End of the touring for a while

For this post, I thought I would just catch up on pictures. Today was simply a day to relax before classes begin tomorrow. Around noon, a group from Karklu came over here to Neumann hall and we went into into old city and walked around the Akropolis (the mall) and got Gelato which was really good. A few people shopped for clothes and electronics and such, but mostly it was just window shopping. This evening, before the Karklu dorm left, we went to Iki and got some more food for supper. After supper with Roman and Lena (my room-mate and his girlfriend), we went to play soccer but unfortunately there wasn't a soccer ball to be found anywhere in the gym. So, three study abroads (Dan, Sarah, and I) played frisbee for a while. Again, it was just a day to relax before classes begin, but it was kindof nice to just sit back and chill, ya know?


Yesterday we went to two churches: one catholic (in Lithuanian) and one protestant (in English). It was interesting to visit the church at Kretinga (Catholic church) as it was run by Franciscan monks who let us tour their cathedral and monastery. The church service was beautiful, though I cannot say I understood much beyond the words "good," "yes," "amen," "hallelujah," and "hosanna". It reminded me again of the day of Pentecost and the movement and power of the Holy Spirit, that by God's redeeming love and grace all people in all their tongues may bend on their knees and bow before the Lord and say, "Christ is King." After church in the morning, we went to a restaurant which had a lot of little shops and play grounds and even a ropes course and shooting (archery) range. After ordering food, we explored and played on the grounds, before returning and eating some really delicious food. The church we went to in the evening was run by the Salvation Army, and we ran into my room-mate Roman actually on the way there! Most of LCC (Lithuanian Christian College) faculty and some students attend there, so it has a very north-american protestant church feel to it while at the same time feeling. The message preached on was James 1, which was very good - as was the music. I think Rebecca and I mentioned to each other about returning to that church in the next few weeks.

A few days ago, we took the bus to the town of Nida on the baltic. There, we explored the town and we also went in the sea and the adjacent lagoon. I've never seen such huge sand dunes as there were there!













But now, we have come to the end of the touring. Classes begin in the morning, and I've gotta get some sleep! As for the Pictures, all of the pics on this posting are from and around Klaipeda. Hope you enjoy!