Nida

Nida is situated on the Curonian Split, a narrow piece of land reaching from Russia (Kaliningrad) all the way to Lithuania.

After taking the ferry to the island we headed to Nida. A village with 1600 inhabitants who live in funny houses at the Russian border. We stayed in a rather narrow room. The temperature was still quite low, but we managed to get out several times. First we visited a little bird sanctuary. The noise of all the birds was overwhelming. Later we visited the border to Russia. Some fierce fighting took place in the 20th century. Then we visited the Baltic side of the peninsula, which is much more windy than the Curonian sea side.

All settlements here are on the eastern side. One ill fated village got buried under a moving sand dune. It is now a small park with great views from the top. Thomas Mann spend some time here in the early thirties.

After just one night we went on to Kaunas.