Palanga + Klaipeda - Lithuanian Coast (1 of 2)
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Palanga + Klaipeda - Lithuanian Coast (1 of 2) |
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This is the main street in Palanga early in the morning. From mid morning until well past midnight, the street is packed with people going to the many cafés, restaurants and amusements on either side of the street. Palanga is, apparently, the place where Lithuanian gangsters bring their molls. | ||
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Awful colour but a nice hotel. Actually owned by the Lithuanian military, the hotel was about 400m from the beach. | ||
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Talking of which... At ten in the morning the beach was not too crowded but by lunchtime it was becoming difficult to claim your 30 square centimetres. The beach itself was pretty clean but the water was er....not. | ||
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How lucky this woman is to have an Adonis at her side. There is an amazing disparity between the beauty of Lithuanian women and er, the men... | ||
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The dunes behind the beach are fragile and work was being carried out to stabilise the dunes. Click on the image to enlarge it and you will see two guys hard at work. | ||
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In addition to long white beaches, Palanga has a large park and there are cyclepaths all around. Very pleasant. | ||
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And in the middle of the park in Palanga, a chateau built in 1897 for Count Feliksas Tiskevicius and his gorgeous wife. Inside the museum there is an interesting exhibition of amber. | ||
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Talking of which, here is one of the largest pieces of amber ever found. It was stolen a few years ago and the thief tried to get a ransom paid. Apparently, he failed, and the lump of amber is now back on display. | ||
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