"I just need enough to tide me over until I need more." - Bill Hoest

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Baltics trip
Day 5 - 20th May - Soviet Missile Base, Klaipeda, Lithuania (Part 3)

'Atchoo' (pronounced variously by the locals like the way you sneeze or as "Ah'shoo'") is the Lithuanian word for "Thank you".


We then entered the missile silo.


Net to prevent lawsuits


Roof. You can see the sunlight coming from the crack between the cover and the edge of the hole (?).


Down into the silo


Exit from the silo


Around the Missile Silo


The various Lithuanians on the tour


More attempts to caputre the silo


The ladder originally used to enter the silo (it has been replaced by a wooden one IIRC)




Missile fuel tank storage room


More Russian


Door


Me


Back above ground


The silo we were in. The guide threatened to not let us out if we couldn't identify it, hurr hurr.

All in all, the tour was good, although very pricey (160LT for a carload [up to 4]). Plus an site entrance fee of 2LT per student (it was 6LT per adult), which was peanuts, but was a slap in the face given how much we'd paid for transport.


Church we saw from the car

We asked our driver for a restaurant recommendation, and he recommended Cili Kaimas. Cili Picas was an ubiquitous pizza chain - this was the line serving up Lithuanian food. Interestingly, despite the Chili in the name and the logo, virtually all the food was non-spicy (only some of the pizzas, in fact).


Cili Kaimas's Chef's suggestions


Fish in pond at entrance. From the decor it was probably a very upscale place for the city.

The menu was intriguing.


Menu - Salads
"'Pixie's wizardry'
'Roosters fight'
'Fishmen's competition'
Youngest daughter's salad with cheese 'Fetaki'
Witches' salad
'The lure of tuna-fish'"


Menu - Cold Appetizers
"Dad's drink: Tomato juice, sour cream, green onions, parsley, pepper spices
'Better keep still than talk bunkhouse': Pieces of boiled beef tongue, canned peas, lettuce, mayonnaise and dill sauce"


Menu - Hot potato courses
"'For the end of potato digging': Fried balls of boiled potatoes with cheese filling, butter and sour cream sauce
'Kas liko po baliaus' / Party leftovers: Sauteed zeppelins with minced meat, your chosen sauce"

NB: Zeppelins are just potato shapes


Menu - PORK
"'Flying cabbage': Stuffed cabbage rolls with hot boiled potatoes and sauce
Mom's cutlets
'So delicious, so filling': Liver cutlets, mashed potatoes, beetroot and cabbage salad, butter and sour cream sauce
'Eat a more filling meal': Roast of flank with minced pork filling, beetroot salad, fresh cabbage salad, chanterelle sauce, mashed potatoes
'String for a long time': Baked and smoked pig leg, fried potatoes, stewed sauerkraut, horseradish"

I can't help but wonder if the English translations are wrong, done just to amuse tourists. It was better than Engrish.


Menu - Hot courses
"'Mistress's whim'
'Nude maids in sweet-flags': Chicken breast, chanterelle sauce, carrot, cabbage salad, rice
'Fish needs water': Sea pike fillet, fried vegetables (zucchini, red paprika, carrots, onions), rice, butter and cream sauce, layered pastry
'Wish-Well'"
"Chargrilled dishes:
'Pub's special'
Healthy men's shashlik
'Ship traction'
Leveler's roast"


Menu - Beer snacks
"'Old house': Fried bread with garlic
'Boyish dreams': Boiled peas with fried hot smoked flank
'Time to clip guy's wings': 'Fried spicy chicken wings with Texas sauce
'Excellent with beer and wine': Smoked curd cheese with garlic, two kinds of fermented cheese, black olives, bread rolls, mayonnaise and ketchup sauce
'Eat, don't hesitate!': Herring and tomato rolls, pieces of hot smoked flank, cold smoked causages, gherkins, fried bread with cheese sauce, onions, garlic"


Fish needs water

HWMNBN on 'Fish needs water': It's not bad. Just tasteless... Fish needs water. Food needs taste.


Potato pancakes with salmon


Healthy Man's Shashlik


Sauerkraut soup, IIRC


Party leftovers with sour cream and bacon crisps

I had two drinks. The first was 'kefir'. I asked the waiter and he described it, very helpfully, as 'like milk but not like milk'.


Kefir

In any event, his description wasn't too bad. I would describe it as diluted sour cream; like slightly sour, unsweetened and tasteless yogurt.


The next drink was much more delicious. You see compote (a blend of fruit juices - blackcurrant and apple) here.


More shots of the restaurant


I think I took this because it looked Communist


Railway station