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*intro flashs /a mish mash of sorts*
hound 109:
--- Quote from: apskip on October 27, 2007, 01:08:11 PM ---If we are looking for Bosnia, we will find it very close to Dubrovnik. I recall in 30 years ago going back to Dubrovnik from northern Yugoslavia via Zagreb. The train went through Sarajevo at 3am. It was a beautiful place then and for the 1984 Winter Olympics and I regretted that I never saw it close up. Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is only 60 miles form Dubrovnik.
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Sarajevo is exactly the kind of place they would visit (especially if only 60 miles from Dubrovnik). In addition to the recent conflicts & apskip's info above, the assasination of ArchDuke Ferdinand took place in Sarajevo...the flashpoint start of WW1.
Boingo:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on October 29, 2007, 03:39:45 PM ---YES! Boingo--and where is that windmill from?? :jumpy:
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:rotf: are you laughing yet? you were on the trail..... (Lithuania) :angel:
Edited to add: Rumsiskes Folk Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
...still needs some dog work yet, to nail it down.... :lol:
puddin:
Oh I should move this to the mish mash then :yess:
georgiapeach:
leave a bread crumb trail next time puddin! :lol:
Oh :kissy: Boingo!
I didn't think that thing looked Dutch! And yes-- :rotf: with joy!
So--Eastern Europe somewhere then?
Here is another similar one in "Czech" from this site: http://www.windmillworld.com/europe/czech.htm
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georgiapeach:
Found this: :lol:
Lithuanian national Parks:
Aukštaitija National Park
This is said to be the most beautiful park in the entire Baltic region, and has also starred in a television version of Robin Hood, for obvious reasons. Designated in 1974, it is the oldest national park in Lithuania, and covers around 40,570 hectares on the eastern side of the country, near Utena. Over 70% of its area is pine forest, and contains some trees over 200 years old. There are around 80 villages you can visit inside the park, as well as some impressive lakes formed during the Ice Age, such as the tranquil Lake Dringis and Lake Tauragnas, which is the deepest lake in Lithuania. The park's rivers, including the Zeimena, Kriauna and Lukna, are also attractive to tourists, and provide beautiful routes to follow on hikes. The rivers are also rich in wildlife, including Canadian mink, if you're quick enough to spot them.
Paluse village is the tourist centre of the Aukstaitija National Park, and boasts an octagonal wooden church dating back to 1757. Paluse is the starting point for most of the tourist routes, both shorter and longer walks and a rowing-boat route along a system of lakes and connecting streams. If you don't want to camp in the park, alternative accommodation is available in romantic converted windmills.
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