Jen here. Here is the view from Bansko. As Hila mentioned, it's ski resort town, which at this time of year is pretty deserted. We managed to find an open market down the street from us in the pouring rain, and my Shopska Salata for the day was a very ripe tomato and some sirene cheese. 
Dinner with Banski Starcheta was delicious -- foodwise and musicwise! I missed the workshop, so I was even more excited to hear them perform for us... Especially the acappella songs with close, close harmony. I thought about Steve Borzilleri back home who would have enjoyed hearing these powerful men with loud, strong voices. He probably would have joined in and would have been appreciated for his bold voice!
Dinner finished at a reasonable hour, so we walked around Bansko square and found more traditional musicians playing in an outdoor restaurant. We danced around lawn statues of mushrooms and trolls. The owner of the restaurant gave me a flag to lead the dance with that said, "Freedom or death!" 
Ramona and I continued dancing with the musicians, tipped them, and had a chat with them afterwards. They told Ramona that she danced very well and in the true Bulgarian style, which is accurate -- we've seen her beautiful dancing all over Bulgaria!
This is the bell tower in Bansko square. If you look closely, you can see a stork nest in the upper left corner. We have been seeing storks everywhere!
Here is a picture of the market that Hila mentioned that was between Tsigov Chark and Bansko. Bon bons galore!
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