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Looking out from your bedroom. |
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| Tucked away in what used to be a cellar but is
now a kitchen and wood-paneled dining area, a traditional Bulgarian
breakfast awaits to fuel the start of your day. |
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Not all old houses have been transformed into
hotels. Others are now quiet shops, or museums. |
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Bansko boasts many traditional
residences-cum-museums. Architecture and history wrapped up in
immaculately maintained packages. The price for this slice of history?
About 1 USD to visit 3 house-museums. |
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Inside traditional garments, textiles, living
quarters and utensils are displayed. |
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| In Todor Kableshkov's house, the rebellion he
ignited against Turkish dominance is displayed through well laid out
artifacts and descriptive signs. |
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An old woman winds her way down a stream side
path into town behind a church steeple in this slice of "modern" life |
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A monument to Bulgaria's independence fighters
stands watch over town. |
| A full moon illuminates the statue as it hovers
above temporary night fog. Nearby mountain peaks cut through the fog,
and nearer still, reeds in a babbling brook seem to tickle the underbelly of
the fog. |
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