Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

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plastic knuckle-dusters

Surprising to one brought up on brass, but why not? They've got to be better than some zinc ones I've seen.

Pinky and Perky

 

[Jack Black]

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Nice Bex Welcome to the Guardians

I'm glad you and Wee Staggy made it home safely.

Visiting places in the off-season can be very restful, though that area looks a bit rough. (I once took a girls trip to Galveston in January. I think we were the only people in the hotel. Felt like The Shining going to and from our suite, but we had a lovely time) I can understand folks being disappointed at being mislead.

Thank you Rachel That sounds bad! Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of the really rough spots, as I was worried about getting a camera out!

Thanks buddy ! I'm enjoying your pictures and tales of your holiday

Thank you Steve

Those street scenes remind me of a Cat Stevens song I can't quite remember. Not Peace Train.

You came back here to find your home is a black horizon that you don't recognize. Evil destruction has taken everything... you'd better walk on the side, while you're still walking, just keep on walking, on down the street, keep your distance from the people you meet. Oh Lord, and you'd better watch your eyes, 'cause if smoke gets in them, baby, you won't rise again.

Ghost Town? from Buddha and the Chocolate Box? I wonder if I still have the record.

Duh. Google. [not Ghost Town}

Certainly plenty of grim spots in the world Jer! That makes for a striking pic my friend

I'm afraid I've run out of steam here Guardians, so I'll post my Nessebar pics tomorrow. Have a good evening folks

 

[cudgee]

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.

Sounds like the release of the Bladeforum's knives.

 

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Have a good evening folks

You too.

And it was Ruins, form Catch Bull at Four. I do still have the records.

 

[Jack Black]

Surprising to one brought up on brass, but why not? They've got to be better than some zinc ones I've seen.

Some of them might have been 'monkey metal', but most were plastic - probably don't want the fighting tourists actually killing each other!

 

[cudgee]

Lambfoot to my carry today so,

That is a nice one Ed.

old stag is in my pocket

That is some nice stag, very hard to get good stag now.

 

[echoscout]

Evening Guardians! Jack really enjoying the pic and your commentary on your holiday.

 

[Prester John]

For the first couple of days, apart from those who had arrived with me from Leeds, there were just a handful of Scots, and other Northerners, and it was almost like Yorkshire-on-Sea. Folks, who appeared to be life-long friends, turned out to have only met on the plane, or even at the hotel. Lunch groups quickly formed, and drinking groups, of course, with the afternoons and evenings spent drinking cocktails around the pool, at the roof-top bar, or in the lounge. The Yorkshire folk began to grumble about the lack of promised entertainment, and the lack of facilities outside the hotel.

I went for a second walk on my first afternoon in Bulgaria, and even most of the premises on the tawdry Flower Street were still closed. Some thought they had been lured there under false pretences. Personally, I preferred not to have the noise and Bacchanalia, and enjoyed walking on the empty beach, but it was true that for every shop or bar that was beginning to show signs of opening soon, there were at least a hundred, which did not. Flower Street may have been sleazy, but away from there, the streets were dead, and almost entirely empty, and the place looked ROUGH! Far worse than Beirut ever did, even at the height of the civil war Apart from the pot-holed streets, there were snarling stray dogs, and sometimes equally unfriendly, and just as unkempt Bulgarians.

I bumped into an ex-pat Englishman, who had lived in Bulgaria for 15 years, but was having to sell up, and move back to England, as his wife was seriously ill. We walked, and chatted, for a bit, and he told me that there would be virtually nothing open until June, which quite contradicted the tales being spun back at the hotel. After we parted, I walked on, along more dirty, and largely deserted streets, until I saw a sign for the (badly-named) beach, and walked for about a mile, back to the hotel.

Sounds like a memorable holiday. Nice pics and narrative, as usual. Glad you made it back safely!

 

[JJ Cahill]

Congratulations JJ, that's a looker! Great pic too my friend

Thank you very kindly, Jack!!!

Double Lambsfoot Day!

Happy Double Lambsfoot Day to you, with a pair of fine beauties; quite an interesting and informative vacation to Bulgaria, love the recon intel!

 

[JJ Cahill]

I had this Lambsfoot with me today.

 

[MrStabby7]

Thank you very kindly, Jack!!!

Happy Double Lambsfoot Day to you, with a pair of fine beauties; quite an interesting and informative vacation to Bulgaria, love the recon intel!

Really like that Albers. That handle is amazing. I wish I could have grabbed one.

 

[Jack Black]

Evening Guardians! Jack really enjoying the pic and your commentary on your holiday.

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Thank you David, cool background in your fine photo

Sounds like a memorable holiday. Nice pics and narrative, as usual. Glad you made it back safely!

Thanks Vince, hoping to get the rest of my pics posted today

Thank you very kindly, Jack!!!

Happy Double Lambsfoot Day to you, with a pair of fine beauties; quite an interesting and informative vacation to Bulgaria, love the recon intel!

Many thanks my friend, I went there, so you don't have to!

I had this Lambsfoot with me today.

That's a beautiful photo JJ, I love the way you have caught the etch

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, and that y'all have a lovely Sunday Carrying my Eric Albers Lamb again today

 

[Rufus1949]

Thank you David, cool background in your fine photo

Thanks Vince, hoping to get the rest of my pics posted today

Many thanks my friend, I went there, so you don't have to!

That's a beautiful photo JJ, I love the way you have caught the etch

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, and that y'all have a lovely Sunday Carrying my Eric Albers Lamb again today

Hi Jack,
From your travels, I for one, appreciate where I live and sometimes take for granted.
Thanks for saving me a trip to Bulgaria Jack, I just cancelled my tickets.

You have captured the beautiful burl perfectly.

Enjoy your Sunday.

 

[Jack Black]

Hi Jack,
From your travels, I for one, appreciate where I live and sometimes take for granted.
Thanks for saving me a trip to Bulgaria Jack, I just cancelled my tickets.

You have captured the beautiful burl perfectly.

Enjoy your Sunday.

LOL! Thanks my friend, maybe it's very different in the small villages, and other parts of Bulgaria, but there's no hiding the poverty, neglect, and innate corruption where I went, and if it is like that in one of their most popular tourist resorts, I suspect that it may be considerably worse in other towns and cities. Have a great day Bob

 

[cudgee]

Thank you David, cool background in your fine photo

Thanks Vince, hoping to get the rest of my pics posted today

Many thanks my friend, I went there, so you don't have to!

That's a beautiful photo JJ, I love the way you have caught the etch

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, and that y'all have a lovely Sunday Carrying my Eric Albers Lamb again today

Seeing all your photos you have posted i honestly think that is the nicest burl on any Eric has produced, and i don't say that lightly. But i am only commenting on the ones posted that i have seen, but they would have to be good to beat that one.

 

[cudgee]

LOL! Thanks my friend, maybe it's very different in the small villages, and other parts of Bulgaria, but there's no hiding the poverty, neglect, and innate corruption where I went, and if it is like that in one of their most popular tourist resorts, I suspect that it may be considerably worse in other towns and cities. Have a great day Bob

Sounds like nothing has changed from when my mate was there 20 years ago, i think i may have mentioned it before.

 

[Jack Black]

Seeing all your photos you have posted i honestly think that is the nicest burl on any Eric has produced, and i don't say that lightly. But i am only commenting on the ones posted that i have seen, but they would have to be good to beat that one.

Thank you very much Leon, that's very kind of you

Sounds like nothing has changed from when my mate was there 20 years ago, i think i may have mentioned it before.

I don't recall you having mentioned it Leon, did he live there? I recall hearing about a young Australian lad who got locked up in Bulgaria, think it was about 10 years ago so

I'm just enjoying a cup of the heavenly Kona coffee Mr & Mrs Tyson A Wright sent me I'm having some Bulgarian khalava with it, but it isn't up to the same standard

 

[cudgee]

did he live there?

No he went there on a holiday, said it was so cheap he and some mates could not resist. They stayed in a gated resort on the beach which was fantastic, but in the local town it was not a safe place to visit, and those blokes could handle themselves.

 

[Jack Black]

The ancient city of Nessebar, (or Nesebar, or Nesabur, apparently - that's what happens when words get translated), is the jewel in the (shop-soiled and somewhat tacky) crown of the Bourgas region, and I could not really go to that part of Bulgaria without visiting it. In a very boring, and badly attended, meeting, on my second day at the hotel, the holiday rep had told us that the bones of John the Baptist had been found there a few there, and according to our rep, DNA analysis confirms this Apparently, his head was not found

My dodgy taxi-driver, Alex The Scrupulous, dropped me at the small bus station, where I would have alighted had I not been duped into paying 20 Lev for the journey, instead of 2 From there I walked in through the gates of Nessebar.

After my adventurous morning, I decided that I should have a coffee before going any further, and stopped at the first cafe I came to, where an espresso cost me 8 Lev ($5)!

After drinking my expensive, and decidedly mediocre, coffee, I headed through the faux-cobbled streets, which were certainly in better shape than those near my hotel, even if whole sections were still being laid It is small, but pretty town, with a number of ancient churches, and ruins, and is situated in an attractive position. I was hoping to perhaps find an antique shop here, but just like elsewhere, many of the shops were closed. Those that were open, sadly, sold the same tat as everywhere else I had been, but at higher prices, while many also made extra profits from advertising their toilet facilities.

 

[Jack Black]

No he went there on a holiday, said it was so cheap he and some mates could not resist. They stayed in a gated resort on the beach which was fantastic, but in the local town it was not a safe place to visit, and those blokes could handle themselves.

Yes, it is certainly cheap Leon, my holiday cost not much more than £700, including flights, transfers, insurance, meals and extra leg room on the plane, a large double room with a sea-view and balcony, and "all inclusive" food and drink. If I had not paid for the extras, I could have got it for a good deal less