The Baltic Times
June 14, 2001

"The Bike's Invented - Ride Orange!" was the curious name given to a bizarre scheme giving the residents of Vilnius the chance to try out cycling as an environmentally friendly way of getting from A to B.

The action started on June 8, when 400 orange bicycles branded with the inscription "Vilnius City Municipality" turned up at special orange stands at different locations around the center of Vilnius. Anyone interested was welcome to pedal to wherever he was going free of charge.

After their journeys, riders were asked to leave the bikes at the nearest orange stand. It is planned that another 600 bikes will be let loose on the streets soon. It was hoped that the scheme could continue until the winter and then resume next summer. On June 8, virtually the entire population of Vilnius between 10 and 14 years of age descended on the bikes and rode most of them around for hours. By the end of the weekend, 300 bikes had disappeared and 25 were broken.



more flikr photos

Nikodemas - poem/man



walking trough Vilnius streets i often see this self representing artist.
Dutch poet confered him as an urban personage always declaring flendly "Hey Nikodemas, how are you!".
Nikodemas is quite callm by comparison with eccentric Lithuanian duke.
Seems like Dutch poet is a new Vilnius chronicler.

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chronicles: Humans as part of the palace|| urban walk

Newspaper sellers, cafe waiters and other public workers
spend a lot of time in one place. they see instinctly wisiting people.

Its interesting how live people become a monuments in the place.

Is there any places where people remember you?

( people of the place )

update:
street statues
by sylys

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Памятник фонарщику
spasibo mrka :)

...greičiau,.!!!

Translation literally: Karina agree and sometimes takes up on the position(claims) that you Martynas stike me faster.