Holy Cow - it's sad to look at this thing and realize how much time has passed... again.... So we had a good summer, but were apart for much of the time, as Mel only had 2 weeks off.... Marc arrived back in Cairo in late July and we were both in a full-out sprint (those of you who have seen us run know this is figurative) for since then. There was one exception - we had a 5-day Eid break in Bugaria, and tried something new - to stay in one place. We explored and enjoyed the town of Veliko Tarnovo, and here are some pictures from there....

a decent view of the town

(reflection)

we got lost soon after this....

old Ottoman houses
an alley in the town

from the wall of the fortress

(icons in Sophia)

(the changing of the guards at the Presidential Palace in Sophia)
the end!