Palanga (Lithuania)

I’ve been interested in Lithuania ever since I learned that a famous poet and I share the same last name. Although I know that my last name comes from immigrants to the US from Germany, Germans I’ve spoken to say it’s not a common last name. Perhaps it was re-spelled upon arrival in the US, or maybe that part of my family comes originally not from Germany but from Lithuania. This is not so hard to imagine given the political history of the region!

What a beautiful place Lithuania looks like in this postcard. Someday I hope to visit it myself!