A Yambol Tree Covered Car Park

Cars tend to park anywhere in Yambol. That is changing in the city centre with no parking signs going up like there is no tomorrow, but on the outskirts this still happens. The car parked on the pavement has chosen this tree to shelter for the sun. The trouble is that birds often leave a big mess on the car; the driver’s choice has been made though in this case – Cool car, but splattered window screen.

A Filled Hole In The Road In Yambol

When Yambol’s roads need repairing and they often do, there is no provision for traffic to be diverted or warned of the work going on. This is a classic example right in the middle of the road. No problem though car that approach just drive on the pedestrian walkway. It works here in Yambol and other town and cities because the cars travel at a snails pace on the side roads die to the condition of the roads and there very little danger of hitting pedestrians, there is enough time to just walk out of their way.

Glassed Apartment Stairway In Yambol

I found this interesting piece of glass architecture on the backend of a small apartment block on the outskirts Yambol. It covers the landings and flights of stairs all the way to the top. Most apartment buildings have brick or blocks with no natural light and the use of lights have to be switched on to find your way up. No need for that here, all they need is street lamps and no light internal light would be needed during night either. I wouldn’t be seen to be going up those stars though as I have vertigo!

One Vine For Five Familes

This community vine tops the previous picture of a community, which catered for four families. This one covers five floors and each has a harvest to look forward to in September. Not enough for wine but more than enough to fill a fruit bowls on the dining room table for a few weeks. This is great to see.

A Yambol Waste Bin Full To The Brim

There is this reputation that Bulgarian just throw their rubbish everywhere and that there is no care about the environment when they do this. In actual fact form my experience in Yambol this has two sides. The younger generations tend to be more conscious of using of rubbish bins whereas the older generations tend to be the litterbugs. I can’t only put the older Bulgarian attitude this down to post reaction of communist times of the past when they could be put in prison for littering the street. This of course could well come back into play with western influence smothering Bulgaria. The well used waste bin pictured here is in an area where younger Bulgarians frequent – A good omen for the future.