Our European Union Open House Experience, Part 1
For all who would have liked to participate at the European Union Open House and were not able to attend, this blog is for you. This is but a glimpse of a few of the embassies we visited on May 11, 2013.
My friend and I started out early in the morning when most people are not ready to venture out, yet. It was a good idea, because we anticipated large crowds and long lines. Neither of us wanted to stand in line.
I think this outgoing hostes dressed in Lithuanian cloths is Kristina
Our first stop was at the Republic of Lithuania's Embassy. The volunteers and the staff were very friendly. They prepared a table with popular Lithuanian treats and drinks. There was nothing earth shattering in flavor, or presentation, but they made up for it with their hospitality. They had nice brochures that enticed me to look into traveling to Lithuania, despite my feelings about the actions of their countryman and women in WWII.
I was very impressed with the building itself that was built in the early 1900s and purchased by the Lithuanians in 1929. I learned that they had a government in exile in that building throughout the cold war.
The details of this and a few other buildings are magnificent.
We stopped at the Romanian embassy after that, but I did not take any pictures. I thought the building was not well maintained. I am being tactful here. They need a competent property manager for their building to instruct them how to maintain this house that once upon a time must have been very elegant, too.
They had young people dressed in Romanain outfits dancing in front of the embassy. The visitors were invited to join and that was nice. There were a few men there who served in the Peace Corp with Habitat for Humanity in Romania who wanted to tell us about Romania's "misfortunes." I am very familiar with Romania and its history. My last visit to Romania was in 2000.
They served food at a certain time, but we did not come back for the food.
Do not miss Part 2...the visit to the Latvian, Spanish and Polish Embassies.
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