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<\/a>Beach where small pieces of amber can be found<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>My amber pieces<\/p><\/div>
\nNext, we were guided through a group of wood carvings as big as totem poles called the Hill of Witches. Sigita told us the tales about each carving. I found the carvings and their stories very interesting. Afterward I bought a couple of small books which included the stories.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Bench on a hill of Witches<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Carved slide<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
After that, we went to lunch. We walked in the Parnidis Landscape Reserve where we could see Russia. There was an interesting sundial there too. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Entertainment at lunch – Linda is 2nd on the right.<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Sign showing the division line between Russia and Lithuania<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Sundial<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
Next, we walked around a German author’s house. He had loved the ocean view. We then attended an amber workshop where we sanded down a small piece of amber to wear on a cord afterward. Then we shopped. Linda found the pendant that “spoke” to her. I found a pendant plus gifts for Margretta and Divi. <\/p>\n
<\/a>My new curved yellow and dragon red amber pendant<\/p><\/div>\n
The bus took us back to our hotel, then we went to dinner with the group. We went into a couple of shops to browse. We then made sure we will be ready to check out of our hotel tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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