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Continue reading →: HISTORY. Hopefully to not repeat.
The Balkans had some independent identity back in the 1300-1500, with Lithuania actually being big for a while. Then in the late 1500’s Poland swept up Lithuania (giving it a Catholic identity) and Russia and Sweden stared fighting over Latvia and Estonia. Peter the Great eventually won in 1710. At…
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Continue reading →: A little bit of Geography
Ok, this is an extra post tonight because I just think this is so strange. You can see where we flew into Lithuania, with Poland to the South-and to the West would be Germany. We drive north to Latvia and then Estonia. Finding a little bit of Spring along the…
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Continue reading →: Tallin..first impressions
Its really charming here. Though we walked to the old town completely backwards, so snuck into the charm, which was a fun way of meeting a town. Love
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Continue reading →: Riga..fancy dinner night
Ok. What does this sign mean?This sign I think is perfectly clear:We went out to Vincent’s last night. I am not a big one for taking pictures at restaurants, but when you see these I think you will understand why I had too. I’m starting to feel like my favorite…
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Continue reading →: Old Town. Riga
The OLD wall.. when they didn’t need it any more people just used it as one of the walls in their house. It’s a really big area. Some really old buildings. Some that make you appreciate our Architecture Review Board. Lots of restaurants and tourist shops. I’m waiting to see…
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Continue reading →: Driving from Vilnius to Riga
Oh dear, today was a long day. We had a 3 hour drive from Vilnius to Riga, but made two cool, but longish stops. The first was The Hills of Crosses. No one knows why people started thinking of this hill as sacred. But for years people have put up…
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Continue reading →: Lilacs and a castle
Spring comes a little later to Pacific Grove then Pleasanton, and the lilacs had just started to bloom when we left.I love lilacs. They are my third favorite flower. Well Lithuania must be on the same schedule as PG. oWe drove today out to where there is a Medieval castle…
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Continue reading →: Vilnius..churches
What a lovely day. Went to the Peter and Paul church..one of the few that stayed open during the occupation. It’s almost all white inside. Some pics: Peter was a fisherman, so his boat hangs in the middle of the church…with a Viking twist. Though most of the statues have…
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We have 2 days at a resort in Bodrum. Then off to Sicily on April 30th.
2026--Turkey and Sicily 