The Repubic of Lithuania

Tweet

Something I Read Today I always try to start my day with a cup of coffee, while reading something from one of my many books that I have collected over the years. I probably have enough books to at least, START, my own library. I live in the state of Virginia, USA now, and I was wondering what country in the world MIGHT be about the same size as Virginia. Many states in the USA are larger than many countries in Europe, for instance. Have you ever been to Lithuania? I have not. So, I discovered that The Republic of Lithuania today, is just slightly larger than Virginia. However, at one time in history, The Grand Duchy of Lithuania included Belarus, the Ukraine, parts of Poland and parts of Russia, making it, at that time, the largest country in Europe. I decided to learn a little MORE about Lithuania, a country in the northern part of Europe but the most southerly of the Baltic states, found between Poland and Latvia. The capital city is Vilnius. One thing I read, that I found rather interesting is that there are two hills in Lithuania: one hill is called the Hill of Witches, which has carvings of pagan gods and animals. The other hill is called the Hill of Crosses and on that hill are thousands of crosses, in many different shapes and sizes.