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CAP NORD 2023 - Lituanie 1 - Marijampole - Palanga

Europe » Lithuania » Marijampole June 14th 2023

Et nous voici en Lituanie... premier pays des P. Baltes que nous traverserons. Ici aussi nous aurons la surprise de ce que des campings annoncés ouverts sur leur site soient fermés... Marijampolė, ville du sud de la Lituanie, c'est le centre de la région traditionnelle de Sudovie. Sa population en fait la septième ville de Litua Marijampolė est proche des frontières de la Lituanie avec la Pologne (au sud) et avec l'oblast de Kaliningrad (à l'ouest), enclave qui fait partie de la fédération de Russie. Elle se situe à environ 60 km du lac Vištytis. Elle est divisée en deux par la rivière Šešupė, qui est enjambée par six ponts. La ville a été créée en url=... read more

comme en Pologne, des travaux et encore des travaux...

mais aussi des camions et encore des camions !

The BBA V2 wanders the backroads of western rural Lithuania

Europe » Lithuania » Marijampole July 10th 2013

Example of old wooden houses,Riga

Whiskers

We should have known by now that Vicky(our GPS)loves roads that takes us to the centre of cities and to the backblocks,if she gets the opportunity.Today it was the turn of the backblocks in a major way!The town where we are staying is in a rural village but we did think there were some reasonable secondary roads to get there and so plugged in the shortest route to the GPS.Needless to say we have learnt our lesson once and for all,more later. The weather has remained fine although as we get closer to Poland we are not sure this will continue given Poland's weather patternsBut we shall make the best of what is ahead today. Its back into Lithuania today and a stop at an attraction in a field about 10km before the city of Siauliai(get ... read more

Our hotel across the road from the old wooden house

Approaching the Hill of Crosses,Lithuania

Hello again

Europe » Lithuania » Marijampole August 13th 2007

Welcome home

Vilius

So it has been a long time since I have written. This entry is simply to state the obvious, to say that I am still alive and well and here in Lithuania. For those of you who don't know, I was back home in NC for my grandpa's 90th birthday. While home I was interviewed by the News & Observer, a Raleigh newspaper, about my experiences in Lithuania. here is the link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/sports/story/8934.html (just cut & paste into your web browser) I was also coming home to help with the estate sale, to sell all of the things left in our house from Pleasant Green Road (did you know we moved??). Here is one of our last pics at the house, 'welcoming home' the new family that would be moving in. More blogs are on their ... read more

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