In the spring of 2008, Ivan took some photos of the town of Lovech to give me a better idea of what his country was like.  In some ways Lovech looks a lot like the town of Westminster where I live, however, parts of the old town of Lovech are much older than Westminster.

Covered bridge over the Ossum River.		Famous covered bridge over the Ossum River which flows through Lovech.

Entrance to the covered bridge.		Shops inside covered bridge.		A shop in the covered bridge.  Ivan is a friend of the shop keeper.

Covered bridge looking toward Central Street.		Central Street.

Central Street.		Central Street.

New shops on Central Street near the post office.		Lovech Central Street.

A street in the old town of Lovech with traditional Bulgarian houses.		A new hotel on General Street.		A new shop on General Street.

Lovech apartment buildings.		Central Street runs through Lovech.