Visit to the religious city of Kaunas, Lithuania
DAY 21 – Our first day in Kaunas, Lithuania was dominated by giant churches, an outstanding guesthouse, and really excellent blood sugars. Until dinner, that is. [keep reading]
Šiauliai, Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses and Iron Fox
DAY 20 – We went to the Hill Of Crosses north of Šiauliai, Lithuania, and then walked around a cemetery and a nice lake at dusk. [keep reading]
My first Lithuanian train ride to Šiauliai
DAY 19 – We took the train from Vilnius, Lithuania, to cold and cozy Šiauliai. My BG was sort of OK until I ate pizza, then it all went bad the rest of the day. [keep reading]
Trakai Castle on an island near Vilnius, Lithuania
DAY 18 – We spent the morning and afternoon seeing some more of Old Town Vilnius, then rode out by car with Masayo's friend to see the Trakai Island Castle. [keep reading]
Wandering Old Town in Vilnius, Lithuania
DAY 17 – Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa watched over us as we walked around Vilnius, Lithuania. My blood sugars were alternately great and very high. [keep reading]
By bus across the border to Vilnius, Lithuania
DAY 16 – Going from Latvia into Lithuania by bus proved that sometimes crossing a border leads not only to a new country, but to a new frame of mind. [keep reading]
Soviet trams and old fortress in Daugavpils, Latvia
DAY 15 – Though my blood sugar was up and down, I enjoyed Daugavpils, a Russian town in Latvia. Especially cool were the strange sites and names like Cietoksnis. [keep reading]
Lively bus ride to Daugavpils, Latvia
DAY 14 – On a bus ride from Rīga, Latvia, and despite a dinner full of rice and bread, my blood sugars were all under 200 today. And Daugavpils is a cool town. [keep reading]
Curious world of Rīga, Latvia’s Old Town
DAY 13 – A day walking around Rīga, Latvia's old town yielded some fantastically decorative buildings, but mishandling of my diabetes saw several high blood sugars. [keep reading]
Overcast bus ride to Rīga, Latvia
DAY 12 – Our bus trip from Valka to Rīga, Latvia was a nice trip, but my blood sugars were high all day and it made me grumpy. Still, Rīga seems nice. [keep reading]
Valka, a town split by the Estonia-Latvia border
DAY 11 – Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia are one town divided by an international border. When I was there, you could just stroll back and forth between the two nations. [keep reading]
Tartu, a perfect little city in Estonia
DAY 10 – Tartu is a beautiful and pleasant town in southern Estonia with a strange, vibrant creative urge. If only my diabetes had behaved better there. [keep reading]
Afternoon bus through Estonia to Tartu
DAY 9 – My blood sugar ranged from 50 to 338 today, but the bus ride from Tallinn to Tartu through central Estonia was exquisite. Dinner was from a supermarket. [keep reading]
Patarei, bizarre Soviet prison in Tallinn, Estonia
DAY 8 – My blood sugar on a day around the decommissioned prison at Patarei in Estonia was up and down, but it was worth it to see a place so jaw-droppingly weird. [keep reading]
Inside the medieval town walls of Tallinn, Estonia
DAY 7 – As if Old Town Tallinn, Estonia isn't enough of a time trip by itself, we chanced upon a secret door that led up into the ancient stone town wall. Nice birthday for me. [keep reading]
Chilly day in Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia
DAY 6 – The amazing and endless cobblestone alleyways of the Old Town section of Tallinn, Estonia must be explored on foot, without a map and with an open mind. [keep reading]