FOURTH DAY 4/10/11
Today we wake up at 8.00 o’clock to go to the Trakay region. The city is beautiful, there are many lakes, bridges and stalls. We visit the Trakai Castle. The Trakai Castle is situated on an island in the middle of Galve lake. The construction of the castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis, and around 1409 most of the works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle had great strategic importance.

After that we visit the castle, we have a bit of free time and we go looking for a bar because we are hungry. At one o’clock we leave the Trakai City to go to Galgedu (home farmstead) where we have a meal. The lunch consists of traditional dishes prepared in accordance with ancient traditions. After that we have an educational lesson (in English) about bread and flax (each of us is taught how to bake Lithuanian bread and then we bake it). Outcome: we learned how to make Lithuanian bread.
5/10/2011