Uzupis. Started by artists and rebels right after the Iron Curtain came down. It has thrived in the Lithuanian capitol since 1990. Even the little back pathways are filled with art. Artists get a break on studio space in the incubator ... and it…
When the Soviet Union lowered the Iron Curtain and Lithuania gained its independence in 1990, it wasn't long before artists and rebels took up a residence in an abandoned house by the River Vilnia. They congregated in the courtyard outside the…
So here's how it happened, now that I can finally get the phone to work: The hostel I stayed at was lovely. Like a house. Renata made breakfast each morning. And we talked and drank tea in the kitchen. One night, a guy and his pregnant wife share…
I'm going to Lithuania because I had to look up where the capitol is on a map and I know no one who has been there. So I will go find out myself. I'm also going to drive a tank. Uzupis is an area of the city comprised of mostly artists a…
