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Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius September 16th 2011

An diesem Tag habe ich in Vilnius einen Spaziergang gamacht. Ich war in der Kathedrale, vor dem Großfürstlichem Schloß, in der Altstadt und wieder in einem Café.... read more
Kathedrale von Vilnius.
Großfürstlicher Palast.
In der Altstadt.

Europe » Lithuania » Kaunas September 15th 2011

Lithuania. From the moment the plane skittered on the airstrip I realised these ex soviet citizens stood for no nonsense. The presence each person held clearly demanded awe and reverence. The women immaculately dressed. The men were solid and serious. I was visiting Matas in his home city. I was nervous as I was to be meeting his family and friends for the first time. As soon as I was inline for immigration I frantically threw my bag down, rummaged for the 'top up' essentials, deodorant, comb, gloss, perfume, mints... all in a feeble attempt to look effortlessly fresh and gorgeous. Matas collected us both (not noticing my effortless freshness I might add) and we headed to his family apartment. The inner suburbs... looked... old. Its really the only was I can describe it. Picture a ... read more
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Traditional clothing
Basketball Heros

Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius September 15th 2011

An diesem Tag bin ich von Riga mit dem Bus nach Vilnius gefahren. Dort habe ich eigentlich nicht mehr viel gemacht und es gibt leider keine Fotos.... read more

Europe » Lithuania » Siauliai September 8th 2011

An diesem Tag bin ich von Kaunas nach Siauliai gefahren. Dieses Städtchen ist berühmt für den Berg der Kreuze, den ich mir angesehen habe und eine nahegelegene NATO-Basis.... read more
Berg der Kreuze.
Berg der Kreuze.

Europe » Lithuania » Kaunas » Kaunas September 7th 2011

An diesem Tag habe ich einen ausgiebigen Spaziergang durch Kaunas gemacht. Ich war am Marktplatz, bei der Burg Kaunas, etwas in der Fußgängerzone und anschließend noch auf einem Berg am anderen Flussufer von wo ich einen guten Ausblick hatte.... read more
Burg Kaunas.
Kirche in Kaunas.
Blick auf Kaunas.

Europe » Lithuania » Kaunas » Kaunas September 6th 2011

An diesem Tag habe ich mir morgens das ehemalige Stadtzentrum von Königsberg mit dem Dom und der alten Börse angesehen. Viel mehr ist auch nicht mehr übrig. Das neue russische Zentrum hat mich nicht interessiert und es war auch weiter vom Hotel entfernt. Am Nachmittag habe ich auf den Bus nach Kaunas gewartet und bin dort abends angekommen.... read more
Königsberger Dom.
Immanuel Kant-Denkmal.
Alte Börse.

Europe » Lithuania August 5th 2011

Geo: 54.6892, 25.2798When we met Jolita this morning, she actually thanked us for yesterday, sharing that it reminded her of her own family. The experience definitely created a bond with her that transcended tour guide and passengers and set the stage for today's tour.We boarded the same 18 passenger bus and visited areas surrounding Old Town. There is an island outside the old city wall named Uzupis that is something like an artist's colony. Each year, on April 1, they pull a stunt such as declaring their independence, issuing passports, writing a constitution, etc. (April Fool's Day). These are the free thinkers of the city, who once erected a Frank Zappa statue to see just how far freedom would go in the newly independent Lithuania of the 1990s. We traveled along the Neris river. At one ... read more
Sts. Peter and Paul, Vilnius
Dome over Sts. Peter and Paul
Great Plague meets Vilnius

Europe » Lithuania » Kaunas August 4th 2011

Geo: 54.8969, 23.8924Whoa. This morning, our guide and driver showed up in an 18 person mini bus for the four of us. She and the driver had no idea about what was in store, expecting they would be taking us on a normal tour of Kaunas, Lithuania. Later, we were glad it was a bus... more on that soon.First, we had to explain to the guide that we had an appointment to meet Barb's relatives and that we needed her to be an interpreter. She said, "This is your day, I will be your interpreter." And that she was. She explained the situation to the bus driver and made a few phone calls, and about an hour later, we found ourselves at the home of Barb's second cousin, Irena. She gave us a tour of the ... read more
Looking out over the river
Nijole's Spread
More family reunion

Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius August 3rd 2011

Geo: 54.6896, 25.2799Today was the first day we traveled between two countries by car. We left Riga this morning with our ultimate destination being Vilnius, Lithuania. On the way, along with our new driver and new guide, Olga, we made two stops. The first was at Rundale Palace. Though we had already tired of palace hopping, it was a nice rest stop, and relaxing nevertheless due to the lack of crowds and pleasant weather. Olga also paced our tour well, not dwelling too long on any one portrait or table setting. On one chimney, a stork had built quite a large nest. This stork flies home to Egypt during the winters. The stork is actually the national bird of Lithuania, though we hadn't gotten there yet. Swallows seemed to be overtaking the front of the palace, ... read more
Rundale Palace
Palace Gardens
Rundale Palace

Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius July 15th 2011

An end of…… …. four years of a new culture, many different experiences, find the real love, interesting people, new amazing friends, an education, a hard language, never ending cold winters, awesome time, night long parties, beautiful summers, relative searching, exam weeks, dance in the rain, Couchsurfing meetings, a beginning of an education, Cili Pica/Kaimas restaurants, travelling, hosting wonderful people, our engagement, having Friday whole week, surfing next door neighbor couch, sitting and studying whole day, eating a kebab at night, a funeral, spending nights in Riga airport, sleeping on the lectures, dreaming, planning, living the real student life, having few months long conversations on Skype, waking up and don’t realize where we are, many layers of cloths, watching movies, walks in the night and day, cepelinai – a great Lithuania food, celebrating, sharing a good ... read more
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