We left Camping Veliko Tarnovo, in the village of Dragijevo this morning, having spent 2 lovely nights
there, but not before having one of Nick and Nicky’s Full English Breakfasts, consisting of their homemade sausages and home-cured bacon – yummy! We got talking to an English expat who lives in the next village. He was telling us that there are about 5 families that have bought in the village, including 'Buster Bloodvessel' - English singer and frontman from the 80's group Bad Manners. He is planning to do up one of the restaurants there. Property is so cheap in this area that it is attracting a lot of people of retirement age.
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| Mel taking a run up the big hill to get out the campsite |
We headed towards Romania and are parked up at Rusenski Lom
Nature Park (N43. 69520 E25.98712). It's just a car park but it is free and we are surrounded by trees and nature and 32 metres
above us is the Ivanovo Rock Church.
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| Sonny, the motorhome parked up at the bottom of the rock church |
We visited this place last time we toured Romania in a hire
car from our apartment on the Black Sea, about 6 years ago. This is where the first hermits dug
out their churches during the 12th century. The church is a World Heritage site because
its frescoes – the work of a gifted artist from Tarnovo in 14th
century, are one of the best surviving examples of ‘Palaeologian’ style
throughout the entire Medieval Christian arts.
It only costs 4lv to get in but the church is very small and the frescos
quite faded.
No photos are allowed to be taken within the church, but I
managed a couple of sneaky ones from the entrance.
You get some lovely views as you walk around the rock.
Tomorrow we head into Romania and plan to stop at Curtea de
Arges, at the start of the transfagarasan road (Transylvanian Highway) –
described by top gear as “The world’s best Road Trip". We drove it in a Fiat Panda last time we were in Romania and thought we would let Sonny, our motorhome try it for size. Plans to be a real test for him!
Sally x
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