Plateliai Plunge

I am going to another beach town, Palanga, 30 min North. Micro busses leave frequently. They appear to wait until full which can be 2 minutes or 40 minutes (like to Nida).

This is a total beach resort. It's pedestrian walk even has Carnival type rides, huge cafes, ice cream everywhere … The crowds dwarf Nida. The beach has a volleyball tournament going on. I do my thing which is to walk ...

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 ...

So much for me not writing about places I visit! I couldn't let this one go by without a little more detail than the photos can provide. First of all, Palanga is the most gorgeous beach town I have ever visited! It is simply perfect (assuming you replace the Baltic with the Adriatic). The town is spotlessly clean, incredibly well-designed, full of art and flowers, has a long and wide sandy beach backed by millions of pine trees and plenty to do for every age and interest. There ...

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 ...

Hello, I arrived safe and sound in Lithuania last week by Ugne's mother and went to Klaipeda for the first week. I was hoping to have a shower and shave before the introductions began but we went from the airport to her aunt's house for big family dinner. Much of the food was from the fall harvest (mushrooms, apple cider, potatoes, etc...). Everyone was very happy to see Ugne after her adventure across China through Tibet to Nepal ...

Hello, Just a short message to tell you about my day, a short visit of Lithuania we are in Palangua, small city on the beach. We going for a traditionnal meal in another city, and then for a little swim in the Baltic sea. Something i don't especially recomand to do in September when it's raining, the temperature here is about ...

Up and off to the bus station. Mary-ism #12: "Why must I bang myself everywhere I go?" She was referring to hitting her head on the bunk bed. On the way to the station, we popped into a bakery for some absolutely ****** pastries. One was croissant-like and dipped in chocolate. It tasted like a stale bun - I nibbled off the chocolate and threw out the rest. Eastern Europe needs to import some French pastry chefs ...

Days 13 Palanga-Leipeja A most unsatisfactory nights sleep, my makeshift bedding of my silk sleeping bag and inflatable travel pillow wrapped in a sweatshirt is cold and uncomfortable. Because of the Early start I also slept without earplugs for the first time in a while so I can hear my alarm. At some ungodly hour after having woken up a dozen times already I wake up again to a loud knocking noise, thinking it to be the plumbing or next door I drift off ...

On Friday, after partying like crazy at the Australian's place, Brett, we decided to move the party to the sea side, in Palanga, a nice place about 400 kms away from Vilnius! We were about 20 from different nationalaties with a common aim: getting absolutely trashed for the while 3 days! Well...I have to say that we absolutely achieved our aim! A part from the good time I can say ...

Na het emotioneel bezoek aan de Kruisheuvel, gingen we naar een stukje aards paradijs : de Curonian Spit. De Curonian Spit gaat van de Russische enclave van Kaliningrad tot de Litouwse kust, en biedt een vreemd lanschap van duinen, dennebomen en beuken. Het schiereiland is 100 kilometer lang en Nida, een rustig dorpje aan de Russische grens dat omcirkeld wordt door duinen. Links is er een lagune, rechts de open Baltische zee Het is gemakkelijk om ...