Cobblestone Jigsaw Puzzle on a Yambol Street

 It will be someone's job to solve this cobblestone jigsaw puzzle seen today on a Yambol street. Small road repairs such as this are common and there is no rush to get them done.

A Closer Look at Yambol's Street Fountains

 Most see the street fountians in Yambol from afar. Today we are taking a close look at the design and where the lights show.

Tsar Osvoboditel Street Full of Solicitors in Yambol

 Looking South down Tsar Osvoboditel Street in Yambol, you will find that this is filled full of Solicitor and Notary offices.

An Exploded Shrub on a Yambol Street

 This shrub looks like it has just exploded at first glance seeing it on a Yambol street. It is thriving in the Bulgarian climate it seems.

Georgi Rakovski Street Celebrated in Yambol

 Having a street named after you is an accolade in itself, but further celebrations well after the original event happened. Georgi Rakovski Street currently has a picture of the man to remind locals of the history and the importance of the person.

Sexy Women's Underwear Abandoned on a Yambol Street

It is strange what you come across whilst walking the streets of Yambol, Today I found some sexy women's underwear abandoned. Why on earth would someone leave these here I don't know!

A Strawberry Plant Seen in a Yambol Street

I'm not too sure how this got here but it is definitely a strawberry plant seen on a street in Yambol. guess the fruit will be free to passers-by when ripe.

Stone Head in a Yambol Street

Here's something you don't see every day. A stone head just lying in the streets of Yambol. It obviously came from the communist era and part of a bigger gathering of statues, but now redundant.

Strange Metal System in a Yambol Street

I fail to figure out what this strange metal system is on a street in Yambol. It is a permanent fixture going underground. I am guessing it might be something to do with water, but it remains a mystery. 

Rough and Ready Street in Yambol

Crazy paving caused by tree growth and waste bins disintegrating as just some of the typical things you will find on Yambol streets. Rough and ready but still functional.

The Common Plastic Bag on a Yambol Street

It wasn't that long ago that you would see these common plastic bags scattered around the streets of Yambol. Today it is quite unusual to see as in supermarkets now you have to pay for them. You can see 5 stotinki worth of plastic bag which are not normally thrown away on the street, but reused or recycled.

Street Grown Figs Looking Good in Yambol

Every day I walk the streets of Yambol and see food free for all. A regular haunt is this fig tree which bears sweet rewards each year. The figs are set and looking good and healthy right now. Only a couple of months and will be ready for picking by passers by, including myself.

Linden Tree Lined Street in Yambol City Centre

June is a wonderful time of the year to walk the Linden Tree Lined Streets of Yambol. The fresh green foliage twinkled with the bright yellow blossom of the linden accompanied by the sweet narcotic scent is an absolute joy.

Little Springs Running Along Georgi S. Rakovski Street in Yambol

Always fun watching children play with these little springs that run along Georgi S. Rakovski Street in Yambol. They also have changing lights that can be seen much more clearly at night.

Simple Boot Scraper on a Yambol (ямбол) Street

This was quite hard to spot when walking past. On closer inspection it was quite apparent hat this was a boot scraper cemented into a public walkway. Good idea, but there was no sign of muddy areas in the vicinity. Guess the owner(s) of the property it stands out must work in muddy conditions and use it before entering their  grounds

Another Hole On A Yambol Walkway

In all the years I have lived and worked here I don't recall one intance where a Bulgarian has fallen down a hole in the street. There is a very simple reasn for this, everyone here knows there are holes around therefore walk with caution in their step, especially at night. Why the need to cover them if care is taken?

Wild Street Flowers In Yambol

It is often the case where spectacular flowers grow on Yambol streets, many of them germinated naturally in the wild. It certainly cheers up the streets and causes me to pause and take a closer look.

Looking Down Georgi C Rakovski Street In Yambol

This is a view of a pedestrian way named after Georgi C Rakovski and runs right through the centre of Yambol City. Thousands use this path to get to and from work and the shops many living in the apartment blocks that run alongside and at either end of the path. It is such a pleasure to have a place where no vehicles other than prams, bicycles, skates, skateboard and battery powered children's cars roam.

Note:
Georgi C. Rakovski was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary and writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and the resistance against Ottoman rule.

Yambol's Pop Folk Singer Elena Yankova Remembered

Just south of Yambol city centre I saw a plaque for Elena Yankova who lived between the years 1825 - 1901. The road was named after her and this sparked my curiosity - I found out from local knowledge that she was a Yambol folk singer who had a big repertoire of songs which were published by her son Kolev. The over 200 songs were published posthumously some 12 years after her death. I find it so heart-warming that these Yambol folk remembered in this way. I assume she lived in this street all those years ago.

Yambol Street Name

A typical street sign giving the name of the road (Kabile) no doubt these will be replaced with modern equivalents and English text at some point.



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