Lithuania . . . and before!

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In Kaunas, hanging out this evening until our 23:30 bus to Warsaw. Here are some of our photos from St. Petersburg, Riga, Vilnius, and Kaunas. They appear in reverse chronological order. Photos from Halong Bay, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and the rest of Russia are coming soon!

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Photos

4 Liters of Beer
With your own tap!

.5 Liters Beer, .5 Liters Grog
Semi-light, brewed in house. Yes, the grog comes with a pink flexi-straw.

Amanda and St. Michael the Archangel
Kaunas, Lithuania

Kaunas Archdiocese Guesthouse
Lithuania

George W. Bush visited in 2002 and said these words, which so moved the leaders of Vilnius they put those words on a plaque and hung the plaque on their town hall.
We're still not sure if they're kidding.

Outside the Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum of Lithuania
This is a monument to Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania in the late 30's and early 40's. He gave ~6000 Polish and Lithuanian Jews transit visas to Japan. He has been called "the Japanese Schindler."

Leaving the Republic of Uzupis.
The artsy folk in this neighborhood seceded from Vilnius to form their own republic a few years back. They are also responsible for the Frank Zappa monument.

The Consitution of the Republic of Uzupis.
This includes the right of a dog to be a dog.

Lithuanian Food and Drink
In the foreground is Eric's Lithuanian LIquor Sampler. Behand that are zeppelins, blimplike dumplings made with potato dough with meat inside and cheese all over the place.

Our bus from Riga to Vilnius
We had to document the luxury: legroom, clean seats with only one person per seat, wireless internet, and a coffee machine. The Eurolines Lux Express is the way to go. We didn't even have to shovel mud to get to Lithuania.

How Much for Georgia?
A billboard advertising an art installation we missed by one day in Riga.

Comments

[Ned]

Comrades
With his hat, sunglasses, and new full beard, Eric could pass as a young Fidel. We have noticed a common thread throughout all the pictures on the blog, grog and blending in with the locals. Wonder if Santa Cruz is going to seem boring? Looking forward to seeing all the pictures that could not be downloaded due to interface incompatibility, and hearing all the stories that could not pass the internet censors in various countries.

[Brian]

Constitution
That constitution is awesome!