Sunday, October 17, 2010

Gringo the Cat: 2007-2010

Gringo, our Paraguayan, Siamese cat, was killed by a pack of wild dogs tonight.  Right now we are very sad-- we miss him so much, but we know he lived a wonderful life, especially with his time outside in Asuncion, Lynchburg, and here on the ACS campus.


 






















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Friday, October 15, 2010

K-Town: The Beauty

The traditional color of the houses here.  

There are roads, but as many horses with carts as trucks use them. 
The colors blossomed all around us. 

We met a number of interesting people on our walk on Sunday morning.  Here a farmer takes his bull for a walk. 
He pointed us in the right direction. 
Some beautiful horses caught our attention on our walk. 

Hello Mr. Ed - this one joined in our conversation. 
Old school potato farmer. 
He wanted to sell us some of these sacks of potatos. 
The waves of soil 
He didn't have the kind of help that the owners of this potato field had.
The local cemetery. 
A wider angel.  
A look at the main church from above. 
I take this same shot every time I'm here. 
Our local cafe.
This is pretty much what you do here. 
This is a crumbling house we found in a church's courtyard. 
Some broken headstones on the side of the church. 
Another part of the above house in the churchyard.   

















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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A One Night Escape From Sofia




Kate, Jamie and I took off from Sofia on Saturday afternoon to spend the night in Borovets, a small-ish resort area in the Rila Mountains, and do some hiking before the cold creeps in.  We took the gondola up from Borovets to the base camp that leads to the Musala peak, the highest in Bulgaria.  We hiked for a few hours, never attempting to reach the peak, and then returned to our amazing villa which we rented out at half-price as a last minute offerta.  We made a massive Mexican dinner, ate it at the same table as some random Bulgarians, graded by the fire, tried to soak are weary bones in a jacuzzi, and then slept like little babies. In the morning, our new Bulgarian grandparents served us a massive breakfast before we headed back to Sofia.  On our way back to the city we tried to storm a castle, but were thwarted at every turn by flooded creeks, rickety bridges, and the wrong mountain path.  Oh well, next time. Here are the pics:

Kate and Jaime set out after the 25 minute gondola ride.  


 
A b+w shot from our hike. 

The landscape is covered in green pines. 

Taking a break from the walk. 

Although we were met by high winds and a bit of rain, the sun did manage to poke through.

This building was just one of many wrecked structures at the Musala base camp. 

Thought about a quick dip in this small lake.
Sun and light


Pulling off the road to find the castle - the colors indicate that fall is quickly approaching.

We found the door trying to keep you out of the castle. 

Jaime tests the bridge and it actually is fairly stable - off to find the castle! 
Waiting near the creek. 


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