Salos Trakai
Kranto g.5b Trakai, 8344, Lithuania
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... solid. I actually saw a man walking out into the middle of it, hammering a hole and fishing through it!!!! Had a wander through the castle, totally beautiful. The thing that made this one different was that there were loads of rooms, but they were all small and no high ceilings. Guess it's a heat trapping thing.
This beautiful little city is ...
Overstaying in Vilnius
... is a self proclaimed artists republic of Uzupis complete with president, constitution and white house. On April fools day they even have a border guard (yes, we got the passport stamp). Even the 3 hour walking tour that promises to show us the hidden parts of the city spends half that time taking us to the pub for some unique beer.
The chilling cells and execution room in the basement of the former KGB building are reminders that this freedom has ...
Vilnius
... European city. Many buildings have been renovated, commercial area has been developed as a the New City Center, roads and infrastructure have been fixed. And yet, when we were walking in the town, admiring the history which is still alive, religion icons & places which are part of daily rituals, markets and places around the town, we still felt Russian influence and years of being under their control. ...
Castle, Lakes and Hospital
... strapped a plaster to it, but the blood ran out from under it. Eventually it stopped, but I said she shouldn't walk on it for a while.
We carried Saskia round the castle, which was more of a museum, and had very few original items from the castle itself in it. We were a bit down after Saskia's shock and not really in the mood for display cabinets full of old smoking pipes and dishes.
We walked back to the main drag and hired a rowing boat for an ...
Magical Houses and Big Sculptures
... park itself is lovely, coniferous woodland, and the day was bright and warm, but not too hot. We had a fabulous walk, and the discovery of each new work of art hidden in the trees, kept the children running from one to the other.
In the end, they did get tired, and we headed back to Deimante's for barbequed chicken. The kids got to tend the open fire and enjoyed that nearly as much as the park.
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