Centrum Hotel Vilnius

... red pepper and the pickled lettuce.<br><br> I really must remember to Google, Lithuania, vegetables, pickling of, to really find out who introduced this technique to the country because they obviously must have some sort of National holiday to celebrate them such is the extent of the pickling influence. The only thing I havent seen pickled here in fact is the good old onion.<br><br ...

I get another hour changing buses in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. This is cool in a travel-rap sort of way, four countries in less than twenty-four hours. This is the way crossing borders should be, nothing but a 'Bon Voyage' sign on one side, a &#8216;Welcome&#8217; sign on the other. It&#8217;s starting to feel more eastern European here ...

... we ended up somewhere unexpected. However when one is exploring a new city, even the unexpected can bring bonuses. We found remnants of the old city wall & bastion, & saw houses & into courtyards sort of "where people actually live" as opposed to places painted up to look good for visitors. Up near the bastion we were on the top of another hill and looked across to Gediminas Hill & out over the city. There was a park that apparently is a popular place for couples ...

Well, after a very long drive we eventually arrive in Vilnius at 11pm - as you can imagine we were ready for a nice cold beer, especially me its very hard being a passenger you know!!Not overly impressed with the campsite, it was literally a car park, but it had all the amenities &amp; closest to the city centre so thats the main thing! After a long sleep, we headed into the centre on what was a very sunny day in Vilnius - hurray!!We took the bus into the centre, and I ...

... but with a mysterious and quirky air. Where else could a ruined 13th century castle share the tourist spotlight with a monument tribute to Frank Zappa. The city itself lies on the bank of the Viliga River and in much the same tradition as the Baltic cities visited already, the old merges beautifully with the new. The hostel is in a great location to the 'old town', in the southern part of the city and where most of the action in Vilnius happens ...

... movie theatres like we still have them here or there in Europe, where such centres have not been built yet. But to come here and spend something that you call your time out smells to me of first hints of anti-utopian future as described by William Gibson and company in such titles like "Burning Chrome" and "Neuromancer", where world is gradually taken over and ruled by mega-corporations. OK, I know it sounds like a paranoia and at the end of the day humankind always finds a ...

... the city. By this time, the rain had cleared enough for some nice panoramic shots before a quick visit to the Uzupis Republic, a breakaway state for Vilnius' bohemian culture. Among other things, the 41 point constitution grants residents the right to hot water and a tiled roof. On April Fool's Day, border guards in comical outfits stamp passports and the President of Uzupis makes speeches in the central square. Quirky. After a quick, late lunch on Pilies Gatve, a beautiful ...

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... for breakfast, and went over the bus station. We caught the 10:30 bus to Lithuanian lake infested town of Trakai, 28km west of Vilnius. Being a local bus, the trip took a good hour. The further we went, the more we wished we had not got on the bus, as we drove deeper into huge Soviet style apartment complexes, that appeared to be better suited as a ruin than a habitable residence. However the locals getting on and off the bus ...