Vandenis Palanga

... nach zu urteilen, war er der litauischen Sprache wenig bis gar nicht mächtig, aber keine Ahnung was fürn Landsmann. Gut, ich kenn da ja nichts, ich also rund heraus:"You're not from here, are you?!" - "No..." - "Where you wanna go?" "I thought about the Curonian Spit, but I guess today it's to late..." - "What??? Why? C'm on! I'm going there either, may I join you, Ive already been here, thats not far!!!" - "Why not... Danny, nice to meet you!" - "Martina, nice to meet you ...

... dark at night when walking back, but didnt feel unsafe to me. From the hotel to old town takes around 15 minutes on foot. Most of the way is a shopping street. The old town it self is small and not very exciting, but has some nice restaurants and bars. I had dinner somewhere outside in the city centre, which was very cheap. This being a Sunday evening, it was pretty quiet. <br>

... are covered by people seeking shelter and possibly privacy. <br><br>Wimbledon and the 1000 year Lithuanian celebration are that night so I head back. The receptionist does not know of any sports bar. I go in search. No luck. Any TVs are on the independence celebration. I ended up missing a match that concluded with Federer winning 16 games to 14 in the final set.<br><br>I head over to the dock where ...

... the US but is starting to really hurt. Not good when I have to carry 75 pounds of stuff. <br><br>Only 1 hostel in Klaipeda. It borders the bus station. Rooms seem to be clean. I an in a 12 person with 2 or 3 beds taken at the moment. Not many reasonably priced choices and the reduced impact to my back from a close place wraps it up. It is only a place to sleep. <br><br>I am off immediately to lose my family resemblance to Casper. How white can I get? A 20 minute walk ...

... 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 ...

... Palanga pier which is mainly for meeting and people-watching. There were some brave souls in the water (wetsuits would have definitely been legal) and others laying on the sand but most were curled up behind the sand dunes seeking shelter from the wind. I guess for Lithuanians they come to the beach to vacation, good weather or not. Even I had a hard time withstanding the frigid conditions that first day. Fortunately the other 2 days were warm with a gentle breeze; just ...

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 ...

... Språket i Litauen reknast for å vera det mest arkaiske nolevande indoeuropeiske språket. Ja, heime hjå mor og far min står det ei lærebok som heiter "Litauisch für Anfänger", men eg har ikkje heilt våga meg på denne enno. Men stor var overraskinga mi då eg fann ut at "når" heiter det same på litauisk som på bosnisk/kroatisk/serbisk. Og øl heiter "alus", så då kan eg spørja "når øl?" og vonaleg bli forstått ...

... to Nida to catch the bus. Once we were back in Smilthynes we decided to venture into the pub for a pint. We also gave the famous Lithuanian beer snack a try, strips of fried dark garlic bread with cheese. Pretty tasty with a beer! Caught the ferry back and grabbed a cup a noodles and a beer and headed back to the hostel. Ended up staying up quite late with the girl working at the hostel and another Lithuanian guy. I had to try the local cider :)

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 ...