B&B Florens Vilnius
Sodu str. 4-4 Vilnius, 03211, Lithuania
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A whirlwind visit
... it is easy to see where the original fortifications and their weathered bricks meet the smooth, bright bricks of the restored portions. Although the castle was originally destroyed by canon fire in a siege, it was also subject to centuries of harsh weather and to pillaging. In the nineteenth century, area farmers would remove bricks from the castle walls to build their own homes. Apparently the local joke is that if you want to see the real castle you should visit ...
The currency is lit
... br> This hostel is better than the last, although seems to attract odd peopke ( myself not included) there are 3 men staying here dressed in weird Austrian style clothes and hats who say they are carpenters and taking 3 years to travel round the world - weirdos.
WiFi is becoming increasing difficult to find, so blogging may become harder !
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European Escapades
... last day in Krakow we went to Auschwitz one of the largest infamous concentration camps operated by Nazi Germany. Auschwitz was what I expected. The sheer size of the camp was very confronting. Living conditions were shocking to say the least and many people died within weeks of arriving at the camps due to the spread of disease. The amount of people that were killed so efficiently was so hard to fathom. People were literally ushered into a "shower room" where ...
Sleepless in Vilnius
... hadn't slept a wink. I just went about my day catching some of the sights the city has to offer - the gates of dawn; the upper and lower castles; old town; and the Lithuanian girls. Unfortunately the KGB museum was shut (on a bloody Tuesday!) but I didnt let this get me down too much as i'm sure i'll get to see alot of this sort of thing in Russia.
Vilnius is the most Beautiful of the three places i've visited so far. I was fortunate to be there during ...
Practicalities
... to me to check where I was going carefully… if I got lost I might never see Pat again. Worked out OK.
Gas and car stuff
Gas stations are plentiful, and no problem to use… in fact they are better than our because you can still fill then pay, rather than have to pay in advance. Credit cards are fine. The price is about double our price, but this van is getting pretty good mileage… just over 10L per 100km which isn’t good compared ...


