The present past

Once you get this far south to Bulgaria you are in the area that was part of the Roman empire for many years. Anywhere in the world any of this Roman stuff would be seen as treasure. Here it is so common that, unless it is the most outstanding examples of art or precious metals, you can see artifacts and stuff just propped up against buildings or being used as common garden ornaments. It is interesting to be in a land where cultural treasures are so common they are not treasures at all.

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