Morning light after a short night. Light, having defeated darkness, continues to reign in the short summer. The silence. I heard only the chirping of birds. They are not sleeping, just like me. I do rejoice in this warm and beautiful summer morning. I know that there will be few such mornings. The rains and winds will recede again, and the long autumn season will come. My heart jumps with joy when it is warm, not only outside the window. It is warm in my heart too. I love when the sun wakes us up and inspires us to life. I love when, in the morning, its rays wake us from the kingdom of sleep and, as it were, throw us out of bed, not letting us be lazy.
Such a wonderfully beautiful life is when there is no more grayness, wind and rain. Nature blooms, recovers and reaches for the warmth of the sun, as if it had woken up from a dream, just like us. So let's wake up and rise to life, welcoming that wonderful world in which its ruler - the sun - reigns.
Sun, you are a human friend. The most wonderful, because you allow us to enjoy life. Shine, warm and bring happiness and joy to us. Do not give up, do not stop warming us and our hearts, because when you show your power, people seem to wake up to a new life, become better and smile more...
Such a warm and sunny day I don't want to spend at home. I grabbed my phone and went in search of what to do today, what to visit. And here we are after breakfast on our way to Raseiniai. There is a beautiful corner of nature with a restaurant where they will cook freshly caught carp in their ponds. This was the first time we came there.
The carp breeding ponds located on both sides of our main highway are well known to many. Carp was bred here during the Soviet era. As privatization approached, the ponds became unprofitable and began to die. After the ponds were privatized, things soon improved, and carp were bred here again.
People could come, pay a fishing fee, and catch carp, and take as many as they catch. Later, an impressive fishing and recreation complex was built. Here you can rent a house or a room for relaxation, or you can just come and eat, because the restaurant offers excellent fish dishes. Well, we wanted to fish and, if we managed, ask to cook the carp we caught and taste it.
We with daughter left our men to fish and went to explore the whole complex.
The son was so happy when he and his father finally caught a carp. The first carp in son's life. We gave it to the cooks of the restaurant and went to the playground to relax our children a little bit before they served us the fried carp.
This complex of the resort looks like an incredibly peaceful place. It was built in the middle of the forest, so all the surroundings are just greenery. And here you can find everything your heart desires, even the stay for the night. I would love to spend more time here booking a room or villa in such a quiet place. Maybe next time.
If you stay for a night, you can find all the facilities needed for a perfect quality family time: there are a sauna, gym, fishing and swimming pools (indoor and outdoor) with whirlpools and cascades. You can enjoy good food, and your kids can spend time in the playground or playroom inside. There are also bowling, tennis courts and lovely surroundings for bike riding, and, of course, many more activities.
I can't say anything about the interior of the rooms, but the surroundings impressed us. I just read that rooms and villas have small kitchens too, so you can easily prepare meals for yourself there if prices in restaurant are too high for you. Very comfortable.
All buildings are made in a traditional way from logs and stone. We saw a lot of blacksmiths works in the interior, so it all has a very authentic view there.
And so, it came time for our meal. The fish soup we ate there was very delicious. It is really worth stopping and having a plate of it there. For the main meal, we were served fish chips made from our carp, and again, it was really delicious. Our kids refused to eat fish, so we ordered pancakes for them. I guess they were delicious too, as they ate them all.
On the way home, I asked my son if he would like to stay there for a night. He said yes, but he liked our trips better to the sea. Actually, me too. I like to run away for a short time from our city on the seashore, but the longing for the sound of the sea draws me back because nothing compares to time spent by the sea. Especially in summer.
August is a month of true fullness for me every year. Full gardens and orchards, shooting stars, the last sighs of hot days with cooler evenings promising the end of summer. Apples and rowanberries ripened much earlier, dahlias and gladioli bloomed, and the lindens, which bloomed back in June, have already hurried to shed their leaves. This August is the second August that we spend here in Lithuania. But movement is in our blood, so we still like to plan trips around our native country, but the return home fills us with fullness. I love traveling and new adventures, but most of all, I love our warm, cozy evenings at home, when the whole family is with me.
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