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Lithuania

Ann from Tharau

[ Sept.2014 ] There is an old town in Klaipeda in Lithuania where there are rows of mid 18th century houses. The stones on the pavement are so uneven that it was difficult to walk…

Lithuania

Castle museum

[ Sept.2014 ]  The first place we visited in Klaipeda in Lithuania was the Castle Museum. It was full of history of the city. The castle was founded by Teutonic Knights in 1252 and the…

Lithuania

The staff was good, but…

[ Sept.2014 ] We stayed in a hotel called Park Inn in Klaipeda in Lithuania.This photo is the view from our room.When we stay in one place for our holiday, I often use the online…

Lithuania

From Palanga Airport to Klaipeda

[ Sept.2014 ] We visited Lithuania for the first time at the end of September. We did not go to Vilnius, the capital, but went to Klaipeda which is on the Baltic coast. We had…

England

Education conscious mum and dad

[ Sept.2014 ] In the Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s summer palace in Isle of Wight in England, there is a Swiss Cottege, quite far from their main palace. Victoria’s husband, Albert made the real Swiss…

Isle of Wight

Osborne House

[ Sept.2014 ] The highlight of the Isle of Wight tour was Osborne House, which was a summer palace for Queen Victoria. Here we had a long time to look around. This palace was built…

England

All in a sweat

[ Sept.2014 ] On the day when we joined the tour to Isle of Wight, after lunch at the seaside of Shanklin, we went up to the old village on top of the cliff. From…

England

Shanklin

[ Sept.2014 ] The first stop in our Isle of Wight tour in England was Shanklin which is south east of the island.This is a seaside resort. There was an esplanate along the coast and…

England

To Isle of Wight

[ Sept.2014 ] We joined a one day tour to Isle of Wight, south of England, because I found a good discount offer.The meeting time was very early.The bus journey from London was 2 and…