Have you been to the End of the World?
No, I don't mean Finisterre, where personally I have been twice.
I speak about "the end of Bulgaria".
And yes, I know that expression is misleading. But that's exactly how it feels. It feels like you're at the end of the world. Both geographically and in any sense. When you come here, you feel like someone has ended the world. And you are the only survivor in this particular corner here:
the mouth of the Rezovo River, flowing into the Black Sea, where Bulgaria borders Turkey.
(Oh no, don't take pictures of the Turkish land across the river, my boyfriend had warned me. Mostly because he knows how much I love this type of ban. Especially when it comes to photography.) 🤭
The beach of Rezovo, the last Bulgarian beach on the Black Sea coast, can fool you with its coziness and its request for hospitality.
We saw pleasant tables and a restaurant here. Which was not actually open.
And this sight reinforced the feeling of abandonment and 'end of the world'. In every sense.
Then the Rezovo River and the fishing village along...
(I happened to photograph the flight of an unknown bird flying freely over the river. And it was the first living thing we saw in this 'cut off from civilization' place.)
Every fishing village is poor, you know that. But this here is different. Poor as it should be...
but it is a fishing village on the border of a country. And more or less it is a symbolic and significant place. The border of any country is a symbolic and very important place, isn't it? Because by crossing it, one enters it for the first time. And entering this country in question, what does he first see of it?
(This appears to be a lamp put up in memory of some fisherman by his comrades. This kind of memorial impressed me a lot.)
(Not only is it a poor village, but it is situated in such an inconvenient way on the impenetrable steep bank of the river.)
(Next details on the banks.)
And people.
We finally saw people here, in this ghostly corner of the world.
And I think that was a moment where I was really glad to see people, because they kind of took the edge off the end-of-the-world feeling.
I read somewhere that it is a wonderful place to swim here.
But somehow I can't imagine swimming right here - under two (inhospitable) flags. If I'm not allowed to take pictures, how will swimming be accepted then?
Still, the locals seem to have tried as much as possible (of course, not much can be expected anyway) to spruce up the place and make it more or less hospitable to visitors.
Bringing together and highlighting all its important points and places, and its great importance to the country.
Here is also "the most south-eastern point of EU in continental Europe", yeeeee 🥳
(right across the Turkish flag)
Now we finally leave (with mixed feelings).
(This Chateau caravan was parked next to the car park - and it too looked habitable but abandoned at the same time.)
The place cannot shake off the basic feeling it conveys to visitors, despite the people we were able to see there. Oh yes, and the bird.
I was expecting someone to come out of this caravan at any moment, but it didn't happen. And no one went out of the restaurant too.
I don't know how things are here in the peak tourist season. Maybe it's different. Maybe it's full of people, loud and fun. Or not.
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This space at the edge of EU and Bulgaria is really something. I've been there a few times and silence there is kinda special...
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Is it always like that? Strange 🤔 It really makes the place spooky.
I can't tell if always, as I've been only a few times there. I suppose the invisible presence of the border police helps too :)))
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Yeah, I was wondering the whole time where the police were, ie. authorities, since we were in such a place and there are such prohibitions. There was no one there. But as you say - "invisible presence" and "silence" - these are the main factors there that make the place so special.
I actually would have visited it before. I was with a group nearby and wanted to visit it, but I got a response of the sort: There is nothing interesting to see there.
Well, I wouldn't say that. There is a lot to see and experience - what I have shown, maybe also swimming, lying on the beach and eating in the restaurant... But that wouldn't change much the feeling emanated all around.
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Yes, a matter of personal point of view, as always... Usually the group decisions aren't the best for the individual :D
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Your pictures and words bring me right into this location. I can sense the peace and quiet while also having a bit of uneasiness due to the inhospitality of the area. It's interesting that you aren't allowed to photograph Turkish land, wonder what the reasoning behind that is. At least the photos will now live forever on the Hive blockchain 😉. Thank you for sharing this special place 🙏
I also had no idea that I was not allowed to take pictures. But I guess that's because it's a border. I recently crossed a border crossing with another country by car and saw the sign that says photography is prohibited.
Well, there were no signs here. It's a tourist spot of some sort here, but still.
Thank you for the appreciation!😊
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I love how rebel are you! Shoot more photos from turkish side, sweet spy!
Ha ha, I really have more 😊 Even with a camera. Because I can't understand how you can photograph the Bulgarian flag without the Turkish flag behind it. This is ridiculous and hard to understand. I also really love church photography bans (you're very well aware of it yourself), but in this case I just refuse to go in there. Because no one can explain to you the reason for these bans (same as in the above case), they just ask you for money to take a picture, that's it.
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Wow the place really looks amazing.... thanks for sharing..
Thanks for liking it 😊
It made me wish that there's a secret passage where I can teleport from here to there! Your photos made me want to go there at the end of the world ☺️ I need to travel 🧳 outside the country soon...
Well, I wish you this then - to travel abroad. 😊
I'm glad that my photos have affected you in such a way. But I think there are many other, much nicer, hospitable and beautiful places where you can go. And why go there again, to the End of the World, since you have already been there through my photos 😃
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Its the end of the world as we know it!
He he, exactly! But actually, do we know it? I'm sure everyone interprets it from their own perspective (that was mine 😊). And it could be something completely different.
Well, hopefully we'll never find this out!
LMAO the dinosaurs were not smart enough to see the chaos.. Un fortunately the way the world is going, we will most likely know its the end! Great pics and a very beautiful spot!
Thank you!😊