Day 50 Spring Walk About

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We slept late this morning and then headed out to visit a travel agent to see about spring break travel.  We are thinking about Prague, Barcelona or revisiting Rhodes.  We have a bit of a kink because Del has to make a speech in Vilnius, but something will work.

It was sweater weather for Del and sweater and shawl for me, so we really enjoyed our walk.  The residents still had on heavy coats for the most part.  I'm worried that the cold I seem to be getting will make my mother hens say I told you so.  They are convinced we are going to catch our deaths.  It seems to be pretty much confined to a husky voice so far.

The pictures of the dragon peering down and the next several pictures are of the Tower in front of our flat.  I've sent a full length shot of it, but now that the snow is nearly melted, I could get close enough up to get close-ups of the various angles.  We saw several school groups there over the last few days.  Ship tour groups will be right outside our window this summer.

We believe the little boy is a bronze sculpture depicting Klaipeda on the Go.  It celebrates the 750th anniversary of the city.  Those of you who have sharp eyes will note that his nose is not the only part of his anatomy that has been rubbed shiny for luck.  I have nothing else to say on the subject.

I loved the store canopy and the beautiful iron work door handles.  Someday soon I want to dress up and go in to visit the clothes.  They are probably too small for me, and are probably expensive to go with the  elegant door. 

Clothing reminded me of one of the conversations we had with Darius and Brooke, parents of Levi, yesterday.  He was born and reared in Poland during the Soviet times, so he remembers times of scarcity- standing in long lines to get very little.  He went to the US at age 20 to study  and for the first time experienced PLENTY.  Brooke is a Craig's list, etc. person who hates the mall, but Darius, the theology professor loves shopping.  He says he never will forget the first time he saw the Gap and all those new jeans.  He also loves Target, and to a lesser extent, Walmart. His sister is one of the promising young clothing designers in Warsaw, so I guess love of clothing is in the blood.  Brooke frequently wears a coat she designed, and it is beautiful.