Trakai Island Castle
June 1, 2019
I am now in my final Baltic city, Vilnius, Lithuania, before heading back home in a few days. Vilnius is a beautiful city that I have fallen in love with, but today, I took a day trip to Trakai, a town about 40 minutes outside of Vilnius. The Trakai Castle, which sits on an island in Lake Galve, was my destination, The castle was first built in the 14th century but then destroyed in 1655 by a Russian invasion. Then the Soviet’s approved the reconstruction of the Castle and it was completed in 1987.
The inside of the castle walls.
I didn’t expect the castle to be this fancy.
There was also a room with about 100 pipes on display.
There are lots of steps to climb!
This is the (now dry) moat between the defensive wall and the castle.
The lake is also a popular recreation area for many Lithuanians. If you don’t have your own boat, you can rent by the hour.
Or get a beverage…
There are also Karaite colorful wooden houses that line the streets on one side of the lake. Karaites are a small religious faith . Their iconic three-windowed homes are a part of their heritage. Their houses are built so that three windows always face the street. One window is for God, one is for the Grand Duke, and one if for family and friends and look like….
Many has cute little gardens. It was a fun day and the weather was beautiful!
Bird of the day….
Mama Duck and her babies. She actually had a lot of babies but most were hiding in the reeds.
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