Excursions in Sofia and Bachkovo Monastery during the Fulbright Scholar Visit to Sofia Bulgaria November 15-27, 2003
Academy of Sciences building on the left and the Cathedral in the background in Sofia
Terry in front of the Cathedral
Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia.
Terry in front of the National Library of Bulgaria
An excursion to Bachkovo Monastery south of Plovdiv
Terry tries to have a conversation with the lamb of the monastery
The view of the mountains around the monastery where legend says the Greek story of Orpheus originated.
Monastery cats eating pieces of fish distributed by the monks
One black and white cat protects the piece of fish she was able to take away from the group.
One last view of the Monastery before proceeding to Plovdiv
See photos of the lectures at University of Sofia at: Sofia03
For excursions to Plovdiv and Pleven, click on Plovdiv and Pleven
For photos of people I met on the trip, see: People
Photos from Terry's first trip to Bulgaria (April, 2000) may be seen at: http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/sofia/sofia-libraries00.htm
Photos from Terry's second trip to Bulgaria (November, 2000) can be seen at: Sofia-November2000
Photos of Terry's third trip to Bulgaria can be found at: Sofia2002
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