First stop...Vilnius, Lithuania

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May 25th 2015

Published: June 4th 2015

Our first stop on our summer 2015 quest-trek is Vilnius, Lithuania where Ray taught a Strategic Management course at Mykylo Romerio University. This was our first visit to Lithuania, but hopefully not our last. We loved the people we met, places we visited and the teaching opportunity at MRU. In addition to teaching his class, Ray was also invited to present a Plenary Session at the International ... Read Full Entry

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Day outing to Trakal Castle...reportedly the only castle in Europe surrounded by water on all 4 sides

Trakal Castle

interior of Trakal Castle

Trakal Castle courtyard

Not a fun way to spend any length of time

Courtyard of Trakal Castle

Main hall in Trakal

Ray & Egle in the main hall of Trakal Castle

Sailing at Trakal lake

Wonderful day with Egle, Mindaugas & Paulus

Weather was perfect

Beautiful sailing outing

Sailing cruise around the castle lake

Lunch at Trakal

Delicious lunch with Egle, Mindaugas & Paulus

St James Pilgrim church in Vilnius

Our first pilgrimage stop

An unexpected first step toward our Camino trek

Camino mark on St James church in Vilnius

We were surprised to find the Camino de Santiago shell waymarker on St James church in Vilnius, Lithuania

St James main alter

Main alter of St James church in Vilnius

St James statue

Day outing to Belmontas

Wonderful day outing to Belmontas Park with Egle, Mindaugas and Paulus

Packless training walk

Great walk through the Belmontas Park--pack free for now

Veiw from the Belmontas park overlook

Rewarding view after a climb

4th June 2015

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Welcome to Travelblog!
I'm a TB Moderator who has just accepted you as a Blogger. BTW, my son was interested in going to MRU for his law degree so we visited there in 2013...he just finished law at Bangor University in Wales. Also, I plan to walk the Camino Frances next year, so I will be following you blogs for inspiration and lessons learned.

5th June 2015

Connie
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Starting the Camino in Lithuania...
If you can log the miles between Lithuana & Spain you may well be among the longest Camino treckers on record. Who knew Lithuana is so beautiful? Buen Camino. Press on...

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