From last time I headed north to Warsaw to meet Tony and continue our adventures together. Warsaw seemed like an amazing city and I’m looking forward to getting back there in the very near future. Through some friends of his we got to a fancy party with: a great band who covered Joy Division in Polish while the beautiful people clapped politely; the mayors of Warsaw and Budapest; best of all, a buffet of food and wine which we took full advantage of. Then we caught the bus to Kaunas, Lithuania, and started to try our thumbs at hitch-hiking.
Unfortunately it wasn’t always that sunny. Fortunately it wasn’t all tractors. It has been a lot of fun as we criss-crossed Lithuania and then travelled up to Latvia (from where I’m writing). And combined with couchsurfing has meant we’ve met 100% local people, and saved a few coins. Highly recommended. It’s a pretty funny way to travel… very quick transitions from lows (every minute of 2 1/2 hours in the rain and hail) to highs (a ride in a truck with hot coffee and a bed).
Lituania was a beautiful country to visit. Check out this castle: 
And they eat pig ears and watch basketball. Yum? Well, when in Vilnius…
And we found our way here, to the hill of crosses, which is exactly what the name suggests but no less impressive for its unoriginality.
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