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[2/2] Kaunas cont. What drew us to Kaunas, however, was modernism. We’re not students of art nor architecture, but sought to understand what made the city’s interwar period (1919-1939) buildings special—gaining a UNESCO World Heritage listing. During this period Kaunas was the provisional capital of Lithuania (Vilnius being occupied by Polish forces). Consequently Kaunas experienced a rapid transformation, blending local design traditions (e.g. textile and woodcarving patterns) with prevailing international modernism (minimalist, sunlit designs featuring strict lines and tall windows). That buildings should be designed based solely on their purpose and function was core to modernism. Examples:

- The Kaunas Church of the Resurrection was begun in 1934, but wasn’t consecrated until 2004 (📷1); it has a thing for vertical lines.
- The former Land Bank was built in 1935 in a functionalist style (📷2).
- The 1937 Lithuanian Garrison Officer’s club "Ramové" is notable for its incorporation of patriotic motifs (📷3).
- The Central Post Office was another modernist example we hoped to see, but was under wraps for renovation.

Modernism explicitly rejected neoclassicism (revival of classical antiquity, emphasising symmetry, proportion and historical columns). For comparison, the Bank of Lithuania was built in 1928 in a neoclassical style (📷4).

🇱🇹 #europe #baltics #lithuania #lietuva 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

[1/2] Kauno pilis | Kaunas Castle is a ruin located strategically at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers. The original fortress was destroyed in 1362 CE during an attack by the Teutonic Order. A 15th C. replacement atop the foundations of the first featured four stone towers—one of which has been reconstructed (📷1); the Neris tore down most of the rest. Adjacent to the castle is the Laisvės karys | Freedom Warrior sculpture depicting the Vytis, an armoured knight on horseback, which is the national symbol of Lithuania (📷2). The Vytis (the white knight) is one of the oldest state emblems in Europe, dating back to the 14th C. as the symbol of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (we’ve seen it on the red state flag flown at significant historical locations). The nearby Town Hall Square, bordered by the Church of St. Francis Xavier and the Town Hall, made us wonder where everyone was on a Monday lunchtime (📷3). We found a nearly empty restaurant and sampled from their “ethnographic menu”; perhaps we chose poorly, as it was rather bland (📷4). For dessert we tried spurgos from a popular café, a donut Kaunas is famous for, filled with curd cheese, jams or meat.

🇱🇹 #europe #baltics #lithuania #lietuva 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife

Ausangate Trek 2 Days & Rainbow Mountain

Hike the Ausangate Trek 2 Days, a high-altitude adventure connecting the glacial peaks of the Ausangate mountain range with the iconic Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) and the Red Valley.

Tour: https://aliperutreks.com/tours/ausangate-trek-2-days/

#trekking #hiking #adventure #culture #photography #travel #perutravel #ausangatetrek #machupicchu #road #roadtrip #trip

I returned recently from a long road trip from my home in San Francisco through CA, NV, AZ, UT and CO. My goal was to photograph the leaves changing at high altitude, but I was a bit early most places I went. But as I reviewed my photos, I realized that fall color means so much more than yellow aspen trees. The next few weeks of photos are from that trip.

#photography #landscapephotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #monochromemonday #roadtrip #nevada #mountains #fallcolors

https://www.alojapan.com/1549122/our-roadtrip-in-okinawa-japans-island-paradise/ OUR ROADTRIP IN OKINAWA | Japan’s Island Paradise #beach #getaway #island #itinerary #Japan #Okinawa #OkinawaDestinations #OkinawaTour #OkinawaTravel #OkinawaTrip #OkinawaVacation #paradise #roadtrip #Shawn #summer  #travel #xenia #沖縄 OUR ROADTRIP IN OKINAWA | Japan’s Island Paradise We spent three days road-tripping around Okinawa, and it turned out to be the perfect mix of everything we love about traveling: scenic coastal drives, beautiful

📖 A colorful hillside port city of street art and funiculars. This is Valparaiso in CL.

#RoadTrip #Wanderlust #PassportReady #Chile #historic

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Valparaíso

It is becoming harder to plan a classic road trip as wildfires and drought impact our national parks. #roadtrip

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[2/2] Dzūkija National Park cont. Trailside smalls included Fuligo septica | the 🍳 scrambled egg slime #mould, so named for its yolk-like colour (📷1). Looking like a bifurcated donut on a stick, this is Gyromitra infula | elfin saddle #fungus (📷2). We’re fairly sure this is Didymium spongiosum | 🐕🤮 dog sick slime mould because, well… just look at it (📷3)! Adding splashes of colour to the forest and representing the #plant kingdom, flowering Euonymus verrucosus | the warty-barked spindle (📷4). Although we had several sightings of the great spotted woodpecker, the European green woodpecker said to reside in the park was a no-show.

🇱🇹 #europe #baltics #lithuania #lietuva 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🥾 #hiking #nature #nationalPark

[1/2] Dzūkijos nacionalinis parkas | Dzūkija National Park is located in southern Lithuania, close to the Belarusian border and less than 100km east of the Sulwalki Gap. It’s the largest protected area in the country, enclosing vast pine forests, inland dunes and waterways/ wetlands. The park also contains several ethnographic villages that preserve wooden architecture and customs. We took the Zackagirio takas | Zackagiris Trail, beginning at the park’s Visitor Centre in Marcinkonys; we soon encountered some of those traditional houses (📷1). Much of the trail is pine forest, but waypoints include Šaudzyklos kalnas | Shooting Range Hill, a 13m high sandy edge overlooking the Grūda River (📷2), the Klonių (Gaidžių) kopa sand dune (📷3) and Meškos šikna | Bear’s Butt raised bog, which the trail skirts. We ended the day at ež. Kastinis, a small lake just a few kilometres from the trailhead (📷4). A 13km/ 4h circular hike.

🇱🇹 #europe #baltics #lithuania #lietuva 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🥾 #hiking #nature #nationalPark

#SilentSunday

#Washington #PNW #Morning #Mist #Fall #Autumn #Photo #Nature #NatureLover #Outdoors #GetOutside #Hiking #Serene #Calm #Roadtrip

Na m’n pauze even de Pyreneeën overknallen en dan zijn we weer in een ander land.

Wat ik van Frankrijk geleerd heb is dat we - ondanks alle ethische bezwaren - blij mogen zijn met de Shell-kolonisatie door Starbucks, want die laffe mini automatenbakkies hier zijn geen goede langeafstandsrit fuel voor de mens achter het stuur.

De prijs capping op de benzine van Total kan ik dan wel weer waarderen.

#Roadtrip

Good Morning #Canada
If you can believe the weather prognosticators, we have 3+ months of Fall remaining. That means a longer #RoadTrip season to learn more about our awesome country. I haven't focused on Quebec lately so we'll start with La Belle Province and provide some solid suggestions for small towns to visit and explore. Bienvenue.

#CanadaIsAwesome #TravelCanada

9 Whimsical Towns in Quebec
https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/9-whimsical-towns-in-quebec.html

The Subaru Made it Across the State! | Daily 630

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About 25km west of Vilnius is Trakų istorinis nacionalinis parkas | Trakai Historical National Park. We began with a 4km circular wetland trail, Varnikų pažintinis takas | Varnikai Nature Trail, very popular on a Saturday morning (📷1). Lake Galvė, with 21 islands, is the largest of 32 lakes within the park; the best known island is Castle Island—the site of Trakų salos pilis | Trakai Island Castle (📷2). Originally built in the 14th C. the castle was extensively rebuilt after WWII in 15th C. style and now houses a history museum. Užutrakio dvaras | Užutrakis Manor, a restored late 19th C. residential estate, can be seen across the lake from Castle Island (📷3). Karaites are a Turkic-speaking people who settled here by invitation of the Grand Duke to serve as bodyguards/ soldiers at the end of the 14th C. The traditional Karaite kibinai, a savoury pastry much like a Cornish pastie, is readily available. Karaite wooden houses in Trakai typically feature three street-facing windows (📷4); note the house model fixed to the façade—we saw this several times.

🇱🇹 #europe #baltics #lithuania #lietuva 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🥾 #nationalPark

https://www.europesays.com/fi/364764/ Seura: Antti Luusuaniemi ja Anne Ramsay lähtivät lemmenlomalta eri suuntiin #AnneRamsay #AnttiLuusuaniemi #automatka #avioero #Budapest #Celebrities #Entertainment #Espanja #FI #Finland #Finnish #Julkkikset #Lapset #lemmenloma #Málaga #matkailu #parisuhde #Perhe #RoadTrip #Ruotsi #Seura #Suomi #Unkari #viihde

Der nächste #roadtrip naht mit großen Schritten… in knapp anderthalb Wochen soll es wieder losgehen. Wohin? Das wird das Wetter maßgeblich entscheiden. Bretagne ist aber erst mal das angepeilte Ziel.
Ich bin schon gespannt, wie es sich auf dem #froli Bettsystem schläft.

#camping #CampingLife #Kastenwagen #travelcouple #travel

Road trip! First coffee stop of the day, somewhere between Antwerp and Gent 🇧🇪

#traveling #RoadTrip

[3/3] #Vilnius cont. We saw big things, like Atlas carrying the Earth on his shoulders—the planet even had its own moon! (📷1). We saw little things, like this social commentary atop a clock keeping incorrect time (📷2). We saw many churches, such as this repurposed one in which we ate lunch; purchased by a priest, it’s now a social enterprise/ restaurant called “Pirmas blynas” employing #disabled staff (📷3). Others were better presented, like the Baroque St. Casimir's Church c. 1604 CE, topped with a royal 👑 crown (📷4); Casimir was the son of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland.

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[2/3] #Vilnius cont. Užupis is a neighbourhood in the city partially enclosed by the Vilnia River; during the Soviet era it was a bit shabby. It’s now described as bohemian and in 1997 residents self-declared the Republic of Užupis (📷1). The republic’s “free spirit” (unrecognised) Constitution is displayed in multiple languages (📷2); essentially a list of principles, we picked out Article 13: “A cat is not obliged to love its owner, but must help in time of need”. It’s said that almost one in seven Republic residents are artists, so naturally artwork is ubiquitous. For example, “Vivulskis’ Overcoat” is randomly embedded in a wall (📷3); he died from pneumonia after giving his coat to another cold soldier guarding against the approaching Red Army in the winter of 1919. Oh, we must advise you not to eat these 🍄‍🟫 iced mushroom cakes (possibly Touristica fungiformis?); they look nice, but taste strongly of chemistry (📷4).

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[1/3] The historic Old Town of Lithuania’s capital #Vilnius is UNESCO-listed; it served as the political centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and its architectural diversity includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles. Gedimino pilies bokštas | Gediminas Castle Tower c. 1409/ 1933 CE (📷1) and its hill offer elevated views of the historic centre, directly overlooking the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and Cathedral Square/ Vilnius Cathedral—yet we still found orientating to the city a little difficult. From the hill we had quite different views of the Neris River from those of last night’s pitch, swapping pine forest for the skyscrapers of the sprawling modern town (📷2). Šv. Onos bažnyčia | St. Anne's Church illustrates how versatile you can be with a good bricklayer (📷3); this Gothic masterpiece has remained relatively unchanged for five centuries since it was consecrated in 1500 CE. Aušros vartai | the Gate of Dawn, built 1503–1514 CE, is the only surviving gate of the original city wall (📷4); it later incorporated a chapel housing a painting of the Virgin Mary.

🇱🇹 #europe #baltics #lithuania #lietuva 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

More Southern Rocky Mountain goodness from yesterday!

#Mountains #FallColors #Fall #Travel #RoadTrip #Colorado #Landscape #Photography #Darktable