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Baltic Cruise — Exploring Klaipėda
There’s some really fun stuff to see and photograph here in Klaipėda. It’s all in the little details, so make sure you look up as you walk around:
As well as looking around, of course:
Even the local mailbox might surprise you:
There are sights of whimsy:
And scenes of quaint charm:
You may even see a restaurant disguised as a masted schooner (the Meridianas in all her former glory):
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Baltic Cruise — Helsinki, then on to Klaipėda
Most of this week I’ll be showing you Klaipėda, Lithuania, but I’m also today going to throw in Helsinki, Finland because the weather was so dismal and rainy I didn’t get many photos, let alone worthwhile ones. As such, here’s one more shot of Helsinki before we move on today:
Besides, Klaipėda, Lithuania was much more picturesque anyway, so let’s skip Helsinki and move on.
Klaipėda is a really fun place to walk around. Indeed, next to Talinn, Estonia, it was one of Ursula’s favorite Baltic stops on this cruise. Here, the building are rustic, including exposed timber framing:
The colors sometimes bright:
And even the occasional splash of art in the street:
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