:-)

Albanian houses : life is colourfull!

It's november, let's go to paint our houses and our faces !!!!

Big big colourfull kisses

Far Far Away land, which is not so far... Lithuania trip

Labas, my dear Erasmus people. Two things are incredible at the moment. First, that I’ve finally found some time to write to you all longer post; second – that I was waiting for this moment almost 2 months. Well… maybe “waiting” is not very suitable word. Better would be “delaying”, because of looooots of work I had to do.

Anyway, what I wanted to tell you about is… me! Of course! Me in Lithuania. Ha, yes I could see all our best Erasmus Lithuanians, who I was missing so much for 2 years.

Spending time with Laura, as you all know of course, is always unexpectable. Although she was very busy at job, she was taking care of me all the time. So, what normally tourists cannot experience in visiting Vilnius and the rest Lithuania is for example taking part in regatta, winning the canoe, supporting Lithuanian basketball team in pubs or partying in the club with Laura and Mario.

Just at the first day after my sightseeing and Laura's work we went to support Lithuanian basketball team which was playing against Spain. Wow. Basketball really is the main religion in this little country. I don't even think, that football is provoking so big emotions in Poland. I have never seen so many basketball games before (in LT I've seen 4).

When we weren't watching games, mostly I was sightseeing, and Laura was unfortunately working. But... Laura wouldn't be Laura, if she hadn't have something extra ;) With her workmates we were taking part in regatta, sailing an old russian pontoon, we've got SECOND place, got the diplomas with plenty of funny mistakes in our names and in the end we won a great canoe in the lottery! What a day...

...and what a night after!

Party with Laura and Mario, only Carlos was missing, as his mobile, which none of us had a correct and actual number ;)

Nothing lost, thank's to internet Carlos was found and we finally met together. Where? Of course in the pub. What we were doing? Of course supporting basketball teams :D All the pub was for Lithuanian team, and me the only one for Polish team... well, that's the next prove that Lithuanians are one of the nicest nations in the world: I was safe, even that Poland won.

Guys hasn't changed anything! It was like everyday in Fish bar - great feeling to see together again.

Apart of that all, what is also important, (not as much as Erasmus people), I have seen quite a lot things, Vilnius of course - it's a really the city of churches, they are everywhere, and after few days you really have no idea in which you've already been and in which not. They are all nice, but so many, that some of that are just after-church buildings, but their function is completely different: I've seen concert hall-church, hospital-church, even prison-church (closed now) ; Except this, that's really beautiful city, good for artists and youngs - lot of freshness and good feelings.

I will not show you a lot of photos of Vilnius, you need to go and see! And find Uzupis, which I was looking for all my staying there, and surrounding it, but I failed. Laura took me there the last day.

We went also to Trakai Castle, to Kaunas, I was to the seaside - I've stayed one night in Klaipeda and I saw a beautiful place called Nida.

In Trakai Laura closed me in the cage! Ha, but of course I entered there by myself...

Nida - all the buildings are wooden with the blue and white shutters - looks wonderful.

At the end, few words about food! It's delicious, but unfortunately and probably for some of you may be too fatty... well, for me was not ;) After cepelinas and beer which we had the last night, I was sleeping all the way home as a baby ;) Yep, because my bus was late in the evening, I spent the last hours in Vilnius with Laura, Mario and Carlos together in a great atmosphere.

I hope we'll see soon again. Thank you Laura for your hospitality, thanks also for your mum, who was so nice for me during my staying in your home.

Kisses for everybody! Let's see together again!

Magda

Some news from the Far-Far-Away Land!

Hello my yearned Erasmus people. How are you? Hope everybody is fine and happy. Well – me, I’m quite busy these days. From the last time I was writing to you, here we had a lot of celebrations around and I was traveling a bit in Lithuania and Switzerland. Well Switzerland looked quite nice country, just a bit strange and I did not managed to steel a barrel of gold from them. But I bought Swiss knife. I think most of you already saw my pictures in Facebook from there. Also, from Lithuanian seaside, where I spend the weekend with friends. Our seaside is quite amazing with very white and nice sand. Just we have one problem – rain. It’s raining soooo often… :(

And by the way, I win photo competition and even get some money from that. Every year our Defense ministry is doing a photo competition. All the photos should be connected with army or something like that. So – with my photo I get the third place in “non-professional” group. And this photo is now in a gallery and also printed.

Here I also put some photos from our Millennium song and dance celebration. It’s amazing – about 3000 people dancing and singing at once. And all the week like this. These celebrations are held every 4 years and they are included in the UNESCO world heritage, because just Baltic countries have this kind of thing (such a massive one).

And at the resent time I’m planning my BIG trip to Siberia, Buriatia region (that’s Russia, if something). I will lead there youngsters group to see the places where Lithuanians were exiled by the Soviet governors. This place is almost near China and Mongolia, so it should be very interesting. And also, people living there are already with narrow eyes and they pray to Buda. Hope I will survive, because we will be traveling with local trains, busses (and believe me – they are worse then in Bulgaria), sleeping in tents all the time. Promise to put some photos there after this trip. And yea, one more thing - before this we were all (66 people) were going to a "survive" trip to chech which people can do this. So finally we were walking 42 kilometres in two days, crossing rivers with no bridges or with line bridges, going through rain and heat... It was really amazing... :)

Well, I think that’s all. Waiting for Magda visiting me in September. Waiting to hear some news from you. Dreaming about coming back to Bulgaria (can you imagine us all together there again?). And also, happy birthday Clemance (it’s today)… :)

Kisses, Laura

P.S.: thanks for the letters and messages I received form some of you during the recent time and sorry for not answering. I’m kind of busy at the moment, but still I miss you and I’m thinking about you A LOT! :)

Seaside...

Millennium song and dance festival

Again - festival and our national clothes

And the winner foto... :))


The 42 km. trip on foot

The King is dead...

...but as someone said, right now he's drinking tea with Elvis, Frank and Johnny... On second thought Frank is probably drinking JD...

Travel book Poland . op.I katowice

1. KATOWICE O.V.N.I. 2009 People from the galaxy arrived in Katowice in order to play music and have fun in this city

2. From the heart of the earth - Minners district in Katowice, a very very great place, i've never seen this kind of building, of course when i was in England but this architecture is unique (from Mgada's guide) Magda can you tell us the name of the architect and the name of the district ?)

3 - The chatting flying balcony - The minners district in Katowice Put your eyes up and see people in every place of the district, they are chatting between the bricks...they are kind of human bricks, listen and the briks will talk to you, because the bricks have ears...

4- Childhhood - Minners district in Katowice. This picture could be taken in many places in Europe it is true, the architecture is so diffeent and interesting but people are the same, so normal way of life... this child is sweet, the flower is sweet, the place is sweet.

The atmosphere of this district is so kute and unique, i think some artists could be happy in this place, i hope one day make a moovie there...

5- Sofia i'm coming- Train Station Oschwitzim (Auschwitz), way Oschwitzim-Katowice : My train - Some shadows before to cross the railway and go inside this popy, funky, funny train, before to see ola, javi, magda, before to feel Sofia, but I arrived in Katowice and the life is going on so i was in Katowice with my friends from Katowice but thank you Sofia!

I want to kiss everybody because you are somewhere in our planeta, ans sometimes my thinks are flying in some directions for different reasons...are flying where you are even if you don't feel them...take care!

jibi

Azis - article about him

Hey all! Today I was laughing a lot, because in one news portal I saw an article about this fat gipsy Azis... :)) In the article it was writen, that he's totally crazy and it is not understandable how he managed to get such a fame in Bulgaria. Well, the most funny there were link to his pictures albume, so, if you want to remember the crazy bulgarian people, open this link: http://bgpopfolk.free.fr/azis/bgazis.htm.

Kiss for all, Laura

Hello from Italy!

Hi everybody!!!!
Here are some photos of Pisa.
I will write more about my Erasmus period in Italy.... soon :-)
Kissessssssssss :*:*:*

Eurovision!!! Vote for Lithuania!!!! :))

That's a Lithuanian song for Eurovision - vote for us!! :)) We are going to semi-final today! :)

Some Lithuanian Devils for Clemance!!

Hey everybody! This weekend I was spending near the seaside of Lithuania. Little city called Nida. Near this city there is a big mountain (OK, for us it is mountain, but for most of you - just a hill...), named The Hill of Whiches. There are a lot of sculptures of whiches and devils. I know, that you, Clemance, wanted to visit the Devils Museum in Lithuania, but you hadn't time for that - so, here some fotos of Lithuanian Devils for you! And also some fotos just of the city, Baltic sea and suroundings... :)) As you can see - I did not changed a lot during these two years after Erasmus experience.

And JB - waiting for your post from Poland! Ana! And you also promised to write something about your trip with Nacho! With love, Laura.

The Big "Toungue" (Shouting) Devil

Angry Devil

Chair fo Devil

Traditional Lithuanian seaside house

The dunes (far far away you can see Russia)

The little port

There is a tradition to "set" the sun down - every evening we are going somewhere near the sea to say goodbye to the sun

Me - jumping! Sebobo, this one is for you... :)) Jumping is amazing... :)

The part of burned wood

MISTER DUCK BLOGSPOT 2009

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE DUCK!!!!!

vote and tell us why this duck ???

1 - Green duck, he is ecologic and very grass and very spring !
2- Pink Duck, he is very gay and of course very modern and he loves chewing-gum

3- blue duck : he loves swimming in the sea and swimming in the sky!!!

4- Orange duck : He loves chatting by phone

5- Yellow duck : He is authentic because he is yellow, he loves living in the bath and eating pâquerette!

GOOD CHOICE AND KISSES

Informations : all these ducks are living in my flat, they are very funny and very flashy!!

Burning lady!

Hey, guys! Do you remember - in the beginning of my Erasmus, in my room, still with Mario and Carlos we made a traditional Lithuanian fest. We eat pancakes and after all – we were burning a lady. So, last weekend there was the same festival in Lithuania. In English normally this festival should be called The Mardi Gras.

Normally during this festival we go to some traditional villages all over Lithuania and we eat pancakes and burn ladies. Ladies we burn are called More. It symbolizes winter. It’s kind a festival to say goodbye for the winter and welcome spring. During the “burning ceremony” we shout: “Žiema, Žiema, bėk iš kiemo” (it means: “Winter, Winter, go away from us”).

So, just to remember – some photos from that… :)

The big burning lady More

One of the traditional villages Rumšiškės

Having dinner with friends in this village near the old Lithuanian hause

Near the oldest Lithuanian church

Having fun. Traditional Lithuanian hause for bees... :)