IMG_7884 - Outside the north-eastern, Samokov Gate
IMG_7885 - That north-corner tower
IMG_7887 - The bakery, outside the Samokov Gate, likely for fire protection, but still near the kitchens of the residence inside.
IMG_7889 - The Samokov Gate. Those fortress-like walls helped keep the Christian-Slavic culture alive over the centuries.
IMG_7890 - Back through the courtyard to the Dupnitsa Gate in the south-west wall and the parking lot
IMG_7894 - Back at the Gorski Kut, in the Rilska valley, our tasty lunch included trout, bean soup, and crepes with honey.
IMG_7895 - The dam below the Family Hotel Gorski Kut. (There is a different "Gorski Kut Hotel and Restaurant" farther east.)
IMG_7897 - Looking back up to our dining verandah
IMG_7899 - The little Rilska river and the road squeeze through this narrow valley while buildings climb the mountainsides.
IMG_7906 - The road and the river go through that gap.
IMG_7912 - A small "Bell Rila" hydroelectric power station on the Rilska river
IMG_7917 - Back to the town of Rila where the valley widens