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Trakai Castle
... history to old knights gear. I have seen better and bigger castles. This castle is only seperated into two main courtyards. You can go and shoot bow and arrows or crossbows also. I guess this was nice because it gave me a different view than just cities and it has also been a while since I have seen a ...
Vilnius
... and 1991, the partisan war, the deportations to the Soviet Union and the KGB. The basement holds the KGB prison as the Soviets left it, with chambers for solitary confinement, torture and executions.
After that we see the monument to Frank Zappa (he had very dedicated Lithuanian fans) and have lunch again near the Town Hall. I get the typical "zeppelins" - that's dumplings filled with pork and topped with bacon and sour cream. Pretty ...
Farewell to Blighty!
... Now I know why I was wearing all those layers - brrrrrrrrrrrrh it was cold at about minus 12. Those who laughed at my balaclava - it is brilliant for keeping ones ears warm! Saw a doggy walker and thought of our KM. It looks to be a very beautiful city with a mix of old and new architecture as befits its UNESCO status. I have spotted a naughty cherub - all will be revealed ...
Erster kleiner Abstecher
Mit Tomas bin ich über Trakai nach Kaunas gefahren.
Trakai ist ein kleiner Ort mitten in Seen eingebettet, der berühmt für sein wunderschönes Schloss ist.
Dort gabs dann "litauische Hotdogs", Pelmeni. Gut kommen ursprünglich von einer Art mongolischem Volk, die die Leibwächter von König Vitautas waren, aber sind trotzdem ...
Vilnius II (words++)
... our sightseeing. We went and found Užupis, an “artist’s republic†that has its own constitution, government, etc. and is separate from the city of Vilnius. It’s a pretty neat little area and the rules to live there are pretty simple – respect others, respect yourself, so on and so forth. We also saw St. Anne’s (which Napoleon supposedly wanted to put in his pocket and take with him because he liked it so much) and the main Orthodox Christian church ...