To be overwhelming in the midst of more than 200,000 crosses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThen we drove to a lake below Siauliai and stood there for the night. The area here seems to be relatively new, as the asphalt still looks very unused. Here is a meeting point for athletes such as kite surfers. There were also some of them on the lake. You also have containers with toilets and showers, but they were locked. In the evenings it seems to be a meeting place for young people and young couples. The whole late afternoon and evening were only driving cars back and forth or motorbikes with young people who then watched the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWater sports on the lake near the cross hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe hope for a quiet night. Of course, I didn't sleep so well at first because I always kept one ear to all the cars, but after that it was a really quiet night. In the morning we woke up, the sun was shining and nobody was there anymore. The previous evening it was so windy and cold that we fogged up the windshield for the first time in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNice big parking lot to stay overnight in Siauliai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Klaipeda on the Curonian approach<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe are now heading towards Klaipeda<\/strong> and the Curonian Spit<\/strong>. Driving in the city struck us both a bit. We didn't feel that bad in the other cities. In Klaipeda we went to the Akropolis shopping center because we still have to go shopping in the supermarket. When we stood there in the parking lot, which was relatively narrow and narrow, and just ate a slice of bread, it made \u201cpock\u201d. Then a woman who had parked backwards rolled us onto the bike rack at the back. But nothing happened and we were all able to go our own way. Basti then went shopping and was overwhelmed by the supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe cake counter alone was overwhelming as everything was freshly prepared live by the pastry chef.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe actually wanted to go to the Curonian Spit, but after researching the prices, we decided against it. A bus crossing costs \u20ac 12.70 + \u20ac 1 per person. That would be almost \u20ac 30 there and back, plus another \u20ac 30 fee to even be allowed to drive on the Curonian Spit. If we can't find a free parking space, we would also pay parking space fees again and that would be more than \u20ac 80 for one night in total. That's a bit too much for a bit of beach. So we drive along the coast of the Baltic Sea up towards Latvia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>The Memel North Bunker<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nA little further on the Baltic Sea there is another sight that we want to see. It is a German one Bunker system<\/strong> Memel north<\/strong> right on the beach with six battery guns, most of which fell into the sand or broke apart. It was supposed to protect Klaipeda. A small part of the bunker system can be viewed. It's amazing how nature gets everything back.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe weather is super nice, but it's also really windy. The waves in the sea have almost all whitecaps and there is a lot of noise. We walk a bit along the beach, where there are hardly any shells. But the beach is littered with stones, all of which are strongly rounded due to the very strong undercurrent. At sea we even see a very courageous kite surfer or a very talented one. We walk back through the pine forest directly behind the dunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n