Lithuania
2016

Rick had a speaking gig on the Crystal Symphony in the Baltic Sea.

Klaipeda main square

Restored sailing vessel Meridianas, symbol of the city of Klaipeda

Interesting chimney sculpture

Interesting chimney sculpture

Palangos Klojimas cultural center

Former warehouses now trendy clubs and shops

Hotel in Klaipeda

Palanga - botanical gardens

Palanga - botanical gardens

Mute duck in the Palanga botanical gardens

Palanga Amber Museum in the restored 19th-century Tiškevičiai Palace

Palanga Amber Museum in the restored 19th-century Tiškevičiai Palace

Palanga - Birutė shrine. Birutė (died 1382) was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great.

Palanga - Monument to Jonas Žemaitis-Vytauta (1909-1954), one of the leaders of armed resistance against the Soviet occupation in Lithuania and acknowledged as the Head of State of contemporary occupied Lithuania. He was born in Palanga.

Palanga - Monument to Jonas Žemaitis-Vytauta (1909-1954)

Palanga - monument to Soviet (Lithuania was part of the USSR) soldiers killed in World War II

Palanga - monument to Soviet (Lithuania was part of the USSR) soldiers killed in World War II

Palanga - monument to Soviet (Lithuania was part of the USSR) soldiers killed in World War II

Palanga - Our Lady's Ascension Catholic church

Palanga - Our Lady's Ascension Catholic church

Palanga beach

Lithuanian beer

Lithuanian Naval Force P11 Žemaitis Flyvefisken-class patrol vessel, built in 1985 and acquired from Denmark in 2008.