Mountain & Seaside Holidays
August 2018
It's becoming a tradition... for the third year in a row, for their summer holiday each of our Kyustendil children got to choose between the seaside or the mountains
Osogovo Mountain
Eleven children and nine staff spent five glorious days on Osogovo Mountain. They were well accommodated at a beautiful and friendly mountain lodge, and spent their days walking in the nearby fields and forests, gathering herbs, flowers, and berries, and playing outdoor games. The high staff ratio meant that each child received a lot of individual attention, their individual needs provided for so that they could enjoy their holiday to the fullest. On one particular walk, the children encountered a public picnic area that was quite appealing to them, yet had been long neglected. On the next day, on their own initiative, they chose to return to the picnic spot with tools in hand, and did a grand job of sprucing it up for the enjoyment of future visitors.
A walk in Nesebar town
Ravda Seaside
Once again, our elder youth mostly opted for the seaside. Twelve youth and eight staff travelled the breadth of Bulgaria to their familiar holiday town of Ravda on the Black Sea. They spent their mornings on the beach, stuffed themselves with lunch, and then spent the afternoons walking in the town or visiting nearby sites like historic Nesebar (where they happened upon a street concert which gave them great joy!). They enjoyed ice-creams on the way back to their lodgings, and spent the long summer evenings singing or playing sports or games. Also noteworthy, on the long journey back to Kyustendil, they enjoyed their first ever visit to McDonald's and guess what? They're loving it! :-D
Mornings at the beach
Afternoon walks in the town