Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Kaunas - Arts and Culture
Photos from Kaunas 24 August: Kaunas - Ciurlionis museum Ciurlionis (1875-1911), musician and visual artist, is one of Lithuania's most important artists. An entire museum in Kaunas is dedicated to his work. This year marks his 150th birthday with a special exhibition, "From Amber to the Stars with M.K. Čiurlionis". The sea and the cosmos [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Namgyal Stupa under construction
21 August: Rusenai - Overnight at Namgyal Stupa under construction Thursday I drove with Albertas from Vilnius to Rusenai to visit the stupa that the Ridgzin community of Vilnius is building there. His friend Andrius is coordinating the works there, under the supervision of Namkha Gyatso Rinpoche, who is here [...].
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Vilnius - Arts and Culture
An ‘independent republic’ in the middle of the city, a house of worship of some Christian tradition on almost every corner, moody alleys and courtyards and beautiful museums.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Vilnius Tibet Support Group
18 August: Vilnius Tibet Support Group Monday evening at 7pm I had arranged to meet Robertas and his friends from the Vilnius Tibet support group. He couldn't have chosen a more symbolic meeting place: Tibet Square in the heart of the old town. This square is in the territory of the 'Free Republic of Uzupis', a [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Lithuania
Lithuanian fields all pictures of Lithuania 15 August: Čižiškiai - Bukoniai (66 km) Except for the first few kilometres beside the lake, a rather monotonous ride beside regional roads with no cycle lane and even no murder lane. First sharply uphill to Kalvarija, where I visited the church and had a salad. What struck me along the way: still many wooden houses [...]
