The early morning of Saturday 22 February greeted the first participants of the Company’s festival “Winter Day 2014” – fishermen – with rain, but it did not scare them away – after all, there is no bad weather for fishing. The fishermen set off on the ice of the lake, and all the other participants of the celebration, accompanied by the guide of the Samogitian Museum of Art, went on a sightseeing tour of the park of the palace of Count Oginski, listened to interesting stories and stories about this eminent personality, and heard the history of the town of Plungė.
Another equally fascinating excursion awaited us in the village of Plokštinė, where in 1962. A missile base is established. It deploys 4 intermediate-range thermonuclear cruise missiles aimed at Western European countries. 1995 m. The militarism exhibition at the former base tells the story of the five-decade Cold War – one of the most famous and dangerous military conflicts in history. It includes visual and graphic material on the organisation and operation of the once top-secret nuclear armaments of the Soviet empire, as well as examples and models of combat missiles and other Cold War weapons, and other Soviet army paraphernalia. Very impressed by the 27-year-old. deep shaft.
In the second part of the day, after a delicious lunch, the participants competed in a wide range of sporting events.
The most popular event was the “Aiming Eye” (tiras), which attracted a large number of people who wanted to try and demonstrate their eye accuracy. A lakeside track was used for skiing, tyre-throwing, sumo and tug-of-war competitions in the courtyard. Table tennis and basketball were available. The “Hercules’ Passion” event, which involved real hams for the men and foxes for the women, was a source of much emotion and excitement. These edible weights had to be held in the outstretched hand as long as possible.
Like all fun things, this sporty afternoon came to an end quickly… The end of the celebration was crowned with fireworks.
