Cheeky Lithuanian Offshoot

As evidence of Lithuania sense of humor and further evidence of their cultural differences with other, more stolid, the Baltic States Uupis. This term rather to the section of the city of Vilnius has been declared, unofficially, its own statein 1998, when its residents completed their constitution. The area, which is mainly occupied by the great artist and vagabond part of Vilnius, has its own anthem, President and 41 point constitution.

The Constitution is about the only thing you can see that clearly delineates the region as a separate area of the city. After walking on a small bridge lock you Uupis. This bridge, which delineates the "frontiers" of the break-Away State has all locks it. Newlyweds come here to put a lock on the bridge to signify longevity of their marriage newly formed. Saying, April Fools Day, the reality guards stand at attention passports and stamps for people on their way in the country. "

After a short stroll in the region, you fall on the Constitution, which is mounted on a long stretch of wall outside a grocery store. The silver mirror surface of the Constitution lists the 41 constitutional issues in small black letters. Uupis residents have the right to make all kinds of great things as the right to love, not to be loved, to be undistinguished, be in doubt, and many, many other rights interesting. Kel and I liked both in the past three rights - Do not eliminate, not to fight, not surrender ... a little philosophical, but on the right track.

A short walk through Uupis gives you a better picture of Vilnius architecture. Most of its buildings are stucco over brick buildings that are in poor condition. This shabbier side of Vilnius is part of what remains of some of the race to the nature of any communists in cities not too distant past. We did not spend too much time Uupis because the more you go to the region, a little more crazy people you meet. Nothing is creepier than crazy old women shouting street art and white walls. He gave us the willies and gave us the impetus to leave.

Baltic Sea is still the same

Each of the United States in the Baltic Sea is still the same, as soon as the surface there are subtle differences. As I stated in our last section, Latvia is a cousin to spend happy Estonian. Both have a taste of communism in the fragmentation of the building and poverty, but both have a young, fresh dose Liberation Organization, on the personal and economic growth. Estonia wants to break with their roots, and the Russian Federation is almost cussedly independent, as he feels, as the Latvians are liable for their communist roots a little firmer.

Kel and I were once happy to see what differences Lithuania to offer. Rumor said that the Lithuanians were Lausbub cousins of the other states in the vicinity. Often referred to in Italy or Spain in the region of the Baltic Sea, we had the hope that more than smiles and happiness.
Vilnius has a number of elements that deserve to be seen. If you have a church / cathedral in Vilnius will be bitten, the place for you. During the middle two and environment, Vilnius one tonne churches. Like Dunkin 'Donuts in Boston, one has the impression that you no longer go without seeing some other blocks of a former cathedral with a view to building the environment. You can quite simply, a day in the Cathedral of hops Cathedral. More remarkable is the Vilnius Cathedral, in the middle of the city, with its white facade and Virgin separated bell tower. Also, the door of Dawn and environs cathedrals are really impressive. My staff is preferred Cathedral of St. Catherine's, which is a pink Baroque beauty. When it comes to cathedrals in the town, a little in the vicinity of the cathedral Baskin Robins taste.

Polish impression

My first impression of the place-Baltic ocean was that the interior had not seen a brush, since the Danzig Russians released from the Nazin escape. Was my second impression close with the scene in the blue to be recalled, which obtains with Elwood brothers in Jake that the house with its housing above the station of course was, and Jake asks for the „, how much time the course passes? “which Elwood answers, the „considers you so much frequently nonequal. “At least Jackhammers of the road structure outside drowned the noises of the überschreitenen outside courses.
But that the personnel does not mention could, in our sector were two doors were. The doors were not something to worry roughly but which behind these doors were, us something elasticity of interest. Nevertheless behind these doors was more sector of hall of sleep would seem. And the only manner with these sectors of hall of sleep was real by our sector. As that ours were true sector of „“more one corridor with the „the other “sectors. This can be by bad impact, if one indicates that us dries, far after it left a shower, and strikes inside any soft recent thing or of any haarigen Dockarbeiter in its underclothing.


After one night of the sleep in the corridor that I had required had asse' and that we maintain beds better to establish. At my discharge we arrived a sector attached in our Hallwayraum old man, who death-finished in the real walls. THUS we should not have slept in a virtual corridor longer. But we had to exceed by him, in order to come to our new sector.

This mark, gave to six beds in the sector, but still, which ensured the personnel us still that it they was „almost this positive “us, the sector with us would have.

Polish trip

It is our third day on a our Polish journey and up to now it was much recreation. Time was insane of southernmost Poland in now Scandinavian Poland. The first day was so hot and maintaining this evening when it freezes. I did not know that Poland had so many large cities however. I really did not wait me until it is so beautiful.

My part preferred about the voyage travels with all other international students. There are people of the USA (naturally), of Germany, of Denmark, of Australia, of France, of England, of Canada, and Spain. Each one. leaves A. of recreation.

This evening, in Danzig, which is exact by the Baltic, Dianna, Meghan, Natalee, Laura, and me ate at a marvellous restaurant. Dianna and I duplicate delicious shrimp (pink shrimp) and crab. It was also part of the best service than I had in Poland, really, probably the best. At the restaurant, we heard some girls thus speak American English with the table beside us about we started to speak to them. They are of Strait and study in Warsaw! They asked to us whether some of our students to UT went to Detroit the last six-month period and one of the girls indicated that his/her parents know one of our professors! What a small world! It is thus to astound you can function by chance in people like that.