Before catching some of the action, Trish went up the road to Tsarska Bistritsa or royal hunting lodge, built by Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria between 1898 and 1914. I had the grounds to myself, although the palace itself is closed, nobody knows why. However, it was lovely, and I found at last what I heard was the oldest hydro power station in Bulgaria! Right there, built by the Tsar in 1912 and still busily humming along. 170 kw it says. In 1945 the whole place was taken over by the (communist) government, but returned to Tsar's son in 1989, and now mostly open to the public. Forest setting, a beautiful little chapel with lots of icons, a gallery of pictures and costumes in what might have been a cow barn as stables seemed to be elsewhere. And of course I could see all of palace from outside. Power house was attractive too.
Courtyard of palace
Power house
Technical stuff in Bulgarian, good luck! Wikipedia will help!
Chapel, and one of many icons...
Water feature!
President of Bulgarian O Federation presenting NZ team with flowers as 6th place getters - well done those chaps!
All 18 now on the podium, bit squashed!
That's it for now, what an event.
Courtyard of palacePower houseTechnical stuff in Bulgarian, good luck! Wikipedia will help! Chapel, and one of many icons...Water feature!President of Bulgarian O Federation presenting NZ team with flowers as 6th place getters - well done those chaps!All 18 now on the podium, bit squashed!And a somewhat wet and worn girl with Grandma!
That's it for now, what an event.
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