Monthly Archives: August 2016

This morning we started the drive to Latvia. On the way we stopped to visit the Hill of Crosses. The site has long been a site for peaceful resistance. Even though the Soviets would tear the crosses down, more crosses … Continue reading →

Our city guide, Sigita, met us on the bus this morning, and took us along the beach to look for little pieces of Amber or Baltic gold. Many of us found very small pieces of yellow amber. Amber is fossil … Continue reading →

Our first bus stop was the Rumsiskes Open-Air Museum. The wooden buildings were brought here from other locations in Lithuania. The windmills are moveable when the wind direction changes. We passed some Lowland Horses which were strong war horses. We … Continue reading →