It is said in local lore that you can look down any street in Vilnius and see a church. It is not literally true but nearly. On our walking tour of the city I just snapped a couple of shots down streets and guess what? Yes, there is a church visible in the distance. We have addressed religion before so forgive any repeated information. Most Lithuanians are Catholic. All of the churches have steeples with crosses but many are not the simple crossed poles we are familiar with. Many of the crosses incorporate their long held pagan beliefs. The crosses are imposed over sun rays and moon symbols. In fact, they were chided by the Pope when he visited here for not converting completely to Christianity. The last church pictured is St. Annes. It is interesting to me because of the building materials. It is brick but unlike our usual concept of all bricks being rectangular like Legos, there are over thirty different types and shapes of bricks in it. The ornate face you see here has many curved or round bricks. It may be hard to see at a distance but few of the bricks you see are the kind we usually think of. I was impressed with the beauty of the facade. The close-up shows, the best that I could, some of the special brick used.