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ROMANIA

Church of the Curtea de Arges

Bran Castle – known as Dracula’s Castle

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Peles Castle completed 1914 for king Carol I

Emilee with her asparagus soup in the Noblesse restaurant in a restored mansion in

Bucharest

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Bulgaria

Newest Queen of Ruse Bulgaria

Typical town in Bulgaria

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Guards at the Presidency

Alexander Nevski Memorial Cathedral in Sofia Bulgara

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Cherry time in Sofia Bulgaria

Jerry telling his secret to the reputed “problem solver” in Plovdiv Bulgaria

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Greek theater ruins in Plovdiv Bulgaria

Rila Monastery in Bulgaria known for its frescos

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Fresco in the Rila Monastery

Stork nest in Rila Bulgaria

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Macedonia

Mosaics in the recently discovered ruins in Stobi Macedonia

Vinyard at Popova Kula Winery

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View from boat on lake Ohrid in Macedonia

Church of St Sofia in Ohrid Macedonia

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Bay of Bones is a recreation of a Neolithic fishing village on the shores of the Lake- a pile-

dwelling

Reconstructed Houses on the piles in the lake

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Albania

Medieval Arts museum on Korca which has 6000 icons, rescued from churches and

hidden during the communist era

Red room at museum showing a wall of icons

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Life Gallery hotel in Korca Albania

All day driving through the mountains of Albania to the Ionian Sea

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Sheep were everywhere you looked including on the road – also cows and goats

Butrint National Park the most important archaeological site in Albania – legend says it was established as a

refuge by the Trojans after their disastrous defeat in Troy

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Olive trees cover all the hillsides

Roman Amphitheater in Durres Albania

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Hotel Tirana International suite looking from living room past dining are on to

bedroom area.

Hotel room view of the pool and Adriatic Sea

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Emilee getting her feet wet in the Adriatic Sea

One of 750000 bunkers built in Albania during communist area (on boardwalk)