The Swings

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My park-related post will be rather unusual today.

Because today I will not show you park alleys, buildings or vegetation (they are abundant in this place), but I will show you a playground. And not even a playground in the true sense of the word, but just a swing. A huge swing. With symbolic significance for the place and the locality.

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Not only the colors that represent the flag of Bulgaria are symbolic, but I also suggest the size and shape of the individual single swings.

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Because these swings are called "rockets". And if you apply a little more imagination, you will really agree that these are rockets. Swing rockets, which with their gigantic dimensions are designed to launch us into the sky, once entered them.

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And these are very old rockets. You see that right away. These swings are more than 70 years old.

And that makes them cultural monuments, right?

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So my post today is unusual for several reasons. First, when you walk in a park and in one place you see just a huge swing, without anything else, it feels strange. The appearance of these swings also looks strange. As well as their age.

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If one is not aware of the history of this city, it will all seem very, very strange.

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Personally, I am worried about getting on such a swing, seeing its condition.

It seems that this facility was renovated last year - cleaned, painted and strengthened. Which means these curves can't be straightened out. What could have been done was done.

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But hey, these are swings more than 70 years old!

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And the locals seem to be having fun here, and they have no fear that these rockets can really, quite literally, launch them into the sky.


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Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you.

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