Lithuania(2018)
Fortress Hill & Museums of Vilnius
Fortress Hill & Museums of Vilnius
Gediminas
Tower and the Remains of the Medieval Fortress Hill |
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Because
the hill itself is collapsing and stabilization efforts are underway it is currently closed to visitors |
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The funicular likely added to the destabilization
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It was an impressive defensive complex in medieval
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The
National Museum of Lithuania is an exposition of the history
and ethnic culture of the country
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Famous battles |
Intricate toys |
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Recreation of an old Lithuanian house |
I imagine my grandmother as one of these girls
when my grandfather saw her on the family farm and asked her father to marry her |
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My family name (Paukstis) means
"bird" in Lithuanian Coin #20 is described exactly that way   |
The regions described in the types of clothes on display  |
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According to the guide, this is what my ancestors
would have worn |
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We walked across the river to the Museum of
Energy and Technology Perhaps not a top tourist destination, but of interest to us |
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