Hill of Crosses

Not sure what to make of this. I respect the original intentions but seems to be tacky tick the box tourist stop.

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DAYS 27 - 28 Klaipeda Lithuania / Curonian Spit

August 23rd 2019
Thursday was a 5 hour bus journey crossing the Lithuanian border and a two night stay at the Litinterp Klaipeda Guesthouse. The journey was broken with a short stop at the Hill of Crosses at Siauliai, a pilgrim site in defiance of anti-religious Soviet rule. Upon arrival we wandered to the old town on the waterfront with it's old brick warehouse buildings converted into appartments or small bus ... read more

Europe » Lithuania » Klaipeda

Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more

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