Their ferry reached KarlsHamn. There wad s dog on board too. Major customers of this ferry boat seem to be track drivers but there were many Russian people on board this time.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
In Klaipeda again
They drove back to Klaipeda to get back to Sweden. It was 28C degrees so they went out of the car and waited in the shade until they can board on the ferry. Come get me soon!
Back at the terrace restaurant
As they liked this terrace restaurant, they came to have the last lunch in Lithuania.
Old town of Vilnius
There are small stress like this throughout the old town. Nice but they needed to be careful with cars driving through.
KGB museum
The formal name of the museum is museum of genocide. The building that hosts the museum was the headquarter of the KGB until 1991. Pinga was depressed and sad to see the prison cells and other things at the museum.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Amber street side vendor
As Lithuania is one of the major areas that produces amber, there are many shops that sell them. Pinga's mother bought some souvenirs for her friends in Tokyo.
Cat and an arm chair
Pingu and Pinga thought of me when they saw this cat. S/he seems to have her own arm chair by the river.
Ice cream by the river
Momo-chan didn't seem to be interested but Pingu was very happy having it. He even ordered one more of this.
Lunch outside
It's very nice and sunny so they ate lunch outside. Momo-chan was happy having Pingu's spaghetti. As you can see from Momo-chan's hair, it was quite windy too.
St. Anne Church
On the contrary to the church next door, this church is well kept. It was built in the 16th century.
Restoration work
Inside the church, majour restoration work is ongoing. Seems like there are much left to do.
St. Francis & St. Bernardino Church
To the right is St. Francis & St. Bernardino church. To the left is St. Anne church.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Macaroons
Pinga and her mother found macaroons sold at nearby café and decided to try them out. They thought they were a bit dry and Prague or Paris macaroons were tastier.
Arkikatedora Bazilika
They went around the old town of Vilnius and went to the cathedral. Therr were many tourists.
Lunch at a terrace restaurant
They had lunch at a nice restaurant. Beer and traditional Lithuanian beer snacks.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Arrived in Vilnius
They reached Vilnius in the afternoon and had nice drinks and dinner. Pinga's cocktail tasted a bit interesting though. They are staying in quite central part of the city close to the old town.
Kibinai and Lithuanian dumplings
After the visit to the castle, they had nice Lithuanian food with beer. Unfortunately Pingu could not drink as he was driving but he enjoyed eating a lot.
Trakai island castle
On the way to Vilnius, they went by to s small town called Trakai. There are many lakes and on one of the islands, there is this castle. There was major restoration work and restored like this in 1987.
Chiune Sugihara memorial house
They visited Chiune Sugihara memorial house this afternoon. He was a Japanese consulate in Kaunas and saved 6000 jews by issueing transit visas to Japan. Pinga feels proud to have such a person as a Japanese.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Traditional Lithuanian food
Before leaving Nida, they had traditional Lithuanian food for lunch. All of them were tasty.
Curonian spit
Despite of the rain, there were many people at the sand dune. It's one of the world heritage sites in Lithuania.
On the way to Curonian spit
Walking to the famous sand dunes on the Curonian spit, from Nida. It started to rain.
Midsummer gate in Nida
After taking the ferry and the taxi, they got to Nida. It's a small fishing town with many tourists.
Theatre square
There is theatre square in the heart of the old town in Klaipeda. They had lunch in the old town.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Golden couch
They have arrived at their hotel in Klaipeda. There is this big golden couch in the lobby.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Ferry to Lithuania
After dropping me off at the hotel, they reached Karlshamn to get on the ferry to Lithuania.
Upgraded at the cat hotel
As Pingu and the family go on vacation I checked in at my usual cat hotel. I got lucky and got upgraded to a suite room. Nice and spacious!
Leave me alone!
Momo-chan surprised me in the box and started to hit me. Maybe it was his way of petting but that is too rough!
Sleeping in the garden
Momo-chan was very tired after a walk into town and then a play date with the parent child group. He fell asleep on the way home.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Game evening
Pingu and Pinga are trying to keep Pinga's dad awake and playing a board game. Seems like their tactics are working ;-)
Wheet field
After the dinner they went out for a walk. It's a good way to keep Pinga's parents awake as they are still s bit jetlagged.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Rhubarb apple pie in the making
Pinga is making a pie as her friends are coming for an afternoon tea.
Standing Momo-chan
After a bit of practice with Pinga's parents, Momo-chan can stand up by himself quite easily. I think it won't take a long time before he starts walking.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Empty bag
Yesterday Pinga's parents came from Tokyo. I'm amazed by the amount of stuff they've brought! After unpacking Momo-chan was on top of the empty travel bag. Momo-chan, that's my spot!
Carton boxes
Momo-chan seems to like boxes like me. After Pingu and Pinga's dad assembled shelves, there were empty boxes and he was happily playing with them.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Walk in closet
Pingu and Pinga were unpacking clothes tonight and since I love boxes I found a nice one to enjoy the show.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Orange sofa
Momo-chan was waiting for Pingu who was applying for a delivery service. The sofa was matching color with Momo-chan clothes!
Momo-chan att Ikea
Pingu, Pinga and Momo-chan went to Ikea to get necessary things at our new place. Momo-chan was enjoying looking at the people and things around.
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