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South Tyrol

It is Italy here, too

[ Oct.2014 ] A young couple invited us for an excursion to South Tyrol, which is in north east of Italy.A long time ago, when I visited Europe for the first time, our group moved…

Lithuania

Sculpture park in Klaipeda

[ Sept.2014 ] When we were walking from Klaipeda bus station in Lithuania to the old town, we came across a park with a lot of sculptures. I looked up afterwards and found that this…

Lithuania

They say it is overpriced, but

[ Sept.2014 ] The sea food restaurant called Zuvine in Basanaviciaus street in Palanga, Lithuania has a reputation that the foods are good but expensive.Both my guide book and the leaflet we got locally said…

Lithuania

The street to the sea

[ Sept.2014 ] This is a photo of  Basanaviciaus Street in Palanga, Lithuania. It is a car free street and there were many shops, booths and restaurants on both sides. Even on the day at…

Palanga

Gintaro

[ Sept.2014 ] This is a pendant I bought from a man who had a stall in Basanaviciaus Street in Palanga in Lithuania. He made it himself using the local amber and African wood ….

Lithuania

Amber museum

[ Sept.2014 ] There is an Amber Museum in Palanga in Lithuania. Palanga was the centre of amber processing for a long time. There are more than 20000 pieces of amber in the museum and…

Lithuania

To Palanga

[ Sept.2014 ] On the third day of our Lithuanian holiday, we went to Palanga from Klaipeda. The receptionist at our hotel pronounced it with the accent on the first syllable. This is another famous…

Klaipeda

Pancake

[ Sept.2014 ] This is the photo of pancake we had as starters in Klaipeda in Lithuania. The front one is pancake with cabbage, and the one behind is spinach and mushroom, and the sauce…

Lithuania

Pretty houses

[ Sept.2014 ] There were many pretty houses in Nida in Lithuania. I was not expecting this, so it was a very pleasant surprise. They were wooden houses  in red or blue with white windowsills…