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- Vilnius
- Capital
- Lithuanian Litas (LTL)
- Currency
- 3,610,535
- Population
- LT
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The small town feel
... for an nice couple of hours, but the actual centre (and I don't know how the French geographical society decided this - possibly Lithuania paid the most?) was some 7km distant and not obviously signposted. We searched for a while but eventually gave up, ...
Met de vlam in de pijp
Frank vertelt : Vandaag wordt het voor mij de zwaarste dag : 10 uur rijden zonder veel afwisseling. Daarom heb ik ook een route uitgestippeld die ons toch wat amusement moet brengen : rijden door een deel van het oudste bos dat Europa nog heeft ...
Vilnius, December 25, 2005 - Sunday
On Christmas Day we decided to take it easy. Our greatest efforts centred around decision whether and, if we would, where we would go out. As for the next day or two even ever busy Ruta would not be that busy, we eventually settled for going to the ...
Crosses by the thousand
... and a bloody big sundial. Having said that, I didn't come here for the town. 10km to the north is one of Lithuania's most famous and incredible sights, the Hill of Crosses. Actually 2 small hills, the entire area is covered with thousands upon ...
Vilnius
... a little while ago, but walking around in our stupid ponchos, mine the Professional one i bought in Beijing, which i found out in Lithuania, didnt fit, and the buttons all broke off. You will have to see the pic later. The Belgiums were cool, they did ...
Trakai, January 1, 2006 - Sunday
... put to an end attacks by the Crusaders and expansion of Teutonic Order, and in effect prevented them from conquering Lithuania in the process. Having myself acquainted with why Vytautas was the Great, why Trakai Island Castle was important in the ...
Vilnius, December 27, 2005 - Tuesday
Back in Vilnius, now in complete darkness, we decided to have a lunch first. We did it in one of those smaller shopping centres, not far away from Ruta's place, whose star feature was a large "Maxima" supermarket. However, within the centre there were a ...
Vilnius, stop-over to Saint Petersbourg
... the border. But I feel like giving it a try. So, I take a bus that leads me outside of the city, on the road to Lithuania through Augustow (avoiding the one through Bielorussia as I don't have a visa for that!). In any case, I still can grab a bus ...
Who Needs Sleep?
The plan was to spend Monday night at Vladas's place and then to take a look around Vilnius in the morning. Vladas is a nice bloke. He regularly has lots of guests. His own family was away in the States, which meant we got to talk to them by web-cam. The ...
arrivees en Lituanie !
Les derniers jours en Pologne ont ete un peu laborieux pour cause de paysage montagnard ! Des cotes a n en plus finir, mais un cadre genial. On vous a pas encore parle des cigognes... Il y en a partout et de plus en plus. Leur nids jonchent les toits et ...
Land of the Lits...
... flowing from both nostrils...apologies to any motorists who may have come to grief on slippery patches of road between Poland and Lithuania :) Looking out the window, the weather is still overcast and there is a slight rain falling...so it is a good day ...
Neringa, the Curonian Spit
Shhhhhhhhhht! Don't tell anybody else about this magical part of the world! The Curonian Spit, or Neringa, is fantastic. Imagine more than 50km of white sandy beaches, where you'll find your own private part even in high season Sundays, 100m high grey ...
Beautiful Beautiful Vilnius
How nice does it feel to get to a clean guesthouse? Lovely. Anyway off we went into Vilnius with Virg as a guide. There are 40 churches in the centre of Vilnius but no matter, it is still one of the most beautiful cities I have ...
Middle Eastern Europe
Oh, this place is totally amazing. It's a tiny city 40 mins by bus from Vilnuis, the capital of Lithuania. It boasts two castles - one in ruins, one literally made me say 'oh wow.' The population is tiny, surely they could just ...
A Cheeky Bunch!
As we only have two nights in Vilnius we decided for an early start. We headed out exploring the city with Stephen, a fellow Trans-Mongolian we had met in Prague. Vilnius is more like a big town rather than a capital city. Even with its cobbled streets ...
I've been driving all day, my hands on the wheel..
Frank vertelt : Today will be the toughest day for me : 10 uur driving without much distraction. That's why I planned a route that will bring us at least some nice things to see : driving through part of the oldest forest in Europa (there are still ...
Serendipity
We arrived in Zarasai too late for the tourist information centre. We had nowhere to stay and we had to stop for the night. We'd been driving for about six hours. Zarasai is the first habitation in Lithuiania that we thought might have a hostel or if it ...
Heading up Into the Baltics
A train to Warsaw, and then overnight bus gets us up to Vilnius, Lithuania, where, after a bit of difficulty, we manage to settle into our apartment "with kitchen" - "kitchen" basically meaning minibar fridge and camping stove. It really amazes us how we ...
Klaipeda and the Curoanian Spit
... and port on the Baltic Sea and gateway to the Curonian Spit (UNESCO world heritage landscape) - a peninsular shared by Lithuania and Kaliningrad, Russia. It is a 4km wide national park with small settlements and stretches of gorgeous sandy ...
Zwischen den Jahren
Es ist der 29.12.2005. Zusammen mit Karo stehe ich seit Stunden an der Autobahn vor Kaunas, 100 km von Vilnius entfernt. Es ist kurz nach elf, gerade haben wir einen alten Kadett von der Straße geschoben, der mit Motorkraft nicht mehr fahren wollte. ...
The city of steeples and spires
... ) and wandered around the city to enjoy the sunny (and warm) weather. Finally, it sunny and sort of warm! Lithuania has a pretty interesting history-- it spent time being occupied by both Soviets and Nazi Germany. Also, it was the country that first ...
Vilnius, August 16, 2005 - Tuesday
... white crosses soaring over the hilltop in the Mountain Park are one of the most famous religious landmarks in the country. Lithuania resisted conversion to Catholicism longer than any other European country and so the legend has it that in the murky days ...
Vilnius, December 24, 2005 - Saturday
... it handy for Christmas holidays. Ruta suggested we go to one of those big shopping centres which had recently sprouted all over Lithuania, just as everywhere else in the countries of former Soviet bloc. Of course, as opposed to shops in the west, which ...
Port town in Lithuania
We arrived in Klaipeda around 6 pm and went to the local Tourist Information office where we were informed that this coming weekend is the Festival of the Sea and all accommodations are completely booked up. Apparently even all camping grounds for the ...
Curonian Spit - Nida and Klaipeda
... and we had a perfect time there. Weather was great, the Curonian Spit was gorgeous....! We went to the beach, saw the big dune, had a nice accomodation and so on. I am sure that is the best part of Lithuania and I can only recommend to visit ...
Baltic birthday blowout
... Krakow and Auschwitz were our main reasons for coming to Poland, Warsaw ended up being a really interesting stopover en route to Lithuania. A very, very cold stopover. We spent our one day there touring the Old town (or somewhat Old town--after WWII most ...
Of all the places I thought never to be..Lithuania
... It's quaint and pretty. They are rebuilding / fixing up all of it for 2009. Apparently that will be the 1000 year anniversary of Lithuania being mentioned in print. So folks that is the year to see Lithuania - 2009. I saw at least 4 brides etc, a million ...
Our most important day
The highlight of our trip this is it : the reason why Ingrid and I are travelling together, and our main goal : the Hill of Crosses. For those of you who don't know the story, here a brief overview... Early September 2004 Frank left on a trip ...