Florence

One of us has just returned from
Flourishing City & got some images to share
though in Italy you’d never experience communication problems,
without the language sometimes it’s difficult to find out the
preferences of “lucky catches”.

upd. the vid dedicated to those who believe that italians
behave the same as all other europeans [made by Italian]
would be great to create analogous guide on life in Lithuania

 

Transilvania

Voting at Street Clash continues, while we sharing
sunny episodes from Romania [Sighişoara, summer 2oo7]:

į Transilvaniją mes iškeliavome, apsiginklavę
vienintele fraze, išgauta iš Lonely Planet gido:
Pot să fac o fotografie [ar galima Jus nufotografuoti]?

 

traveller: Margarida

• name: Margarida;
• she is from: Lisbon (Portugal);
• she has spent 4 day in Lithuania already;
• place we met: Aušros str. (near Philharmonia);
• place she enjoyed: Trakai (a town near Vilnius);
• she likes: jazz, and reads: “Travels in the Scriptorium“
   by Paul Auster (who says: “Writing is no longer an act of free will for me, it’s a matter of survival”)

lt:

 

Lviv: Dasha

Here comes a small report from Lviv (Ukraine):

• name: Dasha
• city we met: Lviv, though she is from Kherson (Ukraine);
• she plays the flute and listens to classical music and rock;
• favourite site: youtube.com, of course;

Lviv is a city of sexy red boots
and beautiful examples of jugend style architecture -
in that contest Dasha looked like alternative person.
The originality of local creators & designers is evident,
visiting coffes and public spaces and noticing all those
lovely details that create the mood.
we would recommend:

 

Yaga: Ieva

• name: Ieva;
• place we met: “french-park”
  (a park near Ambassade de France in Vilnius);
• her soundscape: from reggae to trance music;
• she studies in London, and came to Lithuania for Yaga gathering;
• at the moment we met she was about going to freedom-festival (Portugal)

lt:

 

Giedrė & Andrej

• place we met: Užupis;
• names: Giedrė & Andrej (Gomel, Belarus);
• he plays: electro-bass (hardcore) and sings: a cappella;
• places & time they like in Vilnius: sunsets on Gediminas hill (Andrej), Galera (Giedrė), The Republic of Užupis (both);
• their music: depends on the mood; old rock, reggae, the Cranberries;
• web-places: facebook.com

 

Vilius & his ritual

• name: Vilius;
• place we met: Skalvia cinema (left, on the top);
• he has just: returned from Morocco;
• he is: an editor of the most informative page on philosophy in lithuanian;
• sometimes he: rubs the nose of Mykolas Šleževičius
  (on the corner of Gediminas ave & Vilnius str), for luck.
• recent music: Tiny dancers, New Young Pony Club;

click to see Vilius participating in a special ritual:

 

uk street people

here comes a lucky catch, brought from the uk;
we are going to extend the same post with photoes,
so stay updated and don’t forget to look inside!

 

Jonas from Sweden

• name: Jonas;
• place we met: ŠMC (contemporary art center);
• he came from: Sweden, for a work; at the time we met
  he has been living in Vilnius for about two months;
• he spends his free-time: on the streets,
  especially on Cathedral sq., skateboarding;
• he listens: all kind of underground music, punk;
• lithuanian people? it’s easy to make contacts with them;

lietuviškai:

 

guests from Australia

• names: Earl & Danise [and Cindy on a small photo];
• place we met (for several times): Pilies str.;
• they are performers from Australia, and came here with
  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance theatre “Descendance”
  to participate in several festivals, that take place in Lithuania:
  Christopher summer festival and more;
• Places they like in Vilnius: barbacan & the yard near
  Vilnius Teachers House (Vilnius str.);
• web: descendance