I did mytwo-daytripthroughsmall townsin"StaraPlanina" andavillage in"Sredna Gora (Mountains)." Oneof the citiesI visitedwereknownKarlovoborna Bulgarianpatriot,rebelVasil Levski.I went throughthe small town ofSopot,who was bornone ofthe great Bulgarian writerIvan Vazov. Finally I found myselfin a smallandpretty, but now desertedvillageStarosel.There aretombs andother historicalmonumentsfromthe Thracian times. Greatscenery andatmospherein the picturesque valleyof the roses.