Log Laden Van in Yambol

One does wonder whether this van would make it to its destination with such a load. With the weight of logs and the state of the roads in Yambol some serious under carriage damage is inevitable it seems. This however is Yambol, Bulgaria and such things happen without any worry for some reason.

Museum of Battle Glory Opens in Yambol

Well not such a long time ago I took a photograph in the same place of an old cadet campus with weapons and jet fighters just laying about. It didn't take long for work to commence and turn this complex into a tourist attraction, namely a Museum of Battle Glory. It is being opened on the 9th May with a host of top nobs attending.

Defence Minister comes in Yambol for the opening of the Museum of battle glory

On May 9, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev mayor of Yambol Georgi Slavov will find the Museum of battle glory in Yambol. This is the first of its kind dedicated municipal museum in the country of this type. It is situated on the territory of the former barracks on the pioneering field of 9 acres, granted by the Ministry of Defence.             Defense Ministry was actively assist local...

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Basil Brush in Yambol

It was quite a shock to turn up at the Yambol Mall and find that Basil Brush had arrived. His very patriotic sports car made no doubt that he was from the UK. On asking some shoppers whether they knew what this fox's name was, they drew a blank. Pretty sure that hardly any Bulgarian here would know his name as Basil Brush, not surprisingly.

Artillery in a Yambol Based Cadet Compound

Found this in the NW Yambol just out of the City centre. An old Artillery equipment based in a now non working cadet compound. You can also see a fighter jet in the background to match up the one on display close to the Bazaar. There were men working in the compound so I had to be quite discreet and secretive when taking picture here. If I'd have been seen it could have been difficult as I wasn't meant to be in this area.

Sinbad - A Popular Fast Food Place in Yambol

If you have ever been to Yambol and walked along the long pedestrian, you will recognise this place. Called 'Sinbad', it has been a fast food centre for many years and remains very popular to Bulgarians. Having been tempted to snack there myself on many occasions, nice to know they continued do a good serving of ayran (yogurt drink) with pizza slices. Many children feed there everyday, which is not good and also it is frequented by gypsies who take picking of left overs from bins.