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Then we discovered how important nature is
to them, how they treat and respect their
environment, how civilized they are and
how much they invested into protecting
nature and showing people what beautiful
places they have. They are proud of their
country and demonstrate that through their
actions.
The Treetops Walking Path
is one
of the places that we visited and it is unique
in Eastern Europe. The path is at the level of
the tree crowns and it lasts for 300 meters,
evenly going up to 21 meters high. There are
13 stops on the path which are assigned to
help you get to know and experience the
variety of Lithuanian forests. On the 14
th
stop which is on the highest point on the
tower (34 meters above the forest tops), the
breathtaking view of the Sventoji river
curves opens up, and the tower tops of the
St. Matthew’s church, which is the highest
in Lithuania, arises over the forest.
The visit to the capital of the country,
Vilnius, was another pleasant surprise for
us. Vilnius is known for the architecture of
its
declared
in 1994. Its Jewish influence
until the 20th century has led to it being
described as the ‘Jerusalem of Lithuania’. In
2009, Vilnius was the
together with the Austrian city
o
It’s difficult to say everything only by using
a few pictures and even fewer words,
especially when you have taken hundreds of
pictures and when you have just as many
memories, so I cannot stop here, even
though it’s taken me 2 pages already.
An activity that I loved was the one of the
song rehearsal because again I could see the
people’s
implication,
their
good
organization and even better disposition. I
saw around 30 students coming from 7
countries singing together and enjoying
themselves due to a great music Lithuanian
teacher that shall not be forgotten. She was
so determined, yet so amusing that
everybody had fun during this activity.