Fortress Tsarevets in Veliko Tărnovo

(Keep in mind this blog may not always  progress chronologically.)

On our way out of Veliko Tărnovo, we decided to explore the fortress upon which the laser show was cast.

It turned out to be a great decision, as its high perch provided panoramic views of the city and countryside.

It was clearly a place the people of the city revered as a solemn place, where visitors were obliged to quietly respect the dignity of their austere history...

It reminded me of other places I've traveled where the tremendous impact of the location's beauty and import to the human record forces one to look inward and seriously reflect on one's own place in time, and the spirituality mankind has sought for eons...

It was a place where boorish, oafish, and undignified behavior was simply not an option...