Tuesday:
We literally got rained out of our plans. Tyson went into work with Adam, so the 3 of us were going to go to the Jewish Museum. The heavens opened just as we got outside. Umbrellas weren't enough to keep us dry. The puddles were huge and cars couldn't help but splash as they drove by. We walked for about 2 minutes before we knew we had to duck in somewhere. We had seen a new donut shop that was close to us and decided to stop there to escape from getting drenched. That was a bad call, because we found they have the absolute best donuts we've ever tasted! They're big and doughy with the perfect amount of frosting. They are just amazing!
We stayed until the rain slowed down, but still didn't want to walk in the puddles to the museum. We learned a few days ago that the Kendalls have hair clippers with them that work, so we had arranged to pick those up today. We grabbed those earlier than planned, then headed back home. We just hung out and got Jacob a haircut.
Wednesday:
It wasn't raining, so we had to get out! Tyson hasn't seen our old courtyard, so we headed there right after grabbing some lunch. It's even nicer than when we saw it a month ago. The fence was there before, but someone's laid pavers and made flowerbeds. It looks really good. Hopefully, the vines will bloom before we leave next month!
Our Rentida Courtyard
We wanted to see the Jewish Museum, which tells the story of how basically all of the Jews in Lithuania were massacred during WWII. It was a necessary history lesson for our home school. You can actually see the white paper on the black door in this picture below. It says: We are closed for the next 2 days for an international event. Blah!
Jewish Museum
We were determined to not let that ruin our day! We were on the edge of old town and normally don't stray much further out, so we decided to see what else was out there. The buildings aren't as unique as in Old Town, but it is where the majority of people live. We need to see how people live. We continued up the hill and turned on a cross road, and soon stumbled on this Russian Orthodox Church. Then I knew exactly where we were - we were just around the corner from the US Embassy. It's good that my boys kind of know where it is, just in case...
Roman Catholic Church
Inside was an interesting combination of really plain and overly gaudy. You might not be able to tell from this picture, but everything in the background is covered in a dark gold.
Entrance to the US Embassy
We often pass this park on the way home from church. We recognize it from the steps and the columned building across the street.
We maybe stopped at the donut shop on our way back to our apartment...
Sarah and the boys all had things they wanted to grab at home, so I enjoyed listening to the kids play in our courtyard while they ran upstairs.
Park behind our apartment.
New graffiti by our apartment. It amused us.
We wanted to walk around the Vilnius University campus. This was the view of the Vilnius Cathedral Bell Tower along the way.
This room of the University Library is on the list of things to see in Vilnius.
This beautiful ceiling is why.
Every campus should have a courtyard like this! BYU, take notice!
And definitely one like this!
Or this!
How about an organ like this for the students to practice on!
And a cute old angel statue.
We left the university and headed towards home, but a courtyard we've passed called to me and I'm so glad I heeded the call. After we passed through a peaceful arched courtyard, we came to an overlook on the back of the Presidential Palace!
We then walked around to another great set of connected courtyards. I got this great shot, and then found the true treasure behind this church.
How about a statue of Jesus with just the head and hands left laying on the ground to look like he's buried and coming out of the ground. I was so fascinated by this!
Grass is starting to pop up and so is this interesting moss.
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