Rila Monastery Fresco in Yambol's New Hospital

This fresco is on the wall of the new private hospital in Yambol. It shows a portrait of St John of Rila who was thought to have founded the monastery there in the 10th Century. under the portrait is the Rila monastery itself with St John being carried on his death bed to be buried there. the Rila monastery is still functioning as a monastery and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and obviously a big tourist attraction in Bulgaria. It had been rebuilt in the 15th and survived the many invasions from foreign parts many due to the Russian Orthodox link and therefore Russian funding and protection even through he Turkish Ottoman rule.

Brand New Yambol Private Hospital

This is the new private hospital in Yambol that opened last year. It has all the modern facilities and many operations are performed there. On the wall in the reception is the cost of the operations varying from aroudn 200 to 1800 Bulgarian Lev, but more for expatriates as this is the unwritten law in Bulagaria even though EU law states that they should pay the same as Bulgarian citizens. Galia was operated on the there a few weeks ago by her cousin who works there.