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Here I am, outside the castle at Trakai, the one time capital of Lithuania and
home of the Grand Duchy whose empire extended as far as the Black Sea -conveniently
for him as he liked the slaves from that area and brought some back. Later
they, the Karaites, gained their freedom and they settled. Amazingly, 500
years later, their descendants still live in the village. |
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Here are
Tatjana and Odeta from Sviesa publishing who took me to this café/restaurant.
The style of the windows is typical of the Karaite people. |
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Lithuanian
telephone boxes are wonderful. They look like they have a special cover
on top which can be lifted off to reveal a turkey or a Christmas pudding.
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Kaunas
town hall surrounded by gaudy Christmas decorations but still a lovely building. |
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Here is
the big Church at the end of Kaunas's main streets. It looks impressive
from a distance… |
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The building
on the hill was converted into a radio factory during the soviet occupation.
It has since been reconverted to its original function - a church. |
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Hotel
Daniela, where I stayed in Kaunas, is owned by a guy who earned a lot
of money in the NBA. He invested the money in this hotel (and other ventures)
and the hotel is frequently occupied by teams of basketball players and
has suitably long beds! |
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The slightly
spooky Hill of Crosses. During Soviet times, the crosses were removed but
people crept back in the middle of the night to put them back. The Soviets
even built a canal around the hill - but that didn't stop them. Today people
come from all over the world to put up a cross... |
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..or two.
You don't think they've overdone it, do you? |
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is so much more to see in Lithuania and I returned to Lithuania in June 2006 to enjoy the delights of a canoe trip in Eastern Lithuania and a taste of the Lithuanian coastline. Click on the links below to see more |
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Lithuanian places
Lithuaninan food
Jeremy's work in Lithuania
Kayaking in Lithuania |
Gruta Park
Palanga and Kleipeda
Jeremy's Lithuanian Joke Book
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