Sunday's Hike in Topolitsa

Last Sunday I traveled to Topolitsa to go hiking and hang out with a few of the new volunteers in my area. Here's a map to show you were I went, it's not too far:

Sliven to Topolitsa

I traveled there by train with a volunteer who only lives 20 km away from me. It was nice to be with other volunteers and nice to be outside for most of the day. It was a new hike for all of us and it was a nice day to be outside as it was sunny but not too hot. After we got outside the village (and past the garbage dump) it was very beautiful. We walked for some time until the dried up river bed became an actual stream. There were several small waterfalls and pools we came to. I chose to sit near one of the pools while the other 3 volunteers walked a bit further. I found the pool to be the perfect habitat for frogs as it was full of tadpoles and I ended up seeing about 15 adult frogs. I even saw one eat a butterfly! There were also a few salamanders in the pond and a variety of large insects that came out as I sat there. I greatly enjoyed myself and took a LOT of photos which can be found under the album "Hiking in Topolitsa" under the links section. I met up with the other volunteers when they came back and we had a nice lunch together at the volunteers apartment. Then I headed back to Sliven. 

Garbage dump outside of Topolitsa:

How many frogs can you see?

Perfect habitat for a frog:

This guy came out to visit:

And this one was slightly creepy:

Peace, Love, Literacy, and Reckless Curiosity.