The Hill of Crosses

July 16th 2010
Lithuania is an extremely flat country, its highest point is only 294 metres above sea level and yet during our very brief visit to the country we managed to spend the majority of the time climbing different hills. We arrived in Lithuania by bus from Riga in Latvia, and our first stopover was Lithuania’s best known sight, the Hill of Crosses. The hill, which has come to be an extremel ... read more

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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

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After 10 months travelling through Central and South America in 2007-08 we have well and truly settled into life in London (with Lara spending 3 months volunteering in Uganda early in 2011). We are continuing our travels on weekends and for shorter breaks, whilst possibly planning something on a larger scale in the future. But plans can always change - so who knows? If we're not travelling we're probably sitting at our desks in London dreaming of far-off destinations.... (We're very behind on our blogs at the moment. To come: Cinque Terre, French road trip, Aus... full info

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21st September 2010

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Natascha

thankss for posting!
thats so touching , thankyou for posting this!

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