Daugirdas Old City Hotel Kaunas

WELL WHAT CAN I SAY THIS OPENS YOUR EYES SLIGHTLY,
THERE I GO , WELL FIRSTLY VERY WARM PEOPLE, FELT LIKE A KING ALL OF ELINAS FAMILY, MADE ME FEEL VERY WELCOME,
KLAIPED'A IS WHERE WE STAYED EVERYBODY LIVES IN APARTMENTS WELL THAT'S THE WAY IT SEEMED, VERY FEW HOUSES. FANTASTIC BEACHES YES THAT'S RIGHT WHITE SANDS , BIT COLD WHEN I ...

... das war keine NDR1 Gratiseinlage, die litauischen Lieder entpsrechen nicht unserer gnaden- und willenlosen Schlagerkultur!!!!!!!!!!
Es war wirklich schön. Vidmuntas kann spielen wie der Teufel, das war einfach richtig schön.
Leider ist es dann doch recht spät bzw. früh geworden, aber das wars auf jeden Fall wert!!!!!!!
Vidmuntas zieht jetzt auch demnächst nach Vilnius und ich bin schon eingeladen zu deren wöchentlichen ...

... him. A small something to cuddle at night, when I'm missing him.

Laura, very kindly, let me spend half of Monday uploading photos - which takes forever. Meanwhile, the kids amused themselves by asking Grandmother for a peach, then cracking up because she gave them a tomato instead.

It was a lovely, much needed, chill day.

Tomek suggested I took the route through Alytus to avoid traffic. This seemed sensible, looking at the map. There was a similarly large road running up towards Mariampole on the Polish map I was using. We stopped just before the Lithuanian border for coffee and ice-cream, only to discover the big red road I was supposed to follow did not exist on the Lithuanian map I was about to start using. A lorry driver sensed my confusion and we discussed the problem of the disappearing A ...

... multiplied at least 10 times. ... In 1993 Pope John Paul II celebrated a mass here (his pulpit still stands) and graced the hill a year later with a papal cross, adding his own message to the mountain of scribbled on crosses. 'Thank you, Lithuanians, for this Hill of Crosses which testifies to the nations of Europe and to the whole world the faith of the people of this land.' " Some of them were huge, some tiny, some cheap, some elaborate and ornate. David described ...

... a highway right through this central square and send churches to heaven. But for some reason the plans got stuck in some drawer in some party committee table, so yet I had an opportunity now to look at all those features of Gothic, Baroque and early Classical architecture with my own eyes, while my privilege of a motorway ride through these parts ended up sidetracked in some parallel universe. At any rate, at the very end of the Vilniaus gatvė, or at its beginning, if you ...

... exploded when I tried to spell check his name!). He lived until the age of 90 and believed that his longevity stemmed from his obsession with the Devil. Next up was the Cathedral. Its claim to fame is that it's a Gothic church built with the floor plan of a Basilica. Apparently this is extremely rare ... and apparently, I could not care less! Just another Cathedral ... just another Basilica ... whatever! We walked back to the new town ...

... leaving, Vidmante, her husband Audrius and Herkus came by. Their last name is Bartasius. They ended staying for an impromptu supper which was most enjoyable. Vidmante is very thorough in expressing herself as her Dad is. She is in the last year or of studying for her law degree and she wants to work in the legal field. After they left, Henrikas, Vijole and I talked for a while before going to bed.

... de les v*ir patiemment avanc** sans etre p*ur le m*ins du m*nde d**angees par les m*iss*nneuses bateuses. L arrivee en Lituanie a d*nc ete acc*mpagnee d une expl*si*n de j*ie: *n l a fait ! passage de la fr*nti**e tranquil*u puis une l*ngue r*ute bien dr*ite et *n ne peut plus plate qui n*us a ravi, v*us le c*mprendrez... Aut*ur, des champs de bles et quelques f**mes en b*is. La premie** ville visitee: Marijamp*le Premi** c*ntact avec ...

... road. This gave both Ben and I a very bad feeling. It is hard to explain in writing but there was just something bad about the whole thing. So we watched the tail lights continue down the road a bit and decided that it would be better if we did no go any further incase they were waiting for us down the road. So into the forest we went in search of a place to set up the tent. Just for good measure (very glad we did now) we decided to set up a little bit further off the ...