JNN hostel Vilnius
Konstitucijos str. 25 Vilnius, LT-2600, Lithuania
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My first Baltic stop
... without cover). I could have easily slept under that.
Vilnius is quaint, pretty, friendly and relaxed. One enters the city through gates, similar to that of York, though the city is much smaller than York. As you walk along the narrow passages, you pass Russian churches, restaurants, plenty of cafes and basketballs! Everywhere there is some reference to basketball. Of course, the European ...
From VilniUS to VilniYOUS.
... saint of firefighters) were new finds for us.
We continued our walk through places like the Vilnius Cathedral, which had a special chapel dedicated to St. Casimir. There, people left silver hearts to give offerings in thanks for various blessings and miracles. At one time, this chapel was connected to the royal palace. (Lithuania had a king once, for ten years.)
Other sites we visited included courtyards and side ...
All good save the topless, mindless blokes
... and three year old son) and for me to head to bed. I intended to be up early to get my run in but, instead, slept in.
Sasha gathered me up again this morning and off we drove to Trakai Castle, about 30 kilometers from Vilnius. A heavily restored castle from the fourteenth century, it was once home to Lithuanian grand dukes and sits in the middle of an island on Lake Galve. It is eight litas ($2 US) to get in and four litas ($1 US) extra if you want to take pictures while ...
The city of steeples and spires
... to take me upwards of four hours. I wonder if all the food in France tastes that good.
So now we are sitting at our hotel relaxing before our night bus to Warsaw. Hopefully this night bus will be less exciting then our night bus from Russia to Estonia-- we are hoping to at least get to stay on the bus for this border crossing instead of having to get out and drag ourselves through immigration. Wish us luck! Iki ...
Sleepless in Vilnius
The bus station in Warsaw is hidden on the outskirts of the city behind a train station. It took me a while to find it and it was only because one of the locals explained that PKS meant bus station. The actual bus ride to Vilnius was the worst I've ever taken. The roads between the two cities are awful - potholes everywhere. When I spoke to the driver he gave me a face full of alcohol breath which probably didn't help. This resulted in me reaching my destination at 7am ...



