Friday, January 18, 2013

Kaliakra Monument in Bulgaria

Since we're mired in winter, I thought I'd put up some pictures from southern Bulgaria on the Black Sea at Cape Kaliakra, which translates into "Beautiful Cape."  It's a wild, scenic place.  The monument commemorates forty maidens who braided their hair together and jumped into the Black sea rather than being captured and sent into sexual slavery by the Ottomans.



Here's a medieval archway:

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3 comments:

  1. DuckbuttJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:54 PM

    A stark but beautiful setting.

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  2. BilboJanuary 22, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Heidi, have you visited there? Are these your photos? Very nice!

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  3. Big Sky HeidiJanuary 25, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    Bilbo, I lived in Bulgaria for a few months. It's quite photogenic!

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