Friday, 30 May 2008
Cultural Tour 2008- Visit to Rila Monastery
Today, at the Museum of Sofia we were treated to a high-speed tour by a knowledgeable guide who introduced us to almost all the exhibits in 1 1/2 hours! Items on display dated from 3,000 years BC and included some exquisite gold and silverware.
The Rila Monastery, high on wooded mountain slopes south of Sofia is the largest and grandest in the Balkans. It has an exquisite gilded iconoclast (wooden screen) and its walls are 
painted inside and out with murals, many depicting biblical and theological themes which we were interested to study under Teddi's guidance.
The natural fortress formed by the amazing weather-worn rocks at Belogradchik were occupied by invading armies from Roman to Ottoman times. The views over northern Bulgaria were fantastic.
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