Boon
@belfastboon.bsky.social
Hi ho Silver, here come the Lone Ranger
He's riding on down, to rescue me.
October 22, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Vilnius: sure you'd never get "board"
October 22, 2023 at 9:23 PM
Vilnius: sure you'd never get "board"
October 21, 2023 at 11:05 PM
Irish Embassy Vilnius is in the former HQ of what became the Lithuanian Independence movement.
Parishioners from the Catholic Cathedral opposite came after Mass to read indy notices.
When the building was being secured for Embassy they deliberately kept the noticeboard open out of respect.
Parishioners from the Catholic Cathedral opposite came after Mass to read indy notices.
When the building was being secured for Embassy they deliberately kept the noticeboard open out of respect.
October 21, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Irish Embassy Vilnius is in the former HQ of what became the Lithuanian Independence movement.
Parishioners from the Catholic Cathedral opposite came after Mass to read indy notices.
When the building was being secured for Embassy they deliberately kept the noticeboard open out of respect.
Parishioners from the Catholic Cathedral opposite came after Mass to read indy notices.
When the building was being secured for Embassy they deliberately kept the noticeboard open out of respect.
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part IV
October 21, 2023 at 10:25 PM
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part IV
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part III
October 21, 2023 at 10:22 PM
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part III
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part II
October 21, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part II
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part I
October 21, 2023 at 10:02 PM
Museum of Occupation & Freedom Fights, Part I
October 15, 2023 at 8:14 PM
Poor planning on my part meant I couldn't get inside Lukiškių kalėjimas - the old prison where they filmed some scenes for Stranger Things. It's now an arts space, concert venue, etc. with a series of bars & food trucks.
On a chilly Monday afternoon in October the courtyard was starting to fill up.
On a chilly Monday afternoon in October the courtyard was starting to fill up.
October 15, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Poor planning on my part meant I couldn't get inside Lukiškių kalėjimas - the old prison where they filmed some scenes for Stranger Things. It's now an arts space, concert venue, etc. with a series of bars & food trucks.
On a chilly Monday afternoon in October the courtyard was starting to fill up.
On a chilly Monday afternoon in October the courtyard was starting to fill up.
Strange fish down by the keys
October 15, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Strange fish down by the keys
Swallowed my pride and slipped up to the Radisson Blu's Skybar for an afternoon's overpriced cocktails hoping the view would be as good as I'd heard.
Alas (for their bottom line), it was closed.
Happily (for you, dear followers), the view from the corridor outside the closed Skybar is just fine.
Alas (for their bottom line), it was closed.
Happily (for you, dear followers), the view from the corridor outside the closed Skybar is just fine.
October 15, 2023 at 12:47 AM
Swallowed my pride and slipped up to the Radisson Blu's Skybar for an afternoon's overpriced cocktails hoping the view would be as good as I'd heard.
Alas (for their bottom line), it was closed.
Happily (for you, dear followers), the view from the corridor outside the closed Skybar is just fine.
Alas (for their bottom line), it was closed.
Happily (for you, dear followers), the view from the corridor outside the closed Skybar is just fine.
This trip: just Vilnius.
That's 2/3 Baltics this year. Thought Estonia was no-go as no direct flights, but they've just restarted...
Question is: can I hack another Baltic winter?
(Real q is: will Mrs Boon let me go this side of January!)
November: London #1001Beers
December: Kerstbierfest
That's 2/3 Baltics this year. Thought Estonia was no-go as no direct flights, but they've just restarted...
Question is: can I hack another Baltic winter?
(Real q is: will Mrs Boon let me go this side of January!)
November: London #1001Beers
December: Kerstbierfest
October 15, 2023 at 12:22 AM
This trip: just Vilnius.
That's 2/3 Baltics this year. Thought Estonia was no-go as no direct flights, but they've just restarted...
Question is: can I hack another Baltic winter?
(Real q is: will Mrs Boon let me go this side of January!)
November: London #1001Beers
December: Kerstbierfest
That's 2/3 Baltics this year. Thought Estonia was no-go as no direct flights, but they've just restarted...
Question is: can I hack another Baltic winter?
(Real q is: will Mrs Boon let me go this side of January!)
November: London #1001Beers
December: Kerstbierfest
The old Mary J. Uana grows wild in Lithuania but it's so cold the THC doesn't develop...Instead they cook & brew with it.
Few years ago however, after two record-breaking heatwave summers, a certain German retailer mysteriously recalled some products lest thrifty customers got buzzed!
Few years ago however, after two record-breaking heatwave summers, a certain German retailer mysteriously recalled some products lest thrifty customers got buzzed!
October 15, 2023 at 12:11 AM
The old Mary J. Uana grows wild in Lithuania but it's so cold the THC doesn't develop...Instead they cook & brew with it.
Few years ago however, after two record-breaking heatwave summers, a certain German retailer mysteriously recalled some products lest thrifty customers got buzzed!
Few years ago however, after two record-breaking heatwave summers, a certain German retailer mysteriously recalled some products lest thrifty customers got buzzed!
When shall we three meet again?
October 14, 2023 at 10:58 AM
When shall we three meet again?
October 14, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Behind me: C.U.P. - former Soviet supermarket where the shelves were mostly empty most of the time.
To my left: former Hotel Lietuva where foreigners stayed. Wired for sound & staffed by KGB.
Now, across Constitution St: Europa Sq & the council building shows how they feel about Moscow these days!
To my left: former Hotel Lietuva where foreigners stayed. Wired for sound & staffed by KGB.
Now, across Constitution St: Europa Sq & the council building shows how they feel about Moscow these days!
October 10, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Behind me: C.U.P. - former Soviet supermarket where the shelves were mostly empty most of the time.
To my left: former Hotel Lietuva where foreigners stayed. Wired for sound & staffed by KGB.
Now, across Constitution St: Europa Sq & the council building shows how they feel about Moscow these days!
To my left: former Hotel Lietuva where foreigners stayed. Wired for sound & staffed by KGB.
Now, across Constitution St: Europa Sq & the council building shows how they feel about Moscow these days!
Šnipiškės is a hangover from Soviet era: unpaved roads, wooden houses w/out plumbing (some w/out mains electricity), all within the shadow of skyscrapers & large cranes.
Primo real estate.
You need a permit to demolish...so many houses simply catch fire.
This is known as the Belfast phenomenon.
Primo real estate.
You need a permit to demolish...so many houses simply catch fire.
This is known as the Belfast phenomenon.
October 10, 2023 at 7:16 AM
Šnipiškės is a hangover from Soviet era: unpaved roads, wooden houses w/out plumbing (some w/out mains electricity), all within the shadow of skyscrapers & large cranes.
Primo real estate.
You need a permit to demolish...so many houses simply catch fire.
This is known as the Belfast phenomenon.
Primo real estate.
You need a permit to demolish...so many houses simply catch fire.
This is known as the Belfast phenomenon.
You're not fighting traffic bud, you're fighting the patriarchy
October 10, 2023 at 7:06 AM
You're not fighting traffic bud, you're fighting the patriarchy
I'm in
I'm in
I'm in
Ah crap
I'm in
I'm in
Ah crap
October 10, 2023 at 7:02 AM
I'm in
I'm in
I'm in
Ah crap
I'm in
I'm in
Ah crap
Lithuanians don't cross the street, they striiiiide
October 10, 2023 at 7:00 AM
Lithuanians don't cross the street, they striiiiide
