VILNIUS - While the parliament enjoyed its summer vacation and news slowed to a crawl, Lithuanian newspapers took to reporting on what MPs were doing on their holidays.It turns out most of the happy MPs were off picking mushrooms in the forests - an activity many say is far more gratifying than soaking up the sun on the beaches of Nida.Of course, that might be hard for Western observers to believe. But truth be told: picking mushrooms is a national form of entertainment, not only in Lithuania, but virtually everywhere in Central and Eastern Europe."We, Americans, pick usually only champigno...
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