Kungis Samogis Palanga

... sind ein ganz gewöhnlicher, gleichsam genutzter Teil des Verkehrsnetzes, nicht davon irritieren lassen.<br>Wie auch immer... Jedenfalls ging die Reise durch das idyllische Land Litauens.<br>Grasgrüne Weiten, blaue Himmel, aufgepuffte kleine Wölkchen und den Himmel nicht so eintönig wirken zu lassen. Litauen gibt sich wirklich Mühe zu gefallen und tut das auch!<br>Das gute am Busfahren ist: Es steht dran wo es hingeht, Städtenamen sind international verständlich, ich steige ...

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 ...

... publicly until the late 1980s. So, although not many people know, you can go and ask the ranger to show you the remains of the base, the control room and the massive diesel generator used to run it, the 25m deep silos, and the slide back mounds on top (yes, very Bond in Thunderball!). Awesome. Imagine trying to see that prior to 1991 when the country was under Russian rule.

... went on to show us an even cheaper room (I didn't think it possible). It was the storage room where she kept bikes and outdoor stuff. I didn't even see a bed! I guess some people are pretty desperate. On the walk back to town I asked the guys where the toilet was and they explained that it was where the sink and shower were. I said I didn't see any toilet there and they replied that the large drain hole for the shower also served as the toilet!!! OMG that is sooo gross!!! 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 ...

... fashioned Portuguese couple's rustic house with a huge rooftop terrace, we're missing two people, and we don't have any wine ... other than that, it's EXACTLY like that night! Because of our beautiful locale, we decided to skip dinner in a restaurant and opted for a picnic instead. Finally, I could use the Swiss Army knife that Mary got me for my birthday! The menu consisted of mozzarella and assorted cream ...

Today started bitterly cold. I don't think the hostel was heated :( Most of the hostels so far have been ace but with the heat in here I think I may have been better sleeping in the bus station next door (The location is fantastic though, almost in the parking lot of the bus station!). So it took me a bit to pull myself out of bed and brave outside. The town was actually quite pretty, I'd been warned that Klaipeda was a typical port town and ...

... while and peering into the Russian side of the Curonian Spit, we walked back down through the forest. There was a very strong pine smell... mmmmm..., and it was beautiful. We looked through some of the souveniers in town, impressed with the weather vanes that were historically typical of this area, although the prices weren't so impressive! We made a stop at the supermarket for some supplies for dinner and caught the bus back to Juodkrante. We cooked ourselves a nice dinner (of ...