Lithuania, Easter 2007

I spent Easter of 2007 with the Žimkiene family at their home in Lithuania, a small country geographically, but of huge significance to Europe, not least for being the first of the former Soviet states to declare independence from the Russians in 1990.

Please click on the links above to look around:

Ploškine - a former Soviet nuclear missile base, built in 1962

Hill of Crosses - a site of religious devotion with a lengthy history

Klaipeda and Palanga - stylish seaside living

Traditional Lithuania - celebrating Easter

Telšiai - around town

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