Palangos Vetra 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 ...

... celebrations are being held. It is hard to find. I and many others go down some dead ends before finding the path. It is packed with thousands of people. A naval ship is decked out. Huge monitors show the performers who sing, dance and talk. The culmination is the national anthem, supposedly synced with spots all over the world. Very cool to participate in something so monumental for the Lithuanian people.

... speaking the language or just a cultural difference. Also, eye contact is virtually non-existent. It gives me a further feeling of separation. But, people in the hostels are pretty cool. Everything from students to retirees (mostly the former). Not many business type people (working or on vacation). In this stay, I met 4 med school students, 2 pre-law, 1 pre-Med, 4 Oracle Software developers from India, a PhD student in political science &#8230; <br><br>My back has been ...

... know it was there. They built four silos, each housing nuclear missiles, each of which was 10x the power of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, and being in Western Lithuania, had enough range to reach anywhere in Europe or Turkey. It was mobilised, ready to launch on a few occasions during the cold war. In fact during that time the Russians had so many enemies (perceived or ...

... starting to think my place wasn't that bad after all. We inquired at several more places without any success before heading back to town for early morning drinks. I had my usual while they had green tea. I got a lecture about soda not being good for you but I countered with the benefits of smoking so we quickly moved on to other topics. I knew that my best shot at finding a deal in town was with these guys since Lithuanians get prices about 50% less than other tourists and ...

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 ...

... det er det jo ikkje alle som veit. Klaipeda var ein gong i tida yttergrensa til Prøyssen. Landet høyrde til Tyskland heilt fram til 1919, vart då sett under administrasjon av Folkeforbundet heilt til litauiske troppar åtaka byen og erobra den i 1923. Og sidan det har den vore ein del anten av det sjølvstendige Litauen eller av Den litauiske sovjetrepublikken, alt etter kva tidbolk ein har levd i. Litauen ...

... 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 ...

... the beaches. The views from Parnidzio dune, down to the Russian area of the spit were quite magnificent, and the forest trails near the relaxed town of Juodkrante were quite pleasant, but mostly I just lay around on beaches for the better part of three days :) I even managed to have a bit of a play with my poi for the first time in months; it's amazing what a nice beach will do for you!