“The Things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done. Then you will conceive your own way of doing that which needs to be done — that no one else has told you to do or [...]
A photo from our appartment in Ukmerge, Lithuania from 2006.
Lithuanian’s have this parking challenge with their buildings in that most of the buildings were constructed in an era where the ordinary citizen or even family did not always own a car. Now that they are car proud consumers you often have parking battles around most [...]
From the window of our appartment, Ukmerge Lithuania May 2007. At this time of May it’s still quite chilly at times. Lithuania is westernizing at a reasonable clip, but I didn’t notice much difference in Ukmerge over the course of a year. It’s still a village.
Trakai Castle from 2006. Trakai used to be the capital of Lithuania way back when, now it’s a prime happy snap tourist destination just outside Vilnius. It’s best to visit when there aren’t bus loads of German and Polish tourists there.
One of the streets in the city centre of Riga Latvia, 2005. Of the Baltic states Lithuania and Latvia are quite similar, Estonia is really Scandinavian and the odd one out.
The Freedom Statue, Riga Latvia, 2005.