Hill of Crosses
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"One of Lithuania's most awe-inspiring sights is the legendary Hill of Crosses. The sound of the thousands of crosses – which appear to grow on the hillock – tinkling in the breeze is wonderfullyEn savoir plus
"One of Lithuania's most awe-inspiring sights is the legendary Hill of Crosses. The sound of the thousands of crosses – which appear to grow on the hillock – tinkling in the breeze is wonderfullyEn savoir plus
They grow mainly buckwheat, rye, corn and canola. It's harvesting time for rye apparently.
At Hill of Crosses there were acres of carrots!
We've see cows mainly, the odd sheep, a paddock of lamas,En savoir plus
This morning we woke to rain and drizzle again. We had a 2 hour tour of Old Riga with an elderly local guide who was very interesting with his facts. So many different architectural styles due to theEn savoir plus
These cities are around 700 years old, have been occupied by Sweden for a 100 years, Russia for 100 years as well as others.
The guides here talk about centuries like we talk about years! !
Morning bus trip to Sigulda to the east, the most popular resort in Latvia, in the Gauja River valley. We stopped at the Latvian bobsled track. You were able to walk alongside some of it.We then gotEn savoir plus
An earlier start as we have a big 340 k bus ride and half hour ferry trip to Muhu Island then drive across a causeway to Saameraa Island. Saameraa is the largest Estonian island.
About an hour in weEn savoir plus
56 km ride today up the Sorve Peninsula. We got bussed from the Hotel to the Sorve lighthouse. This peninsula had considerable military significance, dominating the Irbe Strait and the Baltic SeaEn savoir plus
Our 2 local blokes. 💕
Mindaugas, or Minda, was our English speaking Lithuanian guide. He spoke and understood English pretty well, just had a little trouble occasionally translating a word.
He didEn savoir plus
This morning's ride is just a short 10 km ride along a smooth bike track from our accommodation to the main town of Kuressaare, still on Saameraa Island. I didn't even bother with bike gear today,En savoir plus