{"id":255154,"date":"2025-01-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=255154"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:52:02","slug":"en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/","title":{"rendered":"A trip to the Baltics in the 1990s - a look in the photo album"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we recently visited Tallinn, it made me remember the very first time I visited Estonia. I (Helena) have been digging through the photo albums and today I'm going to tell you about a trip to the Baltics in the 1990s.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7dfe49f46e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7dfe49f46e\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Tagluff_i_Osteuropa_1996\" >Train journey in Eastern Europe 1996<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Estland_Tallinn_%E2%80%93_inte_manga_matratter_att_valja_pa\" >Estonia: Tallinn - not many dishes to choose from<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Estland_Parnu_%E2%80%93_vackra_strander_och_sunkiga_sovsalar\" >Estonia: P\u00e4rnu - beautiful beaches and shabby dormitories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Lettland_Riga_%E2%80%93_flera_familjer_i_samma_lagenhet\" >Latvia: Riga - several families in one flat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Lettland_Engure_%E2%80%93_idylliskt_pa_landsbygden\" >Latvia: Engure - idyllic in the countryside<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Litauen_Vilnius_%E2%80%93_tiggande_barn_och_visum_till_Vitryssland\" >Lithuania: Vilnius - begging children and visas to Belarus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Tag_genom_Vitryssland_Belarus_%E2%80%93_smuggling_i_kupen\" >Train through Belarus - smuggling in the compartment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Fortsatt_tagluff_i_Polen_Ungern_och_Tjeckien\" >Continuing the train journey in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Vilka_tidiga_resor_minns_du\" >What early journeys do you remember?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/01\/en-resa-till-baltikum-pa-1990-talet\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tagluff-i-osteuropa-1996\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tagluff_i_Osteuropa_1996\"><\/span>Train journey in Eastern Europe 1996<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travelling by train was popular when I was young, and when I heard that the Interrail card could take you to the eastern parts of Europe, I was intrigued. Exciting! But who would want to go on such a journey? My childhood friend Johanna from Sk\u00e5ne perhaps? I, who turned 21 this summer, now lived in Stockholm but contacted Johanna. And yes, she wanted to come along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that time, the most eastern countries you could experience with the train pass were Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. But we also wanted to experience the Baltics. No sooner said than done, we took a ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn and then travelled slowly south through the Baltics.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2220155774\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-857883309 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1953614580\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1165948390\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider857883309 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-857883309\" );$freedslider857883309.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider857883309.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider857883309.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider857883309.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider857883309.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spr\u00e5kresa-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Spr\u00e5kresa\" class=\"wp-image-52508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spr\u00e5kresa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spr\u00e5kresa-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spr\u00e5kresa-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spr\u00e5kresa-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spr\u00e5kresa.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My friend Johanna and I five years earlier, travelling to England on a language trip in 1991, aged 15 and 16<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-estland-tallinn-inte-manga-matratter-att-valja-pa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estland_Tallinn_%E2%80%93_inte_manga_matratter_att_valja_pa\"><\/span>Estonia: Tallinn <em>- not many dishes to choose from<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our first destination on the journey was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/12\/gora-i-tallinn\/\">Tallinn<\/a>. I have no notes from this trip, except for a few brief notes in the photo album, but some memories linger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-1024x685.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-224x150.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-433x289.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-600x401.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember, for example, the limited choice in restaurants. We pointed to something on the menu and the waitress shook her head no. The next thing we pointed to gave the same result. So what do you have? The waitress pointed to only one of the dishes, and we just had to \"choose\" what was available.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1806690472\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-979718753 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1140290943\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1279505440\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider979718753 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-979718753\" );$freedslider979718753.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider979718753.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider979718753.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider979718753.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider979718753.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What did we get to eat? I have a vague memory of tinned ham with boiled potatoes. I also remember a hamburger, which did not feel cooked through, and which we did not really dare to eat. And sausages with bread with \"everything\" on it, that is, even cabbage and carrots. But it may have been in Poland, the memories are slipping together a bit ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-1024x693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-224x152.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-433x293.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad-600x406.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-marknad.png 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, I remember buying small buns or pies with filling at the bakeries. We couldn't read the signs and the staff didn't speak English, so we had to guess and point. Some buns contained jam, others a piece of sausage. We often laughed out loud when we bit into the unexpected. Would it be jam or sausages this time?<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2130740444\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1869326789\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-1024x687.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-224x150.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-433x291.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm-600x403.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tallinn-tramm.png 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the photo album, we also visited the ruins of the Birgitta monastery in Pirita on the outskirts of the city, together with Swedish friends of Johanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-686x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-150x224.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-218x325.png 218w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-600x896.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita.png 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-687x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-687x1024.png 687w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-150x224.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-218x325.png 218w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2-600x894.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pirita-2.png 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johanna (in orange) and her Swedish friends in Tallinn 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-estland-parnu-vackra-strander-och-sunkiga-sovsalar\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estland_Parnu_%E2%80%93_vackra_strander_och_sunkiga_sovsalar\"><\/span>Estonia: P\u00e4rnu <em>- beautiful beaches and shabby dormitories<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journey continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/07\/parnu-i-estland-strander-spa-och-villor\/\">P\u00e4rnu<\/a> on the coast. Here we got to experience the fantastic sandy beaches, and I think that one and other <em>Original Long Drink<\/em> slipped down. I remember staying in a sort of dormitory, which probably qualifies for the list of the crappiest accommodation I have ever experienced. I have one memory of an extremely stained mattress, and another memory of a bed that curved so deeply in the tail that it was as good to sleep on the floor.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1052220155\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-3284208317\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-686x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-150x224.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-218x325.png 218w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-600x895.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-692x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-692x1024.png 692w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-151x224.png 151w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-220x325.png 220w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena-600x888.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parnu-Helena.png 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lettland-riga-flera-familjer-i-samma-lagenhet\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lettland_Riga_%E2%80%93_flera_familjer_i_samma_lagenhet\"><\/span>Latvia: Riga <em>- several families in the same flat<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Estonia we continued to Latvia and the capital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/04\/rigas-sevardheter-att-gora-i-riga\/\">Riga<\/a>. Johanna had a Latvian friend here, Renate, who had spent a year in school in Sweden, as a kind of scholarship holder. Renate showed us around her city, and also gave us the opportunity to experience the country a bit more as \"a local\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-1024x693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-224x152.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-433x293.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-600x406.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga.png 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We visited Renate's parents, who lived just outside the city centre, and got a glimpse of what could be considered extremely luxurious in Latvia at the time: telephone directories and a second-hand vacuum cleaner from Sweden.<\/p><div class=\"freed-placering-11 freed-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"freed-1884457741\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88783\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3381821809 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1496640066\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husvagnsbranschen.se\/medlemmar\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HRF new xl 2026-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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\".freed-slider-3381821809\" );$freedslider3381821809.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3381821809.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3381821809.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3381821809.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3381821809.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-686x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-150x224.png 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-218x325.png 218w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument-600x896.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-monument.png 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freedom Monument in Riga 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-690x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-690x1024.png 690w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-151x224.png 151w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-219x325.png 219w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro-600x891.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-bro.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johanna, Renate's friend Yvette and Renate in Riga 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renate's parents had also managed to arrange accommodation in the centre of Riga for Renate, so that she would have somewhere to live while studying. What was different for Johanna and me, coming from Sweden, was that many families lived in the same flat. To get to Renate's room, at the back of the big apartment, we had to pass through several other rooms, with one family living in each room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-224x149.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-433x288.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Riga-lagenhet.png 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johanna in Renate's room in the centre of Riga, 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lettland-engure-idylliskt-pa-landsbygden\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lettland_Engure_%E2%80%93_idylliskt_pa_landsbygden\"><\/span>Latvia: Engure<em> - idyllic in the countryside<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renate's family also had a summer house in the countryside, in Engure. We came here and experienced the peaceful and idyllic countryside. By Swedish 1990s standards, life here was very simple, and I remember being served, for example, fried potatoes or pelmeni - a kind of ravioli-like dish, with small dumplings in soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-1024x669.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-224x146.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-433x283.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure-600x392.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Engure.png 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helena and Renate in Engure, 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, life here was fantastic, with peace and quiet and beautiful nature. I remember picking blueberries and eating honey directly from the family's beehives. 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I remember that this city felt worn at that time, and that poverty seemed widespread. Outside the churches, children sat in worn clothes and begged. We had not seen that before during the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-1024x694.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-224x152.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-433x294.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-600x407.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius.png 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strongest memory of Vilnius is when we suddenly realised that the train we were going to take, from Vilnius to Warsaw, was going to pass through Belarus, or Belarus as it was called at the time. Although we didn't plan to get off the train, we needed a visa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-224x142.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-433x274.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro-600x379.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-bro.png 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tag-genom-vitryssland-belarus-smuggling-i-kupen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tag_genom_Vitryssland_Belarus_%E2%80%93_smuggling_i_kupen\"><\/span>Trains through Belarus (Belarus) <em>- smuggling in the passenger compartment<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I recall, we were in a mad rush to get to the Belarusian embassy, which amazingly issued us a visa in a hurry. We stopped a taxi driver on the street and signalled <em>train<\/em> by mimicking the wheels of the train with our arms and making train noises (no, not a single word of English worked!). And yes, we got on the train!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-695x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-695x1024.png 695w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-152x224.png 152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-221x325.png 221w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena-600x883.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vilnius-Helena.png 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the move in Vilnius 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"255169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-698x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-698x1024.png 698w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-153x224.png 153w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-221x325.png 221w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum-600x880.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vitryssland-visum.png 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On board the train, with visa to Belarus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The train journey is a story in itself. The elements (or whatever they were) were turned up and goods to be smuggled were stuffed down. The guards came in and checked the beds - no contraband there. Now the elements were unscrewed and the goods were hidden in the beds. The guards came back and turned up the radiators - no contraband there. Everything seemed to work like a well-oiled machine! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We passed a station in Belarus - I think it was in Minsk - before the train continued towards Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-224x149.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-433x289.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Minsk.png 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Train station in Belarus (Belarus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fortsatt-tagluff-i-polen-ungern-och-tjeckien\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fortsatt_tagluff_i_Polen_Ungern_och_Tjeckien\"><\/span>Continuing the train journey in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our train journey continued in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. That part of the trip was also fantastic, and I have many fond memories. But, I also remember that it felt like we were now coming back to Western Europe. 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