Old and New in Varna Bulgaria

A mixture of old and new buildings in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.

Old and new in the center of Varna:
A colorful old building and the Cherno More Hotel (Black Sea Hotel).

Varna Bulgaria

The Festival and Congress Center in Varna, Bulgaria.

Varna, Bulgaria. December 2014.

Varna City Center

The main shopping street in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.

Corner building in the city center of Varna, Bulgaria.

Bright Yellow Building in Varna, Bulgaria

Most of the buildings in the center of Varna date back to the first half of the 20th century. This one has been beautifully reconstructed with a facade painted in bright yellow and blue. The building houses a bank and various offices.

Bright yellow and blue building in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.

Varna Bulgaria

A small park in the center of Varna, Bulgaria.
The park lies just right behind of the theater building in the city center.

In the center of Varna, Bulgaria. December 2014.

Varna Bulgaria

Street view and a beautiful old building in the center of Varna.

Beautiful blue building on a street corner in the center of Varna. Varna, Bulgaria 2014.

Varna Cathedral

Sea Garden in Varna, Bulgaria

People enjoying the view of the Black Sea in the sea garden (Морска градина) in Varna.

The sea garden (morska gradina). Varna Bulgaria, December 2014.

Varna under Reconstruction

The city center of Varna may look like one big excavation site but it is finally getting a much needed 'facelift'. A large section of Varna's main shopping street is currently closed for the public and all the old tiles are being replaced. I guess, work will be finished within a few months. The red building in the distance houses the Varna theater, opera and philharmonic orchestra. The building was constructed in the 1930s and is considered one of the most beautiful theater buildings in Bulgaria.

Varna city center under reconstruction.

The theater building in Varna. It is considered one of the most beautiful theater buildings in Bulgaria.

Trip to Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Black Sea coast near the city of Varna.

The Danube in Wintertime

The Danube and the snow covered Romanian countryside.

Platz am Ritterbrunnen Braunschweig

View of Platz am Ritterbrunnen (Knight Fountain Square) in the center of Braunschweig, Germany. This square is located just in front of the big shopping center Schloss Arkaden.

Platz am Ritterbrunnen Braunschweig.

Blending with the Crowd

Art figures blending with the crowd in the center of Braunschweig.

Lineup Braunschweig

Lineup of life size figures in the square in front of Schloss Arkaden in Braunschweig.

Schloss Arkaden, Braunschweig Germany.

Art in the Streets of Braunschweig

Art in the streets of Brunswick (Braunschweig, Germany): life size figures taking a shower in the Altstadtmarkt (Old City Market).

Swimmers showering in the Altstadtmarkt in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany.

Braunschweiger Löwe or Brunswick Lion

The Brunswick Lion (in German: Braunschweiger Löwe) is the best-known landmark and symbol of the city of Brunswick (Braunschweig). A copy of the Brunswick Lion stands in Burgplatz square and the original is kept in Burg Dankwarderode (Dankwarderode Castle). The giant lion figure (it weighs almost 900 kg) was cast during the reign of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony. The Brunswick Lion is the oldest large sculpture from the Middle Ages, found north of the Alps. It is also the earliest example of hollow casting of a large figure since antiquity.

The Brunswick Lion (Braunschweiger Löwe) in the Burgplatz square. Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany.

Kohlmarkt Braunschweig

A busy day in the Kohlmarkt of Braunschweig. The Kohlmarkt is a popular square in the inner city of Braunschweig. By the way, the name Kohlmarkt refers to coal and not cabbage as coal used to be stored and traded in the market. Braunschweig also gets translated to Brunswick in English.

The Kohlmarkt in the center of Braunschweig (Lower Saxony, Germany).

Gymnasium Carolinum in Osnabrück

Gymnasium Carolinum Osnabrück is located in the center of the city, right next to the cathedral. It is one of the oldest, still functioning schools in Germany. Gymnasium Carolinum was founded in 804 as a cathedral school.

Saturday market and Gymnasium Carolinum in Osnabrück.

Bridge and Houses in Osnabrück

A bridge over the Hase and some houses in the old town (alte stad) of Osnabrück, Germany.

One of the bridges leading to the old town (alte stad) of Osnabrück.

Osnabrück, Germany

View from the shpping streets of Osnabrück: the Saturn store (Kamp 50) and a giant Easter bunny on the rooftop of a cafe... still painting eggs a week after Easter :-)

Kamp is one of the major shopping streets in the center of Osnabrück.