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May 13, 2005 We started the morning with a visit to the Boyen Fort, a fortified castle from the Napoleonic wars, which reminds me of the Casemats like the ones you can find in Luxembourg, Dinant, Huy or Diest. After that we drove to Gdansk by some… more »

May 11, 2005 After the emotional visit to the Hill of Crosses, we went to a little piece of Paradise : the Curonian Spit. The Curonian Spit stretches from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad to the Lithuanian coast, and offers a remarkable mixture o… more »

May 11, 2005 The highlight of our trip this is it : the reason why Ingrid and I are travelling together, and our main goal : the Hill of Crosses. For those of you who don't know the story, here a brief overview... Early September 2004 Frank l… more »

May 10th, 2005 Today we have 2 big projects : 1. a visit to the castle island of Trakai 2. a meeting with Regita in Kaunas 1. Trakai : the pride of Lithuania, one of the most pictoresque places and an ideal spot to enjoy the panorama. Unfortunate… more »

May 9th, 2005 Some short impressions about Vilnius - more than 70 churches on such a small surface, it looked like the Vatican - beersnacks made from fried bread, cheese and garlic - potatoes - trolleybusses, some older than the others - de hi… more »