Children's Alphabet Artwork on Display in Yambol

Celebrating the Bulgarian alphabet is seen once a year in Bulgaria. Today children's artwork is displayed in public showing their understanding of the foundations.

 

Retro Children's Playground in Yambol

 This little children's playground in Yambol has been here for decades which turns it into a retro style with the time elapsed. Still as strong as it was when first welded together.

Children's Chalk Drawing in Yambol City Park

Chalk drawings by children in Yambol City Park are often seen until the rain washes it away. Then they start all over again with a similar drawing.

Deserted Children's Playground in Yambol Centre Gardens

It may seem like a nice sunny day to play but this children's playground in Yambol Centre Gardens is deserted. Why? Because it was freezing cold.

Children's Train in a Yambol Park

Funny how all trains for children are seen as the old steam trains. This is an example in a Yambol park albeit all the children at school at this time of the day

Yambol Children Love Blue Santa

Children flock to see the Blue Santa in Yambol City Centre. they just love him and his Queen. As yo can see it is the most popular place for family photographs this Christmas. There is a queue for pictures to be taken. 

A Typical Childrens' Playground Swing in Yambol

this is a typical swing found in many childrens' playground all over Yambol. No plastic in sight as the materials are metal and wood. Durable and of course looked after and respected by the locals without any vandalism. This particular swing is many decades old and still works as well as it did on the first day.

Old Classic Childrens' Slide in Yambol

This childrens' slide goes back to Communist times and is still standing although not used anymore. Health and safely would not allow this design to be accessed to children with sharp metal edges and no handrails. In my opinion confronting and learning to deal with dangers is all part of the learning cycle for children.

A Childrens' Slide That Isn't in Yambol

This Childrens' slide took my eye from the fact that its slide is missing. Steps to nowhere apparently. Not been used for years with a little garden formed on the foundations. Quite a sad picture as it turns out without its function.

A Rock Playground in Yambol

Amongst the other play apparatus in this Yambol playground is a rock feature. However I am not sure whether it was man made or just a natural rock form that was decided to be left as it was. Quite unique for that matter and an ideal place to sit or perch on if yo are a child.  

An Ice Cream Vendor in Yambol

The two children and their mother wait impatiently as the ice cream vendor prepares the treat of ice cream filled cones on a hot day in Yambol. It is quite often I find myself tempted on days like this, but usually walk off the calories afterwards in the pedestrianised centre of Yambol. 

A Well Used Lawn Leading To A Children's Play Area In Yambol

This particular area in Yambol is well used as you can see by the worn turf that has been well trodden. It leads to a children's play area, again well used.

More New Playground Equipment In Yambol

It is becoming quite common asight to see new playground equipment for children to play around on in Yambol. This is another area where this has happened just next to the city centre. Children are the only thing missing as they are all at school today.

A Children's Slide In Perfect Working Order In Yambol

There are many children's public playground apparatus in Yambol, most are crooked, broken in some way or obstructed by cars or other objects. This one is in perfect working condition. Maybe the brick under the end of the slide is there for a later date as a form of repair!

A Lonely Woman In A Yambol Children's Park

A lovely sunny warm day in Yambol but no children playing in this area designed for them. Instead a lonely old woman deep in though sits there on her own. What's going through her head I wonder? I'm sure it is something to do with money and worrying considering how much pension she gets to survive on here.

A Children's Slide Without The Slide In Yambol

Money is the problem here. A children's slide that has parted company with the actual slide has not been repaired. Luckily there are many other children's play apparatuses around Yambol that are in slightly better condition than this.

Yambol's Sveti Kliment Ohridski School

A popular school in Yambol is the Sveti Kliment Ohridski School across the road is the main Yambol hospital. The school is of course a place for learning but also a place where socialising goes on out of school hours. You will see many children returning to school in the evening using the sporting facilities that remain open 24/7. Good to see the Bulgarian flag proudly fluttering in between the two big trees with the whitewashed trunks.

A Children's Seating Contraption - Yambol Style

You may not know what this is if you didn't read the title. It  is a children's seating contraption but the wooden slats that fit on the parallel metal bars are missing. I don't know if these are unique to Bulgaria, but the kids have fin on them anyhow.

Yambol's Benkosvski Covered In Snow

This is a shot of Yambol's Benkovski district well know for a dense Gypsy population. You can see lot so children playing in the snow, there are more children here than any other place in Yambol as it is a Gypsy vocation to have children at any age. Only a couple of weeks ago an 18 year old Gypsy from Benkovski gave birth to her third child. 

A Wonky Yambol Children's Slide

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Just before this picture was taken a few Yambol children were playing on this particular wonky slide. They were well used to the tilt and had just as much fun on this as they would have on a non-wonky slide. Because of the frequent earth movement in this part of the world, including earthquakes, you will find many things on a tilt.