Lithuania, Day 2: Castles and Churches and Food--Oh My!

[scarlettina]

skidspoppe and I rose early on Thursday to catch an 8:08 AM train back to Vilnius. Did I mention how good it was to see him after such a long time? Five years is a long time not to see a friend. But I digress. We were joined on the trek by his good friend Monika, a tall, slim, blond woman of about 25 who works in tourism. Skids had a class to teach in the

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[mevennen]

I must introduce you to a friend who is on the UK fan scene, but has been working in art galleries in Lithuania for some years. It sounds lovely - I've never been to L, but have been teaching a Lithuanian in the UK for the last 6 months. Great bloke, from Kaunas, now living in Birmingham. It sounds like a most interesting country.

[scarlettina]

I'm finding the country much more charming and intriguing than, frankly, I expected to. It's been such a wonderful surprise. Today, especially, was great--but I may not get to blog about it for another day or two. My journal entries are lagging by about two days. I'll try to catch up, one way or another.

[mevennen]

All the parts of the former SU that I've visited have been a blast, and the people are generally lovely. C seems to have really enjoyed Lithuania.

[herself_nyc]

Loved reading this, and that you're having such a marvelous trip.

[anghara]

"What occurred to me as I read all this history--about Lithuania's one and only king, and then its line of Grand Dukes--is that I was reading about it for the first time, all this history I didn't learn about in school. We're not taught Eastern European history in American schools, so this was all a revelation to me."

Can't say I know all that much about Lithuania, but if you want more information or eddication about Eastern European history (the Balkans Edition) just call me...

(And I am vicariously LOVING travelling old Europe hanging onto your coattails...)

[oldmangrumpus]

MEAT PIES!!!!!

[bedii]

A web search shows no place to get kibinai in Seattle, but I did find several restaurants with Cornish/Irish pasties, which is nice.