Sonja and I later went to the cinema and watched the Jonny Depp film 'Mortdecai', which received dreadful reviews but I really loved it, as did Sonja. Just like when our family saw 'Gladiator' at the cinema in Lithuania in the year 2000, it had Lithuanian subtitles. Lithuanian subtitles for movies, in my opinion, are a good thing as Lithuanian voice overs tend to use just one male voice, and one female voice for all of the characters in the movies, and they speak in a very monotone way.
Sonja and I picked our seats before we entered the cinema on the computer screen. When we picked them, we thought they looked like very good seats, but when we entered the cinema, they were a lot closer to the screen than what we realised.
Sonja insisted that we just sit elsewhere, and I reminded her that when we booked our seats, most of the cinema tickets had been bought. Eventually more people entered the cinema, and a group of people told us that we were sitting in their seats. We apologised and started to move our things. The problem is in this cold weather, is that it is not quick to move all of your piles of clothes. One of the men, whos seat we were sitting in, was very inpatient and stood directly in front of us, looking very unhappy with his arms crossed. We giggled like school girls and did our walk of shame towards the front of the cinema.
Today we had a day trip to Neriga and Nida; the edge of Europe and the coastline of Lithuania. We made it all the way to the border of Leningrad. We need visa's to get in to Russia, and politically, it is difficult to get in to Russia as a Lithuanian even with a visa.
Clara went to use the outdoor toilet but couldn't do it, and nearly vomited instead. Admittedly, it was not a pretty site, but I think I have done enough camping and travel to know that you must meditate when using less savoury toilets, and also not to breathe in.
Neriga and Nida are beautiful places, they are a contrast of a traditional village, the forest, sand dunes, the sea, and beautiful wooden statues that tell Lithuanian pagan fairy tales that are still a part of Lithuanian Christianity today.
Nerida and Nida in the winter is a complete ghost town (but so very peaceful) due to the weather deterring people. I think it is a shame that Lithuanian people dislike their winter so much that it stops them from doing things like hiking through the forrest, like we did today. On one hand I understand it, for instance, I am only just starting to warm up now. But on the other hand, their winter is long, but still very beautiful, so why not make the most of it?
My old Australian runners were really proving their crapness today while I was sliding all over the place!
I accidentally took a ton of photos today with my camera on a wierd setting, so some of them look especially blue. I've also noticed that there are times when flash is a good thing. This is my first time using a proper digital SLR camera. So now (on the 07/04/15) I've decided to trade in some my photos with Tomas. L's photos which came out a lot better. :P I think you can tell which photos were taken by me, through the amount of blue colour within them!
It was such a wonderful day. Even though I was mighty cold, we did see the sun, and I am always happy to be in touch with nature.
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| Impressive wood pile. |
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| I've seen a lot of women wearing these reflectors on their handbags for walking in the dark in winter. Not too sure how effective they would be, but maybe they are. |
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| At the Leningrad border. |
Labanaktis. :)
Xo
Rasa
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