 Plovdiv, Bulgaria cover page. |
 Map of Bulgaria with a star indicating Plovdiv's location. |
 A nice building in the newer section of Plovdiv in the main |
 The main square in the newer part of Plovdiv. |
 My English-speaking tour guide (Alexander) standing in the main square. |
 Women walking in the main square towards Plovdiv's Main Street. |
 The beginning of Plovdiv's clean and wide (pedestrians only) Main Street. |
 More nice architecture in the newer part of Plovdiv. |
 People strolling and shopping on Main Street. |
 The tall sculptured minaret of the Djumaya Mosque can be seen in this photo. |
 Closer view of the minaret of the Djumaya Mosque. |
 Statue of Philip near the clock tower. Plovdiv was formerly named "Philipopolis" before being destroyed. |
 View of mural at the edge of Old Town as you enter the new city. |
 Sign on the outside of the Virgin Mary Cathedral. |
 Looking up at the Virgin Mary Cathedral on the edge of Old Town, Plovdiv. |
 The bell tower of the Virgin Mary Cathedral. |
 Interior view of the Virgin Mary Cathedral. |
 Modern sculpture nearby the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Old Town. |
 My tour guide Alexander treking up a hill in Old Town. He is a non-smoker & was in good shape! |
 More old stuff in Old Town! |
 Young girls in native Bulgarian costume (they let me take their pictures for free). |
 View of the ancient Roman Philippopolis Amphitheatre through a metal fence. |
 The Philippopolis Amphitheatre - today, it is still used (it was used for gladiator fights). |
 A vertical shot looking down at the Philippopolis Amphitheatre. |
 A typical shady cobblestone street in Old Town. |
 More Old Town streets. |
 Another Old Town street on a beautiful spring day! |
 Modern art mural in Plovdiv's Old Town. |
 Typical Old Town architecture. |
 Since I can't read the Cyrillic writing, I don't know who this prominent Bulgarian is! |
 A well in an Old Town garden. |
 View of the former Koyumdjioglu House, now the Ethnographical Museum in Old Town. |
 Alexander, my tour guide standing in front of a building with a great |
 View of the "Hisar Kapija" Roman city entrance gate. |
 Plovdiv potter, Georgi Dimitrov Senchev, at work. I bought a hand-made coffee mug from him! |
 Sveta Nedelya Church in Old Town. |
 Interesting Old Town architecture. |
 Me pointing to a round sculpture in Plovdiv. The man in front was totally oblivious since he was engrossed in his book. |