East Rodopi mountains 2008

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Day 1: Sofia - Gluhite kamani (Silent stones) - Ivaylovgrad

Day 2: Ivaylovgrad - Byala reka (White river) meanders - Mound near Svirachi village - Lyutitsa fortress - Ivaylovgrad

Day 3: Ivaylovgrad - Mezek tomb - Neuzetikon fortress - Madzarovo rocks - Arda river meanders - The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village - Pchelen kamak (Kovan kaya, Bee stone) - PopMartinova cave - Ivaylovgrad

Day 4: Ivaylovgrad - Villa Armira - Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood) - Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone) - Momchilgrad

Day 5: Momchilgrad - Utrobata (The womb) cave - Rock window and 4 waterfalls near Krushka village - Orpheus' sanctuary near Tatul village - Momchilgrad

Day 6: Momchilgrad - Kamennata svatba (Stone wedding) - Perperikon - Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village - Stone mushroom near Zhenda village - Sofia

Useful information for finding the visited sites in East Ropodi mountains

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Silent stones	Silent stones	Silent stones	Silent stones
Under Silent stones	Silent stones	Rock niches	Rock niches
Scale	Light	Cave reservoir	At the entrance of the small cave
On the stairway	Stone stairway	Water reservoir	Silhouette
Space	Complicated shot	Stone stairway	Timber
Smile	On the path	Blue	Green
Play on the ground	Drivers	Drivers

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Morning in Ivaylovgrad	Morning in Ivaylovgrad	Morning in Ivaylovgrad	Morning in Ivaylovgrad
Morning play in the bed	Route review	Route review	Play in the grass
Some greenery for breakfast	Crossing	Crossing	Crossing
Crossing	Crossing	Crossing	Crossing
Crossing	Crossing	Byala reka (White river)	Green fields
Byala reka (White river)	Byala reka (White river)	Byala reka (White river)	Shore
Byala reka (White river)	Byala reka (White river)	Steep bush walk	Byala reka (White river)
Byala reka (White river)	Steep bush walk	Everyone has walking sticks	Space
Ruins	Ruins	Ruins	Ruins
The road to Meden buk village	Changing	On the road	We sleep!
We sleep!	Pair	Zhelezari village	Turtle
Turtle	Space	Meden buk village	Meden buk village
Hide-and-seek play	Green	Thracian tomb	Sky eyes
On the road to Lyutitsa	Towards Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress entrance	Lyutitsa fortress
Rays	Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress
Storm is coming!	View from Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress
Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress	Rays
Rays	Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress
Lyutitsa fortress	Lyutitsa fortress entrance	Cloud mountain	Rainbow
Rainbow	Sunset	Towards Lyutitsa fortress	Speedy river crossing
It's getting dark	"St. St. Konstantin and Elena" monastery	Strange shape	Ready for dinner

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Sunrise over Ivaylovgrad	Sunrise over Ivaylovgrad	Barricaded on the bed	Rush
Ivaylovgrad dam	Fatigue	The entrance of the tomb	Some history
Under the dome	With dad	Light	Light
The dome	The central premises	Middle premises	Silhouettes
Silhouettes	The corridor	Depth	The corridor
The corridor	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress
On the grass	On the grass	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress
Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress
Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	Mezek village seen from Neuzetikon fortress
Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	Neuzetikon fortress	The small navigator
Scenery	Storks on a walk	Along Arda river	Arda river
Arda river	Along Arda river	Along Arda river	Along Arda river
The rocks near Madzharovo	The rocks near Madzharovo	The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village	Shot from a tree
The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village	The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village	The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village	The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village
The cromlech near Dolni Glavanak village	Play with the grass	View	Lizard
Turtle	Eternity	Stork	Stork
Storks	Storks	Storks	Pchelniya kamak (Kovan kaya, Bee stone)
Pchelniya kamak (Kovan kaya, Bee stone)	Pchelniya kamak (Kovan kaya, Bee stone)	Pchelniya kamak (Kovan kaya, Bee stone)	Pchelniya kamak (Kovan kaya, Bee stone)
Rock with trapezoid niches	Rock with trapezoid niches	Pchelniya kamak (Bee stone) from above	Arda river
Arda river	PopMartinova cave	Rocks along Arda river	Rocks along Arda river
Studen kladenets (Cold well) dam	Studen kladenets (Cold well) dam	Studen kladenets (Cold well) dam	Studen kladenets (Cold well) dam
Strange rock	Strange rock	Strange rock	Arda river
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow
Rainbow	Rainbow	Sunset	Rainbow
Rainbow	Sunset

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Villa Armira	Villa Armira	Villa Armira	Villa Armira
Towards Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Stream	In search of Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	The valey of Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)
Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)
Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)
Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)
Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)
Trapezoid niches	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Rock	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)
Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	Vkamenenata gora (Petrified wood)	The rain is gone...	Hollow tree
Nearly back to the car	Rocks	Rock	The nose
The rocks under Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	View from Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Rock pile
Scale	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Breastfeeding while walking	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)
Sunset	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)
Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Raven kamak (Harman kaya, Flat stone)	Night in Momchilgrad

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Momchilgrad	Masked coffee and cream	Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave
Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave
Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave
Utrobata (The womb) cave	Utrobata (The womb) cave	Rodopi mountains view	Kardzhali dam
Kardzhali dam	On a walk	Kardzhali dam	The river towards Krushka village
Waterfall 1 below Krushka village	Waterfall 1 below Krushka village	Waterfall 1 below Krushka village	Towards waterfall 2 below Krushka village
Waterfall 2 below Krushka village	Waterfall 2 below Krushka village	On the river-bank	Waterfall 2 below Krushka village
Waterfall 2 below Krushka village	Waterfall 2 below Krushka village	In the river	Smooth river-bed
In the river	In the river	In the river	Rock window below Krushka village
Rock window below Krushka village	Rock window below Krushka village	It's comfortable in the sling	The hill between the two river branches
Waterfall 3 below Krushka village	Waterfall 3 below Krushka village	Green water	Waterfall 4 below Krushka village
Waterfall 4 below Krushka village	Waterfall 4 below Krushka village	Thorny tree	Some rest
Orpheus' sanctuary near Tatul village	Orpheus' sanctuary near Tatul village	Orpheus' sanctuary near Tatul village	Orpheus' sanctuary near Tatul village
Orpheus' sanctuary near Tatul village

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Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Stone wedding near Zimzelen village
Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Automation	Stone wedding near Zimzelen village
Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Stone wedding near Zimzelen village	Rocks near Kardzhali	The hill of Perperikon
Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon
Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon
Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon - water reservoir	Perperikon
Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon	Perperikon - the church
Perperikon	Perperikon - fortress wall	Perperikon	Healthy sleep
The hill of Perperikon	Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village	Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village	Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village
Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village	Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village	Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village	Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village
Stone mushrooms near Beli plast village	On the hill above the stone mushroom near Zhenda village	The hill above the stone mushroom near Zhenda village	The road to the stone mushroom near Zhenda village
Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Rock with trapezoid niches	Niches	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village
Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stonefall
Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village
Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village	Stone mushroom near Zhenda village
Eagle's head	Play on the meadow

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