Balcic tour - an oasis for art and artists - summer residence for Queen Marie of Romania

 

Queen Marie

"...How astonishing is the strength of memory!"

"I sat down in the shade of the great tree and gazed out upon the light-spangled sea, watching the play of waves against the shore. A feeling of complete, almost overwhelming, well-being took possession of me—I belonged to this and this belonged to me. Now and again along the long road of life this sensation has come; it is simply the feeling of coming home, of being entirely and absolutely accepted by one's surroundings."

"Dreams... Some come true. But this last vision will remain always a Fata Morgana... Even if better years come back, I will not be there to build the white palace by the lake, for even the lake is but a dream..."

Balcic - a fairytale - Queen Marie

"...At first I imagined that I could write nothing but fairytales..."

"...am avut ca o simtire ca locul acesta ori ma asteptase de totdeauna pe mine, ori ca eu traisem totdeauna in asteptarea lui. Nu mi se parea ca as fi venit aici pentru intaia oara..."

                                Queen Marie

Remember Balcic tour - a queen's dream

  • Early in the morning - but not so very early - departure from Enisala Safari Village in search of a dream
  • Arround ten or eleven AM - crossing border over Bulgaria
  • A little before noon - arrival to Balcic; traditional bulgarian lunch - specialties of lamb - greek salad - nearby the Castle; right after lunch a taste of balkan's music - walk along the beach - visit of the Queen's Castle
  • Afternoon straw in Balcic - remembering old times - sliding in the past - souvenirs - laying on the beach
  • Farewell to Balcic - heading to Enisala
  • Arrival to Enisala Safari Village - dinner - starry night

Images and paintings from Balcic - pages from a lost world

   

   

Few steps on the beach in an unique light - that specific light which inspired a whole romanian painting school

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