postcrossing.ilyani.net » Lithuania http://postcrossing.ilyani.net imajica is imajicated Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:14:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Vilnius http://postcrossing.ilyani.net/2009/02/10/vilnius/ http://postcrossing.ilyani.net/2009/02/10/vilnius/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:52:18 +0000 ilyani http://imajication.wordpress.com/?p=283 End of last year I have received two official cards from Lithuania within 2 months! I think it’s such a luck, seeing Lithuania is one of the less regular countries in Europe, or maybe it’s just me who don’t know that Lithuania is having more and more users nowadays. Anyways. Let’s start with its capital, Vilnius :)

LT-20937 from Greta. This is Saint Anne’s Church in Vilnius Old Town, which was built in gothic style. The first original church at this site believed to be wooden, was built for Anna, the first wife of Vytautas the Great. The original church was destroyed in fire in 1419, and the present brick church was built after the reconstruction.

LT-9512 from Augustas showing an old photo of Vilnius. On the photo is written Wilno, which is the older name of Vilnius.

From Prosas. A sunset view of Vilnius, though I’m not sure which part. He didn’t write anything on card except his name. But at least on the back of this card has an image of statutue of an army with his horse.

From Prosas again. And though he sent these cards written and stamped, he didn’t write anything much actually, lol. Anyway it says here Gediminas Castle (seen front) and TV Tower (at the back, I guess). The Gediminas Tower is the only functional part of the Vilnius Upper Castle.

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