Klaipeda, Lithuania

This sleepy village of Klaipeda is a really quite neat. With the town being completely rebuilt after the bombings during WWII, it has a newer feel, but the industrial area is still made of clay bricks and metal sheet roofing. Despite the town being quiet, the port is very important for shippings product and supplies along the Baltic Sea. Today we explored the Curonian Spit, which is a separate "island" that you reach by ferry (very short distance). A local bus transported us to the furthest town, closest to the Russian border. This town is called Nida and is visited by many Russian and German people for vacations. We climed to the top of the massive sand dunes that look over the fishing and sailing village. The most popular treat is smoked fish (which I didn't gain the nerve to try...), but others said it was delicious. So far, it has been nice to rest in the comfortable homestead. To end my stay in Klaipeda, I ran into the Baltic Sea for a refreshing swim.