Photos were taken in Lithuania and its capital City of Vilnius. Lithuania has a population of 3.6 million and is half the size of Iowa. Vilnius dates from the 14th century and has a population of about 600 thousand. Its Old Town has structures dating from the 16th century in the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectural styles. Lithuania gained its independence from Russia in 1991 with the fall of the USSR. http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/001D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953922_uYdwW-Ti.jpg http://tpa.smugmug.com/gallery/1857405_JMnMe/ 2007-06-09T04:58:18Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Cute coffee stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953922_uYdwW" title="Cute coffee stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/001D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953922_uYdwW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cute coffee stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius." title="Cute coffee stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-15T04:05:16Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/001D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953922_uYdwW-Th.jpg 2005-06-22 10:04:03 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />One of many carved figures at a roadside cafe</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953923_huRd8" title="One of many carved figures at a roadside cafe"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/004D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953923_huRd8-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="One of many carved figures at a roadside cafe" title="One of many carved figures at a roadside cafe" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T16:40:41Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/004D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953923_huRd8-Th.jpg 2005-06-22 10:05:48 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Beautiful flowers at a Lunch stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953928_4PLrD" title="Beautiful flowers at a Lunch stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/014D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953928_4PLrD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Beautiful flowers at a Lunch stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius" title="Beautiful flowers at a Lunch stop on our way to the Capitol City of Vilnius" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T16:53:57Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/014D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953928_4PLrD-Th.jpg 2005-06-22 13:16:44 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Hill of Crosses - country side hill top that has been a place to put religious crosses since 1325. Not even the Russia Communists could prevent the practice during the years they controlled ...</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953924_R4SVU" title="Hill of Crosses - country side hill top that has been a place to put religious crosses since 1325. Not even the Russia Communists could prevent the practice during the years they controlled ..."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaHillOfCrosses-7/93953924_R4SVU-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hill of Crosses - country side hill top that has been a place to put religious crosses since 1325. Not even the Russia Communists could prevent the practice during the years they controlled ..." title="Hill of Crosses - country side hill top that has been a place to put religious crosses since 1325. Not even the Russia Communists could prevent the practice during the years they controlled ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T16:17:43Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaHillOfCrosses-7/93953924_R4SVU-Th.jpg 2005-06-22 11:08:54 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />River that flows through Vilnius</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953926_93azj" title="River that flows through Vilnius"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaVilniusCity-3/93953926_93azj-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="River that flows through Vilnius" title="River that flows through Vilnius" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T18:07:31Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaVilniusCity-3/93953926_93azj-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 09:11:08 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Historical church in Vilnius</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953929_aAQBL" title="Historical church in Vilnius"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/029D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953929_aAQBL-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Historical church in Vilnius" title="Historical church in Vilnius" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T16:28:52Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/029D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953929_aAQBL-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 09:56:04 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Interesting building top in Vilnius</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953930_UY5kS" title="Interesting building top in Vilnius"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/041D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953930_UY5kS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Interesting building top in Vilnius" title="Interesting building top in Vilnius" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T16:48:49Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/041D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953930_UY5kS-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 10:42:46 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Vilnius street light & window flowers</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953927_6H3Re" title="Vilnius street light & window flowers"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaVilniusCity-20/93953927_6H3Re-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Vilnius street light & window flowers" title="Vilnius street light & window flowers" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T18:18:40Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaVilniusCity-20/93953927_6H3Re-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 10:24:47 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Flag Poles in City Square of Vilnius</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953931_A3nHa" title="Flag Poles in City Square of Vilnius"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/043D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953931_A3nHa-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Flag Poles in City Square of Vilnius" title="Flag Poles in City Square of Vilnius" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T18:22:27Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/043D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953931_A3nHa-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 12:07:18 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Church Steeple in central Vilnius</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953932_fQ3nk" title="Church Steeple in central Vilnius"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/044D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953932_fQ3nk-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Church Steeple in central Vilnius" title="Church Steeple in central Vilnius" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T16:57:46Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/044D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05/93953932_fQ3nk-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 12:07:34 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953925_PrvKe" title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaTrakaiPalace-6/93953925_PrvKe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T16:59:31Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/05LithuaniaTrakaiPalace-6/93953925_PrvKe-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 14:16:37 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953933_z3JYR" title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/047D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953933_z3JYR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T16:30:11Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/047D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953933_z3JYR-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 14:24:14 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953934_54u9s" title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/049D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953934_54u9s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T17:13:29Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/049D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953934_54u9s-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 14:31:45 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953936_BRERm" title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/063D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953936_BRERm-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T18:08:24Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/063D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953936_BRERm-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 14:56:40 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set.</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#93953935_wJyYY" title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set."><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/056D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953935_wJyYY-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." title="Trakai Palace near Vilnius. It has been fully restored is often used as a movie set." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T17:54:09Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/056D-Baltic-Trip-Jun-05-Trakai/93953935_wJyYY-Th.jpg 2005-06-23 14:39:16 <p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com">TPA</a><br />PhilChontel3-25-B.jpg</p><p><a href="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/1857405_JMnMe#144642656_GhQHU" title="PhilChontel3-25-B.jpg"><img src="http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/PhilChontel3-25-B/144642656_GhQHU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="PhilChontel3-25-B.jpg" title="PhilChontel3-25-B.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T09:36:18Z TPA http://tpa.smugmug.com http://tpa.smugmug.com/Europe/Lithuania/PhilChontel3-25-B/144642656_GhQHU-Th.jpg 2006-03-24 19:14:36