{"id":4282,"date":"2023-05-04T10:45:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2023-05-05T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:59:36","slug":"veliko-tarnovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2023\/05\/04\/veliko-tarnovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We arrived by bus yesterday and took a cab ride into town from the dusty bus station on the outskirts. We are staying in the Hotel Gurko with a great view of the Yantra River and an unusual monument located on an island connected to the town by a bridge.<\/p>\n

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Monument to the Assen Dynasty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have a small apartment with a balcony – it\u2019s in a traditional timber and stone building and there is cozy tavern downstairs.<\/p>\n

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Room With a View!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tavern at the hotel serves hearty meals like roasted pork knuckle, Bulgarian meatloaf and grilled trout. \u00a0The food is tasty and red Bulgarian wines are very good.<\/p>\n

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Tavern – Gurko Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s early spring here and flowers are in bloom. \u00a0We admired these!<\/p>\n

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Springtime in Bulgaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today the Free City Tour was canceled so we made our own tour following a map from the Tourist Office. \u00a0We walked around the grounds of the Tsarevets Fortress and toured the church at the top of the hill.<\/p>\n

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Ascension of Christ Patriarchal Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rather than traditional icons the walls of the church were painted with contemporary murals.<\/p>\n

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Inside the Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We walked down the street selling local crafts. \u00a0This guy\u2019s manner seemed a little \u201cwooden\u201d at first but he was nice once I got to know him. \ud83d\ude0a<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nWe finished our tour before the rain\u2026now it\u2019s sunny again. \u00a0We have one more day here before we make some complicated transportation connections on our way to Bucharest, Romania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We arrived by bus yesterday and took a cab ride into town from the dusty bus station on the outskirts. We are staying in the Hotel Gurko with a great view of the Yantra River and an unusual monument located on an island connected to the town by a bridge. We have a small apartment … <\/p>\n

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