Monday, July 14, 2003

Vilnius, Lithuania

It is nearly 2am and we have been on the road for several days. There has been very little in the way of internet access, however, that may change for the next day or two.

So far, we have been to Russia (Sovietsk), Latvia, Lithunania, Poland and Belarus after starting what seems like a month ago in Denmark.

No one has been arrested yet, but we have had some interesting meetings with Russian soldiers in the middle of the woods. And more than one guard dog.

The weather has been ok, with only a little rain. We were at the Baltic Sea today in search of the Lithuanian-Latvian border and it was quite foggy.

Tomorrow we are going to visit the Centre of Europe, the memorials to those killed by Soviet troops during Lithuania's drive for independence in 1991, and the Lithuania-Belarus border area.

This is an amazing part of the world with many reminders of Soviet times to be seen.

Many more words as soon as possible. But the full story will probably not unfold until I return to Denmark around the 22nd.

Cheers!

Doug

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