Tag: Lithuania
Jul 26, 2009 6:00 PM
Our final day in Lithuania was a more relaxed affair, beginning with a late breakfast (although some had a much earlier start to the day when Amanda set of the alarm when she attempted to leave the house to go for a swim in the lake).
The first stop today was the church in the heart of Kupiskis. The third largest church in Lithuania. The priest was able to spare us a few minutes to talk while he waited for the remaining guests of a baptism party to arrive.
We then went on a walking tour of...
Jul 25, 2009 10:00 PM
The penultimate day of our Lithuanian visit began with a drive to Birzai, which is around 50 km from Kupiskis and the home of Sandra - who we had just visited in Klaipeda. The wonderful thing about the journey for me was that I was travelling with Ieva - the first girl from Lithuania that Lorna and I had hosted - and her husband Modestas - our first meeting and it is clear that he is a really nice guy. It gave me a chance to congratulate them on the news about the first baby - due next...
Jul 24, 2009 10:00 PM
After a very late night, day three of our tour began with a late breakfast at Dagne's house, which included some wonderful Lithuanian pancakes which, together with the amazing cakes the night before, demonstrated that Dagne's mother was a very talented cook.
After breakfast, we headed off into Klaipeda for a walk around the "old town". The included a constant stream of people in wonderful costumes who were attending the Europeade 2009 festival there. The market featured some...
Jul 23, 2009 10:00 PM
The second day of our Lithuanian "tour" started in a very wet and rainy Panevezys. Amanda and I paid a visit to the central church with Kotryna and her mother, Laima. The main feature of this was a trip up the church tower, which involved a long climb up some very rickety stairs/ladders. The view from the top was amazing. The light that illuminated the cross at the top of the tower was broken and, since fixing it involved climbing out through a window at the very top of the tower,...
Jul 22, 2009 10:00 PM
A flight at 7.15am from Birmingham International airport meant a very early start for our latest trip to Lithuania meant a very early start, but at least the weather was fine and and it was not too far a trek to begin the journey this time. A direct flight to Kaunas also meant a fairly easy journey, especially compared to our last journey across, which went via Frankfurt and involved hours of delay and some lost luggage....
While the immigration officer did seem a little lost when presented...
