Vilnius city municipality announces one of the largest greening initiatives this year – as many as 10 bushes will be planted in Fabijoniškės on May 6 This is part of the “Vilnius – European Green Capital 000” program the goal of which is to make the capital even greener we will plant a record number of shrubs in Fabijoniškės – as many as 6 shrubs!" - announces the Vilnius City Municipality The big planting event will take place on May 10 at the sports field at the intersection of Vėtrungių and Gedvydžių streets Residents are invited to actively participate - bring shovels Those who do not have tools will be able to get them on site The shrubs planted during the event will not only improve the microclimate and air quality but also create a more attractive living environment This initiative is not only a practical but also a symbolic step It shows that a city can be changed not only by institutions community-minded residents who are ready to contribute to creating the environment with their own hands reproduction and distribution are permitted only with the written consent of UAB "Naujosios medijos grupė" A team of 130 film industry professionals is working on the science fiction series in the capital - many Lithuanians have joined them.  Vilnius’ landscape and architecture will provide a great opportunity to tell an engaging and authentic story We are already fascinated by this city and its hospitality which allows us to expand the For All Mankind universe,” executive producers Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert previously said The series is filmed in various locations in the city including public spaces in the city center as well as interiors in private apartments and residential areas Filming in Lithuania is being organized by Baltic Film Services with location management handled by Baltic Locations Star City is being produced by Sony Pictures Television in conjunction with Apple TV+ The Vilnius Film Office informs about filming works in the city and short-term traffic restrictions: 50 parking spaces will be reserved near the building at Žirmūnų g traffic will be prohibited near the aforementioned building during filming; 50 parking spaces will be reserved for filming purposes in the parking lot on A 3 parking spaces on Trakų Street will be reserved for filming purposes the production car will be allowed to stop and park in the restricted area on Trakų Street Pedestrian and bicycle traffic on Trakų Street will be restricted for a short period (up to 3 minutes); filming will take place on Pasažos skersgatvy vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be prohibited on the aforementioned street vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be restricted for a short time (up to 30 minutes) on Subačiaus and Aušros Vartų streets during filming 10 parking spaces on Arklių street and 30 spaces on Pasažos skersgatvy will be reserved for filming purposes Preparatory filming works will begin from April 17 and final works will be carried out by May 21.30 with a short time (up to XNUMX minutes) restriction of pedestrian traffic on Pasažos skersgatvy; filming will take place near the Vilnius Town Hall building with vehicle and pedestrian traffic prohibited on the road between the Town Hall and Town Hall Square 15 parking spaces on Didžioja Street will be reserved for filming purposes; after the filming area has been fenced off; filming will take place on Teatro Street from 15 p.m and 7 parking spaces will be reserved here from 17 a.m temporary filming decorations will be installed and fenced off in the children's playground next to the building at Žemynos St Access to the aforementioned site by persons other than filming personnel will be restricted; preparatory work for filming will begin in the central part of Žemynos Square and a temporary filming decoration will be installed technical filming transport will be allowed to drive along the pedestrian paths to Žemynos Square ten lighting fixtures will be dismantled in Žemynos Square for filming purposes and decorative lighting fixtures will be installed filming will take place on Washington Square Street with vehicle traffic prohibited for filming purposes and pedestrian and bicycle traffic restricted for a short period (up to 14.30 minutes) from 16.30:3 p.m.–4:9 p.m XNUMX parking spaces will be reserved on Washington Square Street; parking will be prohibited (except for filming technical vehicles) in the yards of Žemynos St Residents will be provided with alternative parking spaces near the buildings at Justiniškių St a SwimSwam partner Commit Swimming has Team Management Software Improved Meet Entry Flow in Commit What… La decisión tiene efecto inmediato tras una votación en una reunión extraordinaria del European Aquatics Bureau el 24 de abril ha ricevuto le repliche delle dieci medaglie olimpiche distrutte dall’incendio di Palisades Fire a inizio anno August 05th, 2020 Europe, International, News, Previews & Recaps Lithuanian swimmers are set to get racing underway next week in Vilnius Fabijoniškės at the Lithuanian Swimming Federation (LPF) Sprint Cup The two-day affair will see both emerging athletes and seasoned national stars take to the short course pool with a cash prize on the line for the top five swimmers of the meet A total of € 3,600 ($4200 USD) in prize money will be distributed to eligible athletes 25-year-old Danas Rapsys is among those expected to compete next week absent the 400m free as an event at this meet the ace is only entered in the men’s 200m free He owns the Lithuanian national record in both the LCM and SCM editions of this event the latter standing at the 1:40.85 he clocked for gold at the 2017 European Short Course Championships Rapsys checked with a SCM 2free performance of 1:45.07 to top the podium at the 2019 FINA Champions Series stop in Jinan Deividas Margevicius is also set to race The 25-year-old swept the butterfly titles at the Lithuanian Short Course Championships last December He owns the national records in both the SCM 50m and 100m fly events Additional athletes entered in next week’s meet include Giedrius Titenis and Andrius Sidlauskas each ready to dual in the men’s breaststroke events Organizers are urging swimmers and attendants to not be at the pool if they don’t need to be trying to limit the crowd congestion in light of the coronavirus pandemic Social distancing and mask-wearing by non-athletes will be observed during the meet Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule that includes having earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC More from Retta RaceSee All Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates A sci-fi love story set in a dystopian future Paradise is one of the biggest projects shot in Lithuania in recent years The German production depicts a society where the slogan “time is money” takes on a very literal meaning Genetic engineering has been perfected to the point where people can purchase youth from one another A huge company is making profits from the trade while a young couple desperately try to reclaim the 40 years of their lives they have lost futuristic buildings and the familiar city silhouettes streets and neighbourhoods all take on a somewhat gloomy shine The film will also feature Lithuanian extras and recognisable settings in Vilnius we have been used to working on Scandinavian noir series but the German creators have brought a completely different approach,” says producer Monika Sakalauskaitė in an interview to the Vilnius Film Office “Everything was done to make the settings more beautiful and impressive who is already familiar with filming in Lithuania was delighted to be working in Vilnius: “It’s good to work in Vilnius again It has always been a production-friendly city and you can always trust that the process will run smoothly here,” he told Film New Europe Paradise showcases many familiar settings in Vilnius: street intersections populated with electric cars Gedimino Avenue and other places around town one of the settings is the former Government Guest House in the district of Žvėrynas The luxurious villa once hosted Soviet and Western politicians it serves as a refuge to one of the main characters The Antakalnis Cemetery plays an equally important role in the film the hero of Paradise commits a kidnapping in an attempt to save his wife A prop monument was installed especially for the film Several panoramic scenes show the Fabijoniškės district and its jungle of high-rise concrete buildings Location managers in Vilnius note that many filmmakers have learned to appreciate the area’s cinematic appeal Fabijoniškės was a setting for the HBO hit miniseries Chernobyl More recently the Swedish noir series Young Valander transformed the district into Malmö The show was produced in Lithuania by Monika Sakalauskaitė and the filming was organised by the film production company Ahil Gretchen Walsh spiega come una bracciata in meno sul primo 50 e il piano di gara di Todd Desorbo l’abbiano portata al WR di 54.60 A meno di due settimane dal via del Mare Nostrum Tour a Monaco il cast si arricchisce con campioni olimpici e medagliati iridati August 11th, 2020 Europe, International, News, Previews & Recaps, Records Lithuanian swimmers got some racing underway today in Vilnius Fabijoniškės at the Lithuanian Swimming Federation (LPF) Sprint Cup The two-day affair is set to see both emerging athletes and seasoned national stars take to the short course pool A total of € 3,600 ($4200 USD) in prize money will be distributed to eligible athletes when all is said and done 25-year-old Danas Rapsys entered just one event this meet stopping the clock in a timed final effort of 1:42.13 Rapsys owns the Lithuanian national record in both the LCM and SCM editions of this event Tonight’s outing checks in as the champion’s 6th fastest time of his career Behind Rapsys in the race here was Daniil Pancerevas the 16-year-old who clocked a time of 1:46.61 for silver as well as a new Lithuanian Age Record with his runner-up result Additional notable swims came from Deividas Margevicius who took two wins on day 1 He fired off a time of 23.38 to beat the men’s 50m fly field by over a second The men’s 100m breast saw Andrius Sidlauskas get the better of reigning national record holder Giedrius Titenis with the former touching in 57.98 to the latter’s 58.68 Tonight’s time by Sidlauskas represents just his 2nd outing under 58 in this short course meters format falling only .02 shy of his 57.96 lifetime best from the 2017 European Short Course Championships I saw that Daniil is actually 16 year old.His birth date is 2004 I believe there is a typo in either Daniil’s splits or final time no one will beat him in Tokyo on the 200 free This is the second installment of LRT's solutions journalism project, LRT Looks for Solutions. Previous stories:– In depopulating Baltics, Lithuanian school adopts unorthodox approach to survive Nemira Budrikienė has been living in Fabijoniškės Social Service Home The 73-year-old has a small apartment to herself and can lead a relatively independent life although she receives as much help as she needs Budrikienė has diabetes and multiple sclerosis She was a manual labourer in her working life she has to rely on others for her personal hygiene Algimantė Jurgelevič is another resident at the Fabijoniškės home where she lives with her faithful companion we can go for walks with my dog,” Jurgelevič says She moved into the elderly living home a year ago The woman can pursue her hobbies – decoupage meeting friends – while social workers help her with housework if I need something heavier brought,” Jurgelevič says they wash the windows or turn on the vacuum cleaner.” These homes accept senior residents who do not have any relatives to take care of them or own a home The fee for living here depends on the resident's income explains Daiva Sadauskaitė who works with the elderly Those living on less than 250 euros a month do not have to pay anything Residents who get between 250 and 375 euros pay 10 percent of their income while those making more give 20 percent.The average monthly old-age pension in Lithuania stands at 377 euros Living in the home entitles the residents to social workers' assistance Fabijoniškės Social Service Home is one of 21 such establishments across Lithuania: two are private two are run by non-governmental organisations while the rest are managed by municipal authorities The demand for places is high and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour estimates that the country needs about 80 senior living homes attends craft classes that keep the elderly residents busy even though not all of them actively participate “Most of the people may need to be more actively engaged “We have noticed that the society is getting [more distant] neighbours do not know their neighbours,” says Dalia Kiaušienė people lead completely different social lives.” “So that they are encouraged to take care of themselves not just rely on others to do things for them,” according to Sadauskaitė While senior living homes help senior citizens lead dignified lives says social scientist Sarmitė Mikulionienė the director of the Lithuanian Social Research Centre “It shouldn't be a ghetto where elderly people are separated from other generations Isolation is bad for both the elderly and the young according to Mikulionienė: “[The elderly] lose touch with the society while the young and the middle generation can't learn about [...] the process of aging.” It is important to keep elderly living homes in mixed residential areas where the residents live alongside families and children In addition to attending to full-time residents Fabijoniškės Social Service Home runs a day care centre where people with Alzheimer's can stay during the day “They sometimes call us kindergarten for seniors,” says Kiaušienė The service is vitally important for many senior citizens and their families “[Taking care of the elderly] is mostly the family's responsibility because the network we have [in Lithuania] is inadequate people are on long waiting lists,” according to Mikulionienė Family members remain the primary caregivers of the elderly “The state could develop a support system for the family members who provide the services,” she says But not all senior citizens have a family to take care of them “I tell everyone that last year was very good for me and I'm the happiest person to have my own place.” The Fabijoniškės neighbourhood stood in for Pripyat but other locations around Vilnius also feature in ‘Chernobyl’: another Soviet-era neighbourhood Justiniškės the former KGB headquarters now turned into the Museum of Occupation and Freedom Fights the Ministry of the Interior Culture House the Architecture Faculty of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University former government guest house and other locations the series' production team spent 60 out of 88 shooting days in Vilnius which lies about 500 kilometres from the real Chernobyl looks to use the show's popularity to attract tourists interested in seeing the filming locations the head of tourism and business promotion agency Go Vilnius says that there has been a spike in interest from tourists and foreign media The agency is putting effort into making use of the ‘Chernobyl's’ popularity “We are actively promoting Vilnius in foreign media and social networks as the world is discussing the content of the series,” Romanovskienė says Vilnius tourism website has a page dedicated to ‘Chernobyl’ a municipal agency promoting the capital as a filming location is planning to present a proposal to tourism agencies on how they could organise Chernobyl-themed tours “The Vilnius we see in the series is not our classical touristy Vilnius that most foreigners are used to It is one of the many faces of our capital city alongside other surviving historical layers,” says Vilnius Film Office head Jūratė Pazikaitė “Multiplicity and multiculturalism are the strengths of Vilnius,” she adds “Which is one of the reasons why the city is increasingly interesting to world-class filmmakers.” Over the last four years, they included the makers of ‘Catherine the Great’, another HBO series starring Hellen Mirren, the BBC's ‘War and Peace’ and others Read more: Filmmakers discover Vilnius: Lithuanian capital 'played' Chernobyl and mid-century Tokyo the Olympians have no place to exercise and prepare for the upcoming starts The municipality says that it is considering a possible solution together with the federations and the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOC) Olympic champion Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė says that she completed her last training in the pool on Tuesday The municipality is now looking for a solution because the pool cannot survive," the pentathlete told BNS but what happens after that - will the pool open?" she added She claims that she is determined to look for opportunities for athletes to train in Vilnius but she is also considering other scenarios I plan to do everything I can to get the pool open we have talked with the President of the Swimming Federation that they might be planning to make a "bubble" in Elektrėnai maybe we could join them to some extent," said L training in other cities would not be possible due to stricter quarantine restrictions that came into force on Wednesday "The Kaunas swimming pool has not closed and the most important thing is that we will not even go there now How will we travel if we cannot leave our municipality The situation is complicated," said the Olympic champion She says she understands the current coronavirus situation the preparations for next year's Olympic Games The vice mayor of the capital Valdas Benkunskas BNS said that the municipality alone is unable to maintain the swimming pool during the quarantine so sports federations and LTOK have been asked for help "We have already started discussions with both the federations and the LTOC - as far as I know the committee has a meeting on Thursday and will consider this possibility to contribute to retention We are ready to renew the activity of the swimming pool perhaps to look for opportunities to contribute at least minimally to its maintenance" "Keeping a swimming pool for 30 thousand per month so that 10 professional athletes can play sports there the city does not have such opportunities," he said with the federations and LTOK agreeing to contribute to the maintenance of the pool "If the federations that care about their athletes playing sports and the LTOK find opportunities to contribute financially to the maintenance of the pool, we will definitely agree immediately, we will resume activities and the athletes will be able to continue training," he asserted. V. Benkunskas since the second quarantine was announced in November but we dragged it out as much as we could for those two months One month's maintenance costs amounted to about 35 thousand euros and for those two months we have 70 thousand the swimming pool lost 95% of its water due to the imposed restrictions of customers - only professional athletes were left to play sports and after the quarantine was tightened on Wednesday the number of athletes decreased even more "When there were additional restrictions that came into effect on Wednesday the number of athletes decreased even more - basically we stopped all non-formal education in Vilnius without checking whether children with high sports skills are playing sports there In accordance with the strictures of the quarantine that informal education moved only to a remote space," said V One of the country's biggest swimming hopes says she has only one goal - to meet the Olympic standard but the closing of the pool could harm the results "Any change in training and the environment can affect the results it is possible that it will not be possible to meet the regulation due to the closing of the pool," the 18-year-old swimmer told BNS She said she was currently in self-isolation because a family member tested positive for the coronavirus but planned to return to training at the end of December Now I am in self-isolation until December 21st but I will have to miss the Lithuanian championship as well" adding that she is currently maintaining her form with physical exercises at home it is enough not to train in the pool for a week and the sensation of water disappears although the breaststroke girl is not much short of the Olympic norm and two hundredths - a little over a second "All you need is health and good conditions," she added The country's record holder said that she hopes that the swimming pool in Vilnius will be open at least after January 3 but the most disappointing thing is that currently there are swimming pools in other cities but it is impossible to go to them due to restrictions but now it is not possible to go to another city," said K Olympic champion Daina Gudzinevičiūtė told BNS that she has not yet received an initiative from the municipality "I can't comment on anything because I don't know anything we haven't had any proposals or talks with the municipality yet," said D "We are worried about the current situation but I cannot answer anything at this moment," said the LTOK president After the stricter quarantine came into force on Wednesday individual physical activity classes in sports clubs are stopped only highly skilled athletes are allowed to play sports distances and other requirements must be ensured The Tokyo Olympics were due to take place this year but were pushed back to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic but the Japanese are skeptical that they will be held as the country continues to battle COVID-19 13 to install and operate 8 typical design kiosks The winner(s) of the typical design kiosks (pavilions) selection competition will be allowed to set up and operate the kiosks (pavilions) for five years The tender winner(s) will have to install the kiosks (pavilions) (no later than within 1 (one) year from the date of signing the contract with the tender winner(s) Documents for the tender must be submitted by in 2021 February 2 9.00:XNUMX a.m. Vilnius City Municipality Administration (Konstitucijos pr The tender envelopes will be opened in 2021 February 2 9.30:XNUMX a.m. remotely on the Zoom platform This step is based on the international experience of the group of companies and its refined business model TUI operates about 1600 of its own travel agencies worldwide "We are currently completing the implementation of management changes within the company and are starting the new year with ambitious goals An additional sales channel is necessary for their implementation Although such a business model is not yet widely used in Lithuania in Western Europe - 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It happens that I currently live in a micro-district of Vilnius where parts of HBO’s miniseries “Chernobyl” were shot Though my friend worked in the production of this movie and I knew about the project for more than a year I’m not a big fan of watching series and my friends need to get really creative trying to persuade me into watching any It literally took one of them pointing it out to me that I live in the location where it was shot I’ve decided to go out and look around where it was shot More info: ctdots.eu Share icon so I was not around the last summer when it was shot I had to do some research to find the places Lithuanian media had plenty of information of it and without any further ado I set out to make a walk through this micro-district – Fabijoniškės It is definitely not a place to see in Lithuania and I don‘t expect anybody to know it even outside of Vilnius I want to give some background information before going deeper This won’t be an epic story of Gilgamesh Location: VilniusStarting point: FabijoniškėsTarget: ŽvėrynasDistance (one way): 6.3kmDifficulty: EasyDuration: ~ 2h the whole city has 40 really well-marked walking routes I’ve noticed one just next to the place I live which goes from From Fabijoniškės through Šeškinė to one of the central districts Žverynas but now I finally have a really good reason to do it I‘ve never done any of official walking route in any city so I was not entirely sure what to expect from it but with time the idea of this hike seemed so ridiculous that over time it got me curious You have to understand that nobody likes these micro-districts of Soviet era and there is nothing to see here and Fabijoniškės is the most mediocre of mediocre Share icon “Chernobyl” was shot in Fabijoniškės The reason they chose this place could be that it is relatively untouched by the massive constructions works all around the quickly revitalizing capital of Lithuania but it still looks authentic in a way that it is not ‘ruined’ by modern architecture The Soviet brutalism could be observed at the full-blown here plenty of these brutalist micro-districts were built around this area I never could tell a difference between them The only one I could recognize is Lazdynai (literally hazelnuts) and for a reason it was the first such micro-district in Lithuania and it was so successful that it set the standard not only for other boroughs in Lithuania but for the whole Soviet Union In 1974 it was rewarded by the Lenin Prize for architecture it was the first time such an award was given to a whole district but “Chernobyl” miniseries is a good reminder that it is a part of our history First history lesson for any outsider must learn about Lithuania that we became a part of Soviet Union against our will and architectural monuments like these doesn’t exactly associate with positive vibes In our minds when we speak of the Soviet Union To this everybody feels our ancient feud with our neighbor to the east The funny thing is that the construction of Fabijoniškės started in 1986 the same year when the meltdown in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant happened Fabijoniškės is more than a decade younger than Pripyat town near the nuclear plant it proved to be a good place to shoot the miniseries because the architectural style matched to the ones of modern boroughs in Ukraine Even though Fabijoniškės is as old as I am it is very hard to find any interesting information about the micro-district you can find more information about Fabijoniškės in Cebuano (one of the languages spoken in the Philippines) than in Lithuanian on Wikipedia The name of this micro-district never rang a bell to me Only after some research working on this article I learned that before the absorption of expanding Vilnius here stood a few hundred years old agricultural village of the same name The word ‘fabijonas’ was used to describe somebody who grows beans I will call anybody living in Fabijoniškės by that name from now on Share icon This micro-district is not iconic and I had an image that Fabijonai is not the friendliest people I was waiting the whole time when somebody will come to me and ask what I was doing It is easier to find a needle in a haystack than a tourist in this area I tried not to bother anyone by applying basic rules I use while hiking elsewhere these types are usually the most aggressive ones Fabijoniškės is one of the safest places in Vilnius The location for the micro-districts was heavily questioned in the public and in the media It was built near the old dump place of the city many feared that the area is geologically unstable and even extrasens were consulted the landscape was shaped by a withdrawing glacier during the last Ice Age so it is relatively flat Though in the neighboring micro-district Šeškinė you can find a formation which is nominated as one of the largest eskers in the world but long hill formatted by a withdrawing glacier in a place where rock and other debris has created a tunnel I can only imagine the size of the glacier which once was here Having in mind that I didn’t set my expectations really high I live in this city for around 20 years and these micro-districts are like an enigma to me I don’t separate them; I don’t see anything of interest here But to my surprise it was not as grey as I expected The areas between the brutalist building have seen a lot of love and it appears to be only improving children playing outside are substituted by the children playing with tablets It is not a case in Fabijoniškės Walking here was not only time travel to the times of Chernobyl but reminded me of my childhood when I was growing up in a similar brutalist Soviet town near Vilnius The philosophy of city expansion was simple each micro-district was supposed to be able to function on a certain level on its own Each borough to have a shopping center in the middle of the micro-district surrounded by similar design apartment blocks One such borough might look exotic and interesting but the sad truth that any given micro-district nearby is almost the same There is some difference in the design of buildings but they all give you the same chilling effect While there is plenty of these block buildings around Vilnius during the Soviet times a total of new modern 10 such micro-districts were built All in the same Northwest area of the city Each micro-districts is separated from each other by a green area There are plenty of small forests and the space between the buildings is bigger than most of the modern projects in Vilnius Maybe it is the reason that to my surprise there is still a lot of children playing outside Share icon After passing Šeškinė micro-district which is ~6 years older than Fabijoniškės the urban hiking route led me to another green area just before the central regions of Vilnius which is probably the same esker I mentioned before a narrow vista of parts of Vilnius opens up Having in mind the whole narrative of this article I saw this as a better place to finish my story Share icon The point where the Vilnius TV tower stands is the place where this brutalist madness started It stands right next to the famous micro-district of Vilnius in second oldest such borough Karoliniškės it was one of the tallest buildings in the world and to this day it is the tallest building in Lithuania at 326,5m it is just a few meters taller than Eifel tower more than three times higher than Statue of Liberty 30% higher than the TV tower in Berlin and around 40% smaller than CN Tower in Toronto just 11 years after the completion of construction which was funded by the 11th 5-year plan of the Soviet Union the Vilnius TV Tower played a major role in the events following the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on March 11 Less than a year later after the independence declaration the Soviet Union tried to take us back by force again and Vilnius TV Tower was one of their main targets It provided the ‘internet’ to the people at that time Many peacefully stood armless against the tanks and other enemy weapons the Soviet Union did not choose to do what China did in 1989 Tiananmen Square protests To this day nobody knows how many people died over there Even though I was only one-year-old that day it was the most life-changing day of my life Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Storyteller and photographer. Talking about mechanics, science or history behind the moments commemorated in photos I took on my journeys. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report hello neighbour xD Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Lol, you live in Fabijoniškės as well? Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Can I ask how you feel about the recent influx of tourists/instagrammers to the area? There have been articles about the selfies and whether they are offensive. My friend has run tours to Chernobyl for years and says the locals appreciate visitors and feeling remembered. Very cool post mate! Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report The very same buildings in Hungary as well. 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Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I believe it is easy to find these throughout the eastern bloc 1comment 21 points 0comments 18 points 1comment 28 points 5comments 30 points 3comments 18 points 3comments 28 points 3comments 21 points 12comments 36 points 1comment 19 points 6comments 23 points the prices of some services provided in the swimming pool are being changed - they were approved by the Vilnius City Council today After reviewing the results of the last half-year and customer proposals it was decided to abandon less popular services introduce new desired services into the program and adjust prices to make them more competitive The monthly membership has become cheaper by a third and a one-time visit is now even 37% cheaper.  "We always aim for our visitors and residents of Vilnius to regularly exercise after taking into account the suggestions of visitors to the Fabijoniškės pool we have decided to change the services and their prices The benefits of this will be felt by the people of Vilnius who visit this swimming pool and those who are just planning to start playing sports - the new rates will help the swimming pool to compete in the market" head of the public institution "Sveikas miestas" One of the biggest innovations in the Fabijoniškės swimming pool price list - from now on customers will be able to choose a more convenient membership: annual The former three-month and six-month memberships are no longer available Another convenient innovation is that when purchasing any membership it will be possible to visit both the swimming pool and the gym there is no longer a separate service - to visit only the gym.  The monthly membership was the cheapest - instead of 115 EUR One-time visits have also become cheaper - from now on they will cost EUR 12 The price of the annual membership has increased very slightly - the annual membership will now cost 34 EUR per month (3,25 EUR/month more expensive) A new convenient service will appear in the Fabijoniškių pool - an unlimited membership Those with unlimited memberships will pay less than those who opt for single visits.  Seniors will be able to exercise free of charge in the pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year Another innovation is the midday membership: the pool can be visited from 10 am The price of such a membership is 24 euros per month which is lower than buying a full-day membership The following discounts are applied to the rates of services provided in the Fabijoniški pool for schoolchildren and students pensioners and disabled people who have presented certificates - 20% companies and groups of people from 5 people - 15% Fabijoniškių pool can also apply one-time promotions There are also classes for the secondary swimming training program Swimming lessons with a coach have been selected as many as 4273 times Children's swimming camp is attended by 3744 Vilnius residents Visits with one-time tickets - 36 thousand As many as 690 seniors attended free exercise from July to August a roller skate park is planned to be built in Fabijoniškės there are 6 sports fields and one children's playground in this place One of the sports fields is to be renovated: the asphalt surface and metal mesh fence are planned to be removed and a roller skate park (park) of a concrete monolith structure is to be built for roller skating Along with the restoration of the roller rink it is planned to reconstruct the children's playground "The existing children's playground is planned to be reconstructed placing children's play equipment at a safe distance from the roller skate ramps A pedestrian path with benches and newly planted trees is being designed between the children's playground and the roller skate park Additional pedestrian paths are planned to be installed at the approaches to the roller skate park with an additional 18 new trees planted," the project proposals state about the complex renovation of the playgrounds A public hearing of the project is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10. Vilnius city municipalities premises The team of artists invites you to rediscover your residential area in "Fabijon's living room" a sculptural living room-kitchen under the open sky sporadically located on the first floors of apartment buildings there are almost no cultural or community activities in Fabijoniškės and those that exist are mostly concentrated in schools we aim to create a space that is accessible to everyone and where activities that unite residents can be organized," say the creators of the "Fabijon's website" Next to the complex of sports and playgrounds a stone sculpture site was established - an atypical community place for cooking which did not exist in the entire microdistrict Such recreation and grilling areas exist in Switzerland but the outdoor public space formed from sculptural stone elements with deckchairs and a grill is a completely unique artistic accent The project "Fabijon's website" was implemented by Belgian artist Bert Jakobs landscape architect Sigita Simona Paplauskaitė sculptor Daumantas Kučas and curator Justė Kostikovaitė the stone in the project creates a connection between the architecture of the block houses and nature The stones used in the project not only remind the landscape of the area formed during the Ice Age and the boulders still found in the yards but also merge with the facade surfaces of the residential houses Sculptures made of this long-lasting material impress not only with their durability which are best revealed in different seasons.  functionally designed public space will allow residents to enjoy quality leisure time without going too far from their homes and giving up car trips to the city center or nature." Moreover we see that the need to gather in the fresh air has only increased during the pandemic will eventually become a meeting space that will bring together different generations of local residents," says SS Paplauskaitė the new point of attraction could expand and become a place for gardening an unconventional place for creative workshops a platform for various artistic interventions or performances The project also took part in the program of Vilnius Galleries Weekend events and was included in the itinerary of Fabijoniškes guided tours by Capital Treasures Residents contributed to the creation and installation of the project - creative meetings were organized before the construction of the project and later residents joined in planting greenery and taking care of the environment experimenting with the boundaries of public and private space giving meaning and rethinking current social issues.  SS Paplauskaitė is a landscape architect who works with urban public spaces communities and engages in artistic activities that aim to emphasize the impact of climate change on biodiversity.  Kučas varies between large-scale sculpture Many of his works are autobiographical and/or diaries subtly revealing through sensitively created relationships with the environment Justė Kostikovaitė is a contemporary art curator and manager who works with exhibitions cultural infrastructure and locality.  "Fabijon's website" is one of the 12 projects of "Kuriu Vilnių" and EUR 62 has been allocated for its implementation The "Kuriu Vilnių" program initiated by the city revives the neglected spaces of the capital 250 meters of running tracks have been renovated on the field and a 2-square-meter artificial surface football field with ball traps has been installed there are artificial surface volleyball and basketball courts with adjustable height basketball stands And instead of the old asphalt area on the edge of the stadium two more courts appeared - basketball and volleyball there is an artificial surface playground for the younger students So that the stadium can also be used in the evenings the sports infrastructure of the district has been replenished with the Fabijoniški swimming pool and renovated fields not only at the S but also at the Vilnius Abraomas Kulvietis classical gymnasium and work will soon begin on the stadium of the School of the Future Smaller pitches in the ward are also being repaired the full-size football stadium built almost a decade ago near the Fabijoniški gymnasium is still in use and a roller park is planned to be installed in the next couple of years both the community and residents who have reserved pitches in the "Active Vilnius" system will be able to play sports here