We got up early and headed out to the Curonian Spit to see the Hill of Witches and then to go down to Nida to the Amber Museum. We took the foot ferry and planned to take a taxi, having called one from the ferry, but it was not at the dock so off we went on the bus. We are getting quite flexible in terms of just winging it, sometimes it works better than others, of course, but I sort of like it. We had sort of a drippy day, but it never rained hard enough that we minded, really. I had the much traveled black wool jersey shawl in my bag so that we could get Rosa wrapped up when needed. She tends to dress for style rather than practicality, but she does look pretty darned cute.
The Hill of Witches was just as interesting to the on the third visit as it was on the first, and we saw several sculptures that looked new and that we didn't remember seeing before. I loved riding the teeter totter with Rosa, and no, I didn't fling her off into the great beyond, thank you very much. It did take a couple of helpers to hold down her end so she could get off. Tracy took neat pictures that she posted on FB.
We walked around a bit, had brunch and then caught the bus to Nida. When we reached the Amber Museum, the young woman who guided us the last time remembered Del and me and said we would not have to pay since it was a return visit for us. I loved the fact that she was wearing jewelry from the sales room. Her dangly amber earrings dangled not only the amber, but also the price tags. Rosa and I enjoyed telling her about following her advice to see if amber is real.
We caught a taxi back to the ferry because timing was not right. It was efficient, but not as much fun as the bus. We needed to get back for our reservation at Stora Antis, so we needed to hustle.
We got all cleaned up and headed out for the short walk to the restaurant. It is my very favorite. Del and David had calimari, Tracy had salmon, Rosa had cheese dumplings and I had the famous stuffed turkey. Rosa ended up eating at least half of mine, which was wonderful to see. Our trip to the meat market was not a good choice. The city kid was more than a little grossed out by her close encounter with food of the meat persuasian, and vowed only to eat meat at Moes because she loves their chicken burrito. The aroma of the turkey won her over, and she really enjoyed it. I was afraid we had ruined her eating life forever. We both enjoyed her dumplings, as well. I plan to eat there a couple more times before we leave Lithuania.
The Hill of Witches was just as interesting to the on the third visit as it was on the first, and we saw several sculptures that looked new and that we didn't remember seeing before. I loved riding the teeter totter with Rosa, and no, I didn't fling her off into the great beyond, thank you very much. It did take a couple of helpers to hold down her end so she could get off. Tracy took neat pictures that she posted on FB.
We walked around a bit, had brunch and then caught the bus to Nida. When we reached the Amber Museum, the young woman who guided us the last time remembered Del and me and said we would not have to pay since it was a return visit for us. I loved the fact that she was wearing jewelry from the sales room. Her dangly amber earrings dangled not only the amber, but also the price tags. Rosa and I enjoyed telling her about following her advice to see if amber is real.
We caught a taxi back to the ferry because timing was not right. It was efficient, but not as much fun as the bus. We needed to get back for our reservation at Stora Antis, so we needed to hustle.
We got all cleaned up and headed out for the short walk to the restaurant. It is my very favorite. Del and David had calimari, Tracy had salmon, Rosa had cheese dumplings and I had the famous stuffed turkey. Rosa ended up eating at least half of mine, which was wonderful to see. Our trip to the meat market was not a good choice. The city kid was more than a little grossed out by her close encounter with food of the meat persuasian, and vowed only to eat meat at Moes because she loves their chicken burrito. The aroma of the turkey won her over, and she really enjoyed it. I was afraid we had ruined her eating life forever. We both enjoyed her dumplings, as well. I plan to eat there a couple more times before we leave Lithuania.
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