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[日記] 「波羅的海之路」人鏈+手護台灣

2008.03.20

在看波羅的海三國資料
同時也出現和台灣有關的搜尋結果

看著波羅的海三國， 不到十年來，從「波羅的海之路」人鏈
到獨立成功，加入聯合國，加入歐盟，…的理想、決心、和信心

想到台灣之前的「228手護台灣」，「牽手護台灣，加入聯合國」
到即將到來的「入聯返聯公投」，……

這次的波羅的海三國行，正逢台灣總統大選和入聯返聯公投
剛好會來回行經當時「波羅的海之路」人鏈
Tallinn-Riga-Vilnius 五百多公里的路
對自己而言，有著不同以往旅行的意義和感觸

而和他們有著相似歷史背景和處境的我們呢?

“其實，綜觀國際間與台灣處境最相近的，就屬波羅的海三小國獨立復國。與台灣（面積三萬六千一百七十九平方公里、人口二千二百五十二萬人）相似，波羅的海三小國│立陶宛（六萬五千二百平方公里、三百六十二萬人）、拉脫維亞（六萬四千一百平方公里、二百三十七萬人）、愛沙尼亞（四萬五千二百二十六平方公里、一百四十三萬人），長期來都受外來政權統治，但他們靠著全民一致獨立建國的信念，終於以群眾的力量，完成獨立復國的夢想。

波羅的海三小國人口總數僅八百多萬，比台灣來得少，而其地形上，也不如台灣，例如立陶宛的人口總數只有前蘇聯的百分之一點五，土地只有千分之三，更重要的是，他們沒有自己的武力，也沒有海峽屏障，蘇聯戰車可以長驅直入。但他們不畏懼蘇聯，憑著一顆執著的心，於一九八九年八月二十三日從愛沙尼亞首都塔林 （Tallinn）的歌謠祭廣場，經拉脫維亞首都里家（Riga）的自由紀念碑，到立陶宛首都維爾紐斯（Vilnius）的鐘塔，以三國兩百萬人的手，牽起全長五百九十公里的「波羅的海自由人鏈」，並要求前蘇聯撤離與獨立復國。

波羅的海三小國兩百萬人民手牽手結成人鏈抗議蘇聯佔領，並獲得獨立成功，已證明人民挺身而出對侵略與暴力的明確反對，是保衛家園最有力的一道防線，……"

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9 responses to “[日記] 「波羅的海之路」人鏈+手護台灣”

  1. spicyfish
    2008/03/22 於 09:31

    Hello from Tallinn!

    Yesterday I looked around in Riga, and took the bus to Tallinn.

    Even the 4-hr drive let me quite exhausted, the nice hotel and breakfast buffet give me full energy again xD

    Baltic people are nice and friendly. I have no worry about the safety problem, just don’t know how to spend my money xD.

    See you!

    Fish@Tallinn, Estonia

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  2. spicyfish
    2008/03/22 於 14:01

    Just take a break to write postcards, later to Riga. About the election result, best wishes to Taiwan!

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  3. cici
    2008/03/23 於 16:37

    Can you tell me more about Riga when you are there? How you feel about people’s life, culture, and the city? Is it a nice city to stay? Especially for a Taiwanese. I am thinking to visit there someday.

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  4. spicyfish
    2008/03/24 於 00:06

    Just back from Vilnius. Feel frozen because of the snow.

    Easter Sunday I found no place to spend my Lithuanian litas (Lt), so I ordered 3 Lithuanian dishes for 41.5 Lt (~14 EUR) before leaving Vilnius.

    After arriving in Riga, I walked along the street and accidentally have one more dinner, a warm Latvian cuisine 6.2 Ls (~8.7 EUR), to spend my last Latvian Lati (Ls) as well.

    It seems crazy how I can eat so much for dinner: 1 warm potato dish in Vilnius, 1 cold salad dish on the bus, 1 warm main course in Riga, and 1 cold starter now. Hope I still have space for the breakfast buffet xD

    Baltic states are nice, and the transportation (domestic & international) is quite cheap.

    However, non-EURO is a problem for me. It’s strange that my EC card cannot be charged in the hotels (Tallinn & Riga), but can work on ATM machines?!

    Now I have only 0.8 Ls (~1.12 EUR), nearly no cash at all. At least, it’s enough for the bus to the airport (0.4 Ls) tomorrow xD

    Fish@Riga, Latvia

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  5. spicyfish
    2008/03/24 於 00:20

    to cici,

    I will share more Baltic experience when I can type in Chinese, but I wonder if I can tell you much about Baltic culture and life. This is my first time in Baltic states, and quite short visit (one city per day) in three capital cities (Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius).

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  6. cici
    2008/03/24 於 00:46

    Thank you. I really like to know how you feel about Baltic states, the states we barely know.

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  7. spicyfish
    2008/03/24 於 22:34

    to cici,
    畢竟待的時間很短
    除了搭車買票, 餐廳點菜, 旅館櫃檯
    沒什麼和當地人互動
    寫些什麼心得感想
    也只是我自己主觀的感受而已囉!

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