Every year Klaipeda has a...
by mayflower
Every year Klaipeda has a festival in July, it's called 'Yuros Svente' or the Sea Festival. Lots of people came to the town, there were a lot of concerts, beer, fish and fun everywhere. Everybody wore striped blue and white navy shirts that were sold everywhere. There was a Christmas tree on the main street decorated with huge paper fish. That showed how important the festival was for local people - as much as Christmas! And the last day of the festival was marked with great fireworks. I'm very glad that I came to Klaipeda right in time!
Symbol of Klaipeda - ship "Meridianas"
by satara
This ship stands near the bridge over river Dane in the city center. It became the symbol of Klaipeda. Nowadays there is a restaurant inside. Famous Lithuanian beer company "Svyturys" which means "Lighthouse" (located in Klaipeda) uses the symbol of this ship as its beer trademark. And they do very well as "Svyturys" is probably the most popular beer among Lithuanians and foreigners who visit Lithuania.
Taking of your shoes
by aterola
Ussually when comming to somebody's home, we take shoes away. I know, that acording etiquet, it is not needed to do, but in LIthuania it is acording to the owner of house. It is polite to take shoes of. But if owner tells you "don't take of your shoes", then it means, that you just walk in with shoes. But is can be unpolite just to walk inside of rooms without trial to take shoes of.
Picnic in the wild
by sindre92
Go to Iki or whereever and buy some nice food. Pack a picnic basket and get on the ferry to Smiltyne. Take the bus that goes to Nida, and go to one of the stops in the forests south of Juodkrante. You can have your picnic in the forest or at the beach. The Neringa is narrow, and it's never a long walk to the beach there.
You can see the Baltic Sea, the pine forests and the great sand dunes. With a bit of luck, you can even get to see wild boars along the road.
It can be a great day in the great outdoors. Just remember that you're in a national park, OK?
off the beaten path
by spe about Čeburekinė (Cheburekine)
One of the relics wich are survived from Soviet time, a bit polished to meet demands of the modern life but in principle not changed much. Once established as a dedicated place for selling the "chebureks" ( caucasian meat pasty fried in oil) it still the same. Located in the building of "Debreceno" trade complex (now grocery store "Rimi") on the second floor. Place offers variety of chebureks with various stuffings - meat, curd, cheese, ham, cabbage etc. Also more common dishes are served. Dinner menu present. Orders are taken on bar counter, payment is immediate ( no credit cards accepted so far, so have cash), and then after you seated bartender will bring you your order. Be awre that chebureks are served without forks, you supposed to eat with your own hands ( and the chebureks are hot, so take care), so if you need one, ask the bartender. The other thing wich can cause a bit of a problem is that, that the menu is solely in lithuanian ( at least I've not seen any other menus) and I don't really know if bartender will understand something except lithuanian and russian. Prices are moderate one cheburek last time when I've been there cost only about 4 litas (EUR 1.15 or USD 1.9)
Takeaway possible.
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Klaipeda golf
The Sea Festival 2009, Klaipeda
sunset in Klaipeda
The Beacon near Nida
