Cottage Karolina Palanga

So, jetzt finde ich endlich mal wieder die Muße mich hier literarisch zu ergießen.<br>Ich habe meinen Rucksack gepackt, hab die Tür hinter mir abgeschlossen und bin zum Busbahnhof. Habe es irgendwie der dicken Dame hinter dem Schalter begreiflich gemacht, dass ich nach Klaipeda möchte. Ja ich bin Student, ja in Vilnius... WO IST DAS PROBLEM? Im allgemeinen lösen sich Sprachbarrieren aufgrund unterschiedlicher Verständigungsbasis nicht durch Erhöhen der Lautstärke, aber auch das ...

It took just over 3 hours to drive from Vilnius to Klaipeda with very light traffic. The drive is a little boring, but comfortable. The Magnisima Hotel is in the new (er) part of town within walking distance from the old town and with a secure parking lot in the rear. The room (#7) is very spacious and tastefully furnished. The street misses a couple of light poles, so gets a ...

... the waterfront, stopping occasionally. At one point, I notice a lot of nude people. As I observer more closely, it is all women. I had passed onto the border of the women only zone. I quickly turn around. There is a sign at the entrance in Lithuanian. No pictorial sign like I had seen before. Oops.<br><br>Lots of wind kept people against the sand dunes. There is a network of sand areas inside the dunes ...

... am a beach walker. I get bored hanging in one spot. Virtually no one does this. The female only zones complicates this since I have to exit the beach and take the path to the next guys OK zone. It is a really nice beach for one that is just outside an urban area. Not enough surf for surfing or boogie boarding. <br><br>I go for a drink back in Klaipeda. As I walk down a street, I see lots of action going on in an alleyway. I go in. I found the café spot for 30+, Pasazo ...

And now to one of the most bizarre things we've gone to see on this trip. In 1960 the Russians, who occupied Lithuania at the time, built a nuclear weapon facility in the middle of a forest. It took 10,000 people to build it over 2 years, all done in secret. Much of it had to be done by hand because of the noise factor - in fact it was so secret the local population didn't ...

... I met two guys at the beach the next day who thought they knew of a cheap place I could stay for an extra week. I wanted to extend my visit but not stay where I was currently staying since it wasn't very good. I went with them to dinner one night where they had a Lithuanian specialty that was some kind of ground meat (they thought it was pig) inside a boiled potato with sour cream sauce. I had a taste and it was OK but I'd rather have Mini-Wheats instead. The next morning I ...

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 ...

... sealed everything edible, I return to my fitful slumber dreaming of mice, turning up in towns with no accommodation and missing vital transport connections. Ive been awake for a while when my alarm finally goes off, having given myself over an hour to get ready I leisurely head for the shower to be greeted by the land lady inquiring if I´m leaving. Still puzzling over her behavior I get out of the shower and put on my watch, thats odd I can´t have taken ...

... the beach on the other side. We had to alter the course slightly when Ben (who could thankfully read Russian) saw a sign and realized we were 700m from Kalingrad, Russia. Whoops, don't know how close you can get to the Russian border, in a forest, without getting hassle and didn't want to find out! Spent some time walking around the dunes, which were very impressive, and then checked out the beach on the other side of the Spit before heading ...