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.

Lithuania . . . and before!

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October 14th 2008
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! ... read more

Europe » Lithuania » Kaunas

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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