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Day one in the Baltics!!
Gate of Dawn; built between 1503 and 1522 as a part of defensive fortifications for the city.
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn; the Chapel in the Gate of Dawn contains an icon of The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Mercy.
I already posted a picture of our hot air balloon ride over Vilnius, and as you can imagine, I couldn’t resist taking loads of photos during the experience. If I didn’t take 100, I took none! I know that just shooting and hoping for the best isn’t the most professional approach, and it definitely means more work when it comes to sorting through them all. These first images that I’m sharing today capture the start of our journey, right from the departure at the amphitheater. It was early evening, just before sunset. We first were watching the balloon to inflate and then the take off was after we got rid of our first scares unforgettable. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post, where I’ll share photos from higher up, showcasing the breathtaking views of Vilnius and beyond! – Vilnius, Lithuania
Lithuanian Air Force, Alenia C-27J Spartan, c/n 4143, reg 08 Blue. Seen at Ablitas dirtstrip (LETU) when taking part of ETAP C 22-3 exercise.
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania.
St. Anne's Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Onos bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant Gothic and Brick Gothic styles. St. Anne's is a prominent landmark in the Old Town of Vilnius that enabled the district to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Location: Berlin - 762km from home.
Quite a lovely Japanese sedan, especially as it's about 20 years old now. Although this car was officially for sale in Germany, I don't think I've seen one ever. It's even nicer when you can spot one from Lithuania, but I'm not a fan of these wheels.
a post card with water reflection...
from VENTE: little village, in the west-south Lithuania, close to the delta of Niemen.
Raudonė Castle is a residential castle (estate, manor) of the 19th century in Raudonė, Lithuania. Today it is used as a public school.
Bayersburg II Castle, an old Teutonic castle, stood here until the 16th century. The original castle is the setting of an East Prussian legend known as "The White Maiden of the Bayersburg". Raudonė was a royal manor, which Grand Duke Sigismund II August gave to Prussian merchant Krispin Kirschenstein. He built a Renaissance style manor house with a 110-foot (34 m) cylindrical tower on the grounds of the old castle at the end of the 16th century.
The 18th century owners of the Raudonė estate, the Olędzki (Olendzki) h. Rawicz family, members of Polish nobility, commissioned Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevičius \ Wawrzyniec Gucewicz to renovate the castle. The next owner, the Russian Prince Platon Zubov, acquired the estate in the first half of the 19th century and his family transformed the castle yet again. Their architect was Cesare Anichini. The Neo-Gothic style building was built in 1877 as part of the castle building complex. It was used as a warehouse and a living place for servants. In 1923, the building was turned into mill. Today the whole complex is an example of 19th-century Neo-Gothic architecture. The last owners of the castle from 1898 to 1937, was Sophia Waxell, a granddaughter of Sophia von Pirch-Kaiserov who was niece of Platon Zubov, and her husband from Madeira, José Carlos de Faria e Castro. After early death of Sophia, the castle belonged to her husband, later on to her only son, Joseph Carlo de Faria e Castro and his wife Olga Kordashevski and their children Nikolai, Vladimir and Alexander. In 1937 the castle became property of the National Bank of Lithuania.
The castle is surrounded by an old park, in which rare trees grow: the silver fir, Swiss pine, grey walnut, line with nine trunks, Gediminas Oak. Unfortunately, the Gediminas Oak, under which according to a legend the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas had a lunch, is no longer putting out leaves. The tower is open to public as an observation tower of Nemunas valley.