The visit to the Cloisters is why I didn’t get to Central Park until evening. The cloisters are interesting, but I am somewhat jaded in having been to Europe so I couldn’t say they were impressive. For what is available in the US, they are very impressive.
It was late evening when I got to Central Park, so I did not take many pictures. However, Autumn in central park is a very pretty time and I’d managed to show up at the peak.
The church of Sveta Marina would be easy enough to walk by without a second glance. In fact, we almost did, but we decided to visit. It was a very good decision. This was, by far, the most impressive church I visited in Bulgaria.
Of particular note in Plovdiv are its gardens. The parks are huge and are covered in shade trees and gardens. Quite beautiful and a very nice place to just wander or rest.
Plovdiv has a beautiful old town that contains a huge number of museums. So many that we didn’t visit many of them due to a lack of time. However, when going through the museums, it is well worth the time looking around the neighborhood as well.
Bulgaria has a variety of beautiful churches. I’ve already blogged the Church of Saint Nedelya and the Church of Sveta Marina is coming. These are pictures of the outside of the church only. The inside is equally as beautiful, however each time we went by there was an event (either prayer, or a baptism) going on, so I took none inside.
Woke up late last night needing a drink. I looked out the kitchen window while drinking and noticed the moon and Jupiter (though I couldn’t tell if it was Jupiter or Mars at the time). They were close enough together to get in a single shot and I was waiting for an excuse to use my new Sigma 120mm – 400mm lens. So out came the camera and tripod. A close look at the original sized Jupiter pictures and you can almost make out a couple of the larger bands. The moon shots are the better of the two, of course.
One of the many things to see in Plovdiv is an old roman theatre. It is still in use from time to time, but not when I was there. The entrance fee was a bit higher than most others, so only I went in. On the other hand, the attendant didn’t seem to be paying much attention, so the only places I didn’t go were barred and locked…
