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We were honored with a massive stuffed fish yesterday- apparently a special-occasion food. I think it was a big pike that had had the insides removed while keeping the skin in one piece. The meat was then ground and mixed with bread crumbs and seasonings and re-stuffed back into the fish for cooking, slicing, and apparently ceremonial serving to the rest of the table. Not Colin or my finest moment- we didn't know we were supposed to be serving everyone, that it was special, or that we needed to get it started so everyone had been sitting and waiting expectantly for it, snacking lightly on other items and trying not to fill up. Thankfully, Giedre, Gytis' wife stepped it and handled it; we didn't realize until it was over how things were supposed to have gone. Not so bad though; for the worst thing to happen, it was pretty damn minor.

Bowling was a great time, in part because I think the lanes here are about 1/3 shorter than in the states; Colin and I looked pretty damn good! For those of you that have seen me bowl, I got 4 spares and a strike. And you also know that that's about as likely as haley's comet landing on my head back home.

So we're out for more pics, some time with the family, historical exploration tourismus, etc... maybe more later.