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July 21, 2006

Returned to the USA

So the T-Mobile hotspots at the Frankfurt Airport were inoperable Friday morning, and I was unable to post some updates about my trip to Bulgaria as I had hoped. However, now that I'm back in the USA, I can upload my pictures and keep you, my loyal readers, updated about my travels. So here we go...

I arrived in Sofia on the evening of July 13th and the next morning headed out to the Chekotinski Monastery in Kalugerovo, Bulgaria in the Balkan mountains, which even the local residents describe as "forgotten by God." The village is a small farming community with some crumbling farmhouses:

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not to mention signs warning drivers to yield for crossing goats:

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But also, therein lies the unoccupied Chekotinski Monastery:

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It is still maintained, but no monks currently reside there. However, in mid-July, a summer camp was held for residents of the now-closed Ugarchin orphanage for a few days in which everyone seems to have had a good time. I won't post too many pictures, because none of the campers exactly asked to have their photos posted on a public website, but this is a good picture of some traditional Bulgarian dancing from one evening at the camp:

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Posted by Dean at July 21, 2006 9:17 PM

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