few times and was surprised that the most appealing thing was&#8230; spaghetti with cheese, broccoli, and chicken. I&#8217;ve really been in broccoli withdrawal! It was one of the cheapest mains on the menu at 6.20BGN, so I assumed it would be very skimpy. My lunch had been very light and felt a million years away, so I asked if I could add a kebapche to my order, knowing that was the cheapest way to get some solid extra protein. The lovely server said that of course I could do that. Well, my pasta wound up being very substantial! What amazing value compared to my lunch! Even with a &#8220;small&#8221; (I&#8217;d hate to see their large) beer and a generous tip, my supper cost me all of&#8230; 8.74CAD. Here&#8217;s my Old Nessebar tip for you: eat in New Nessebar. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a lovely weekend on the coast, especially the hotel, and I am very happy with the quality of the historical sites I saw in Old Nessebar. I have no desire to see anything else on the coast (had been toying with going to Sozopol), so I&#8217;m heading back inland tomorrow and thinking of spending the night in\u00a0Veliko Tarnovo. I&#8217;ll make a final decision over breakfast. There are a few sites near Ruse on the Romanian border that I&#8217;d like to see en route, but I can&#8217;t imagine leaving early enough tomorrow to manage all of that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I did a lot of research about the &#8220;Bulgarian Riviera&#8221; and got heaps of testimonials. I wanted a quiet seaside holiday, but it quickly became apparent that that&#8217;s not really feasible. The entire coast is developed and there are many resorts. It&#8217;s basically like my worst Mexican nightmare. 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