Vilnius is the Lithuania's capital and its largest city (population 550 000). Officially established in the 14th century (but likely dating to an earlier era), this city is well-known for its massive UNESCO-inscribedMedieval old town. After all, Vilnius has been a capital since at least th...
Klaipėda Old Town is newer than those ofVilniusandKaunasas it was largely consumed by the great fire of 1854. What you see now was rebuilt afterwards on a grid layout of narrow streets. The widest among them,Turgaus(Market) andTiltų(Bridges), are also the most interesting to stroll....
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I was pleasantly surprised how easily and quickly my 9 year old and 11 year old have worked their way round the program with very little help from myself. Its a brilliant program well thought out and definitely going to be well used. On top of this...
“Look, I would like to see your text. I will reply tomorrow. But I am not here to quarrel with you. I am here to come to a peaceful settlement of our ideas.” And that is what the whole conference respected, this attitude of Zhou Enlai. The next morning he made a very short ...
The Proclaimers - "Scotland's Story" Michael McGrory from west Donegal You came to Glasgow with nothing at all You fought the landlord then the Africa Korps When you came to Glasgow with nothing at all Abraham Caplan from Vilnius you...Search...
I have been thinking the same things myself, about Vilnius. It’s funny, the first time I landed there in 1997, I immediately felt as if I was home. I think for me, “home” is a combination of all of those definitions. I also think that one needs to be able to identify ...
When Lithuania's capital was seized by Poland in 1919, theBalticnation named a small central city as its new political seat. During its 20 years in the role —Vilniuswas won back in 1939 — the once-industrial Kaunas would earn the nickname "Little Paris" and see ...
If like me you’re a fan of Communist architecture and iconography, you’ll be spoilt in Moscow. In the past, we visited Communist sights in Warsaw, Vilnius and Bratislava –but really, they’re nothing compared to Moscow. An iconic Communist statue (if you’ve watched The Americans you’...
All the buildings are weathered and stained the colour of tobacco, yet it’s the ability of the local flora to break through the Soviet-grey concrete that contrasts the city of Pripyat between then and now. The trees dwarf the buildings in the town centre, and branches lift old park bench...