101 Beautiful redbud tree in full bloom close to Restorant Loven Park and the Rowing Canal
102 Plovdiv neighborhood "Tracia" - home of 70-thousand people
103 The Bulgarian "Maysky Snyag" (Snow of May)
104 A warm spring Saturday afternoon brings a large crowd of people to Main Street
105 This "Snow of May" bush has burst into a nearly-solid blanket of white
106 Eye-catching purple blossoms on Street Maria Louisa
107 Flower sellers at Ponedelnik Pazar (Monday Market) on Plovdiv
108 Beautiful white blossoms with a green Spruce background at Plovdiv Rowing Canal
109 Poppies growing wild, mixed with Chamomile in Plovdiv
110 Wildflowers growing very near to the Central Post, downtown
111 In the background is the Radio-TV tower on Sahat Tepe
112 An icon on one side of the Bulgarian Telephone Company - Central Post building
113 An ornate fountain in a park at the central area of downtown Plovdiv
114 Climbing roses are blooming on a barrier in the center of a busy street
115 Acacia trees with clusters of large white blossoms are seen everywhere
116 A vinyard near Plovdiv in the early spring with new growth just beginning
117 "Hissar Kappya"; a gate in the fortification system of ancient Philippol
118 This water reservoir on Nebet Tepe was built in the middle of the first century
119 This monument stands at a street leading to the heart of Old Town Plovdiv
120 This Linden tree is just ready to burst into full bloom
121 The European Linden (Tilia x europea) is a stately tree
122 Linden tree blossoms are creamy in color, extremely fragrant
123 Another beautiful renaissance home in the center of Plovdiv Old Town
124 The blue color of this renaissance home matches the sky on a sunny June day.
125 A blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) tree, known in Bulgaria as Sliva
126 In early June the Linden trees have clusters of small pale green berries
127 By late July, these figs will ripen and fall from the tree
128 Tree-lined Slavianska street in the southeast part of Plovdiv
129 Kapitan Burago, "The Liberator of Plovdiv"
130 Home of Ivan Vazov, author of "Under The Yoke"
131 Monument to Zahari Stoyonov, a leader of the 1886 Renaissance
132 The village of Kosovo Bulgaria and other photos from the Rhodope hills
133 Young tourists from France in Old Town Plovdiv
134 "Catnapping" on a warm August day
135 Jewish monument in tribute to Plovdiv
136 Visitor from Debrecen Hungary, Istvan Gaspar, at Asenova Krepost.
137 Ancient steps and passageway to Philippopolis amphitheater
138 Ripe wine grapes fresh from the vines at Jurassic Park Restaurant
139 Monument to Ivan Vazov, a Plovdiv revolutionist and poet
140 Looking down upon the town of Asenovgrad Bulgaria from Asenova Krepost
141 Composite from photos at the Plovdiv Rowing Canal and at the Zoo
142 Monument to Stefan Stambolov on Plovdiv's Main Street
143 The Momina salza pavilion in the town of Hissar, Bulgaria
144 Looking into the Rhodope mountains from the hills around Asenovgrad
145 Sopot Bulgaria ... this is paradise for paragliding!
146 A photo taken as we were leaving the second lift station at Sopot
147 The town of Sopot is down there beyond the trees. A great place for windsurfing!
148 Even if you are not into paragliding or windsurfing, Bulgaria is a great place to visit
149 Saturday morning, November 24, 2001 Plovdiv awoke to the first winter snowfall
150 Park "Orta Mezar", on Boulegard 6 September is a wonderland of white, but all is not bright...

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