Geographical Center of Europe

Trip Start May 20, 2008

Trip End Sep 15, 2008

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Flag of Lithuania Near Vilnius, Lithuania
Monday, July 21, 2008

NOTE: Sorry for the lapse in postings. I've been too busy having a great time with Mike and our friends. I have posted photos from the many places we've been. I'm spending too much time and money at Internet cafes posting the photos alone that I've decided to eliminate the commentary. If you want to see photos from the places I'm going just bookmark my blog and check back when you have time.

This entry is for my visit to Europos Parkas which is a 55 acre open-air sculpture museum located in a remote forest outside of Vilnius. The French National Geographic Institute discovered in 1989 that the geographical center of Europe was at this location so Gintaras Karosas spearheaded the construction of a park. It was like a scavanger hunt trying to locate more than 100 sculptures in this forested park designed by artists from more than 70 countries. There were some poorly defined trails which I used as I tried to follow the hand-drawn map given to visitors. I think the point is to reflect and enjoy the art so nothing is done to help speed you along or commercialize the experience. It was an attempt on my part to see something a little different and try to enjoy a rare cultural event. I photographed some of the works for this site. I have my favorite and I hope you see some you like as well. The label field for photos is restricted to a set number of characters on Travelpod but I'll try to list the name of the sculpture,country of artist and then last name of artist.

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Can We Heal?,USA,Goldner	Carousal,Lithuania,Zavadskis	Catch the Wind,South Africa,van der Merwe	Chair-pool,USA,Oppenheim
Chamber of Light,Czech R.,Vesely	Cross,Belarus,Sapo	Departure:For My Grandmother,NA,Pepper	Drinking Structure w/Exposed Kidney Pool,USA,Oppen
Electricity,Lithuania,Pauza	Entrance for Wind&Air,Japan,Nakase	Gate,USA,Orsini	Good Defeats Evil,Russia,Cereteli
Good,Lithuania,Simelis	Lying Head,Lithuania,Jacovskis	Marker for center of Europe w/mileages	Mobile Games,Lithuania,Tendziagolskis
One of few animals I've seen in Lithuania	One,Latvia,Erdmanis	Oriens,Italy,Ghiotti	Park was full of old growth trees&meadows
Point of Ambivalence,Czech R.,Vesely	Prickly,Lithuania,Gutauskas	Sitting Policeman,Lithuania,Pauza	Small Monument for Humanity,Netherlands,de Fluiter
Spider Web Sails,France,Beoust	Suspicious Science,USA,Adamitz Scrupe	Tall pine trees remind me of eastern NC	untitled,Lithuania,Virbickas
White,Lithuania,Raila	Woman Looking at the Moon,Mexico,Cruz