Some final remarks on Lithuanian travel and country side
I have written about the good signs and informative maps. All that is good.
Dogs
Disclaimer!!!!! Kolbjorn pointed out that there were some typos in this para. I see them and find them a bit amusing so I haven't corrected them. I hope I will not be stoned, crucified or burnt on a stick by any fundamentalists of any creed for this blasphemous statement about the gods.....
Now that I left Lithuania, I conclude that the biggest nuicanse without competition is the dogs. Far too many people have gods that run loose and seem to have nothing else to do than chasing Swedish bicyclists. I am actually a bit scared for dogs, especially these energetic small ones (was never bitten by a big dog but a few times by small ones), and far too many times I had to measure a kick against the god (always missed of course) or biking like a mad man to get away. If I knew where to get it I would get some pepper spray (yes, I do like animals but their are limits, and if they attack me I believe I should have the right of self-defense, and any other person with another opinion can gladly take my bites).
Cows and horses
As people are not very talkative I guess I should be grateful to all the cows and horses that have greeted me along the road. They are great. almost without exception they are teathred also the horses.
Mushrooms
This is high mushroom season. As you can see from the picture, there are many people selling mushrooms along the road, mainly elderly ladies (with that I mean my age). It is of course pitoresque to look at. But it does show that they don't have a lot of alternatives. I don't think they earn more than a few Euros per day from this trade, so they are actually very poor.
But many others pick mushrooms as well. Along the road from Vilnius to Druskinininkai, there were people everywhere, also in BMW:s, picking mushrooms for themselves. And the menus are full of mushroom dishes. Good for Gunnar who loves mushrooms.
Food and accomodation
Generally it has been quite difficult to find places to stay and eat. When coming close to Druskininkai it was apparent that this is not the case in the more touristic areas, where there are plenty of places. A simpler pension place cost around 25/30 Euros per night. I don't know if camping in nature is allowed but I did it twice. There are also camping sites, but most of them appeared to be closed this time of the year, when no person in their full senses are camping......
Heating is a bit of a problem. Many places seem to still run calendar heating, i.e. they put on the heating at a certain time of the year. I remember this from previous trips to Lithuania, where I once stayed wamr by putting my lap top on virus scanning in the bed just to get the warmth from the computer. It was a bit better in the forested areas in ther South-West, which of course has something to do with the abundance of fire wood....
Farms and buildings
Wood is the predominant building material in the country side and also in the smaller towns.
house in Birzai
Kind of typical farm house.
Dogs
Disclaimer!!!!! Kolbjorn pointed out that there were some typos in this para. I see them and find them a bit amusing so I haven't corrected them. I hope I will not be stoned, crucified or burnt on a stick by any fundamentalists of any creed for this blasphemous statement about the gods.....
Now that I left Lithuania, I conclude that the biggest nuicanse without competition is the dogs. Far too many people have gods that run loose and seem to have nothing else to do than chasing Swedish bicyclists. I am actually a bit scared for dogs, especially these energetic small ones (was never bitten by a big dog but a few times by small ones), and far too many times I had to measure a kick against the god (always missed of course) or biking like a mad man to get away. If I knew where to get it I would get some pepper spray (yes, I do like animals but their are limits, and if they attack me I believe I should have the right of self-defense, and any other person with another opinion can gladly take my bites).
Cows and horses
As people are not very talkative I guess I should be grateful to all the cows and horses that have greeted me along the road. They are great. almost without exception they are teathred also the horses.
Mushrooms
This is high mushroom season. As you can see from the picture, there are many people selling mushrooms along the road, mainly elderly ladies (with that I mean my age). It is of course pitoresque to look at. But it does show that they don't have a lot of alternatives. I don't think they earn more than a few Euros per day from this trade, so they are actually very poor.
But many others pick mushrooms as well. Along the road from Vilnius to Druskinininkai, there were people everywhere, also in BMW:s, picking mushrooms for themselves. And the menus are full of mushroom dishes. Good for Gunnar who loves mushrooms.
Food and accomodation
Generally it has been quite difficult to find places to stay and eat. When coming close to Druskininkai it was apparent that this is not the case in the more touristic areas, where there are plenty of places. A simpler pension place cost around 25/30 Euros per night. I don't know if camping in nature is allowed but I did it twice. There are also camping sites, but most of them appeared to be closed this time of the year, when no person in their full senses are camping......
Heating is a bit of a problem. Many places seem to still run calendar heating, i.e. they put on the heating at a certain time of the year. I remember this from previous trips to Lithuania, where I once stayed wamr by putting my lap top on virus scanning in the bed just to get the warmth from the computer. It was a bit better in the forested areas in ther South-West, which of course has something to do with the abundance of fire wood....
Farms and buildings
Wood is the predominant building material in the country side and also in the smaller towns.
house in Birzai
Kind of typical farm house.
Kommentarer
Postat av: Kolbjörn
I love the part about the "Gods and the Dogs" - really made me laugh reading the errors made by, I think, the Microsoft Office auto correct function :-D
Love from Uppsala
Postat av: Gunne
I guess this was a Freudian mis-spelling......
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