{"id":5476,"date":"2014-05-26T01:36:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2014-05-26T16:24:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T23:24:03","slug":"exploring-abandoned-neman-soviet-satellite-center-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/exploring-abandoned-neman-soviet-satellite-center-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Abandoned Neman Soviet Satellite Center In Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Exploring Abandoned Soviet Cold War Missile Sites in Lithuania\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/25\/exploring-abandoned-soviet-cold-war-missile-sites-lithuania\/\">continuing my weekend<\/a> of exploring abandoned Soviet operations sites in Lithuania, i went to the old Neman satellite communications center. it was pretty cool since many of the structures were still intact and you could see the satellite dish platforms on the roof of the main building.<\/p>\n<p>unfortunately, a thunderstorm was rolling in and the access paths were well-covered in vegetation or i would have explored further. it&#8217;s pretty amazing, though, to see the complex on the right as you drive up the highway.<\/p>\n<p>see <a title=\"Exploring Abandoned Soviet Cold War Missile Sites in Lithuania\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/25\/exploring-abandoned-soviet-cold-war-missile-sites-lithuania\/\">my previous post<\/a> on tips on visiting these sites. this one in particular is easily accessible via an unmaintained paved road. GPS coordinates: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=54%C2%B045%274.1%22,+24%C2%B06%2724.64%22&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;sll=55.169438,23.881275&amp;sspn=2.999745,9.624023&amp;t=h&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=near\">54.751139, 24.106844<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>as always, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/tags\/neman\">more pictures on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01614 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14272046434\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3775\/14272046434_8c0e5cceb2_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01614\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01617 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14249353616\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3784\/14249353616_03ed0c1a25_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01617\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01618 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14292652793\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3802\/14292652793_1fd6098b91_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01618\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01620 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14270382552\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3761\/14270382552_72894d8758_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01620\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>i should also mention here that i tried to visit Linksmakalnis, also known as Lustberg, an old KGB radio intelligence center. however, it has recently been turned into a live-in substance abuse rehab clinic. i wish i were kidding, although if abandoned Soviet sites are to be given new life, i can&#8217;t say this is a bad one. i&#8217;ve updated the <a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Lithuania#Do\">Wikitravel<\/a> page i found this information on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"DSC01613 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14272489455\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5036\/14272489455_ba9f89f8b7_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01613\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The banner says &#8220;RETURN Addiction Rehabilitation Community&#8221;. 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