Bernardinu Guest House Vilnius
Bernardinu st. 5 Vilnius, 2000, Lithuania
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Vilnius, Lithuania
We'd just finished celebrating Ellen's birthday; a meal of wild boar, mashed potatoes and fried potatoes covered with cowberries and a bottle of Argentinian Malbec. I was rubbing my roundish belly and started wondering if we North Americans are being duped. These people appear stronger and healthier than we do. All those advertising campaigns about …
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A whirlwind visit
... six percent Orthodox and 4 percent "other". There is one synagogue left in a city that was covered with them before world war two, when Vilnius's population was 42 percent Jewish. 200 000 Jews were murdered by the Nazis and most of those who survived emigrated. The Jewish community in Vilnius is thus very small and likely part of the so-called 4 percent "other". The one remaining synagogue survived only because it housed a hospital, which the regime needed. ...
Vilnius
... about Vilnius a small neighbourhood within the capital declared itself as a republic - called Uzupis. It has its own flag, national anthem, constitution, and you can even have your passport stamped. Although not officially recognised it is an area that is populated by artists who like to do their own thing. The constitution is quite funny with entries like - "People have the right to be happy", "A dog has ...
European Escapades
... from the sister hostels. I don't remember getting home but do remember waking up with a heavy head and a very dry mouth. We managed to do some sightseeing the next day and even managed to find a basketball court to play a couple of the staff. One of the guys was a giant at least 6'8". It was Eugene and I versus them for a bit of 2 on 2. We someone managed to beat them 5-0. We rubbed that scoreline in as much as we could from then on. That night we went out ...
Practicalities
... and more openly displayed.
Food is relatively cheap here in the east. Our restaurant meal last night, equivalent to a meal at the Blackfish Pub, was $27 including two beers, a bowl of Borscht, and two min plates. Pat had potato pancakes, I had a local sausage thing labeled "bowels stuffed with potatoes and cheese"…. Mmmm… love those bowels! In reality of course, all proper sausages are stuffed into intestines… you knew that ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: Bernardinu St. Guest House


