Bulgaria Is Beautiful #20. Villa Zornitsa
After being asked by @kubbyelizabeth about the story of a photo in my Day 2 of 7 Day Black & White Challenge, I decided that it is the perfect candidate for the next #BulgariaIsBeautiful post cover. Welcome to Villa Zornitsa, situated in the magnificent Rhodope mountain.
There is a particular Bulgarian noisy folk called "chalga". It is totally degraded. When I saw the sign upon arrival, the villa's owners got my approval before I even met them.
In each Rhodope mountain post, I mention that there is something special about that place. Apart from the beauty that can be seen with the eyes, there is a beauty in the energy that can be felt with the heart. It is more than the fresh air, which by the way is tasty!
Each year, my friend Vaseto gathers a group of friends and takes them somewhere in the Rhodope, to celebrate his Kurban. A kurban is a tradition from the pagan times. It is done an on annual basis, after someone survives a near-death experience. A lamb is sacrificed and a meal called kurban is prepared.
As a matter of fact, after my first Vasko kurban about 3 years ago, I became a vegetarian for a while. He then bought an alive lamb, called it Boyko, wait for it to sleep one night at the hut and the chalet killed it. I watched the whole scene how it was dissected. Now I eat meat 2-3 times a year.
So anyway, this is the reason why we went to Villa Zornitsa in first place. Once we arrived I chose a room and unpacked. It is not a big villa, it is an old one; however, the details in the room fed my eye.
That was not even the best part. Look the view from the bathroom.
We stayed for two nights and had a great time. Awesome people, nice atmosphere. What can one want more?
Here are some photos I took during my stay. Words are unnecessary.
Thank you for joining. Drop me a line in the comments with your impressions. Ending it all with an experimental selfie taken at the villa :D
A list in the other in the "BulgariaIsBeautiful" series:
#1 Marchaevo
#2 Polska Skakavitsa
#3 Zemen's Pit
#4 The Living Water
#5 Rhodope Mountain
#6 Devetashka Cave
#7 Beglika Dam
#8 WakeЪп! Festival
#9 Sokolov Kamik
#10 Pirin Mountain
#11 Sokolna Hut
#12 My Annual August Adventure/Part One - Irakli
#13 My Annual August Adventure/Part Two - Irakli
#14 My Annual August Adventure/Part Three- Beglika Festival
#15 My EPIC Walk To Vihren Peak (2,914 meters)
#16 A Walk In My Neighborhood
#17 A Rain Of Golden Leafs
#18 Vazov's Path To Skaklya Waterfall
#19 The Magic Of The Rodopha Mountain
Good story. Resteemed!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
I like your story @gabchik. As one of the editors for @steemitworldmap’s daily #traveldigest, I would love to see this post pop up on http://steemitworldmap.com. If you're interested, simply go to the website, search for your location, click on code (down the bottom) and add a short description. It will then generate the code you need to copy and paste into your post (not the comments) to have it show up on steemit worldmap. There’s also a FAQ section if you get a bit lost.
You can find out about the project here:
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This is so cool! Thank you for letting me know. For sure all future #BulgariaIsBeautiful are going to be added to the map.
Стахотно е! Другия месец ще водя съквартирантите си и приятелката ми на чепеларе, та ще се насладим и ние малко на планинска красота.. и сноуборд. :)
Супер. Зорница е близко до Чепеларе. Реално няма много какво да се прави обаче :D
Е като на повечето по-малки места. То и в чепеларе няма какво да се прави ако не се кара :P
Thank you sharing your story with me!
You are welcome. It is always great to get inspired by other steemians :)
Great story, Nice pictures! As @choogirl said, I think you should use the map, and go check out some of the poses from the #traveldigest . All the best to you
Thank you :) happy that you enjoyed it.
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