Baltoji Zuvedra Palanga

... Amis sind ja so furchtbar! Offensichtlichere Floskeln gibs ja wohl GAR NICHT! Aber ich bin ja nicht unhöflich: "Where are you from?" - "US. Nice Shirt." - "Thanks."<br>Gut, dachte ich mir. Was für eine bekloppte Unterhaltung. Er musste möglichst cool wirken, als erfahrener Backpacker, Martina hatte Mühe ihre Augen wieder zuzukriegen, ich glaub er hats gemerkt, aber ich habe an seinen Lippen förmlich gehangen. War ja nun aber auch interessant was der Gute so zu erzählen hatte ...

... dark at night when walking back, but didnt feel unsafe to me. From the hotel to old town takes around 15 minutes on foot. Most of the way is a shopping street. The old town it self is small and not very exciting, but has some nice restaurants and bars. I had dinner somewhere outside in the city centre, which was very cheap. This being a Sunday evening, it was pretty quiet. <br>

... are covered by people seeking shelter and possibly privacy. <br><br>Wimbledon and the 1000 year Lithuanian celebration are that night so I head back. The receptionist does not know of any sports bar. I go in search. No luck. Any TVs are on the independence celebration. I ended up missing a match that concluded with Federer winning 16 games to 14 in the final set.<br><br>I head over to the dock where ...

... the ferry. I grab a Kabab and a beer in the 5 minutes I have before the ferry. 60 people join me. The fare is $1.20 round trip. It is a short, 15 minute ride to the Curonian Spit. From the port at Smiltyne, it a 10 minute walk to the beach through some beautiful forested areas. As the forest disappears, the dunes appear. Then, the Baltic Seal. <br><br>As I approach the ocean, the path splits. To the right, all the young, beautiful women. To the left, the couples with kids ...

... the positioning of the missiles had to be changed several times. All this lay hidden until 1976 when satellite imaging technology got better and the Russians were busted by the Americans, who saw the four slide back mounds. The Russians then secreted out the warheads back into Russia (not the kind of things you can hide in a car boot either!). Even so, it was never ...

... communicated. It wasn't the cleanest house and the shared bathroom was upstairs through the kitchen and down the hall. I wanted to get to the beach so I took it since single rooms are often tough to find. After the cool rain of Vilnius I was glad to at least see peeks of sunshine in Palanga. It was still a bit nippy and quite windy as I walked through town. There were plenty of people out and about but most were wearing heavy coats rather than swimwear. I walked out on the ...

Ignore what we said about the worst campsite this beats the lot - toilets were holes in the ground, the shower was invented by the local made professor and was patented trust me when i say no one will by buying it!. As for Palanga it deserves better a great beach resort with loads to do and see, cheap and good fun for a few days or a week well worth a visit. While we were their they were holding a ...

... Språket i Litauen reknast for å vera det mest arkaiske nolevande indoeuropeiske språket. Ja, heime hjå mor og far min står det ei lærebok som heiter "Litauisch für Anfänger", men eg har ikkje heilt våga meg på denne enno. Men stor var overraskinga mi då eg fann ut at "når" heiter det same på litauisk som på bosnisk/kroatisk/serbisk. Og øl heiter "alus", så då kan eg spørja "når øl?" og vonaleg bli forstått ...

... them they turn in land, this must be the fort. With no sign or people to ask I wander around and try to fathom it for myself. The intact inland examples are open but unlit but clearly contain barracks, artillery positions, magazines and shell hoists. Having not brought my torch I explore by the eery red light of the anti red eye on my camera. Although now overgrown by the forest the interior of the fortress contains several smaller structures some with ...

... how important food is in my world!). I had a plate of yummy goulash, it was different this time, almost creamy and with dill, and a heaping salad. Two thumps up and I was nice and warm! Went back to wait for the bus, the driver was sitting outside of it at the stop having a beer. Made me giggle. I made friends with a French couple, Helen was a student in France and Ben was working in Minsk so this was her trip to visit him. Got the bus and ...