Radisson Sas Astorija Hotel Vilnius

Hallo ihr Lieben!<br>So, hier kommt der erste mehr oder minder qualifizierte Eintrag um euch alle mit auf dem Laufenden zu halten.<br>Ich sage gleich vorweg, dass ihr hier durchaus mal philosophischen, melodramatischen manisch-depressiven Einträgen ausgesetzt seid, die ihr aber auch gerne ignorieren könnt.<br>Das macht nichts. <br>Nun aber:<br>Ich habe wahnsinniges Glück mit der Wohnung gehabt! Sie leigt wunderschön (direkt gegenüber vom Arbeitsamt) im ...

... Cranberry drink. It was cool. We saw - Bell Tower - 57meter high - Cathedral Square - in the heart of the city - Lower Castle (the Royal Palace) - 13th - 14th centuries with Grand Duke Gediminas rebuilt the castle. Rebuilt after the Russias destroyed it in the 19 century. - Monument to Gediminas - Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas was created by Kithuanian American Vytautas Kasuba. - Upper Castle and ...

... ones like Sabonis and Marèulionis to legends from the more distant past and Soviet Union times like Paulauskas. Of course, basketball being the most popular sport in Lithuania, it was only pertinent. There was a monograph or two there, as well, and that was all. Not too much to cut the time short for someone who was waiting like me. And waiting for a long time, at that. For Mr Vilimas was apparently in no hurry to summon me and the whole thing dragged on. But what now? This was the ...

... duerfte so einfach sein wie im osten Bananen im Konsum anzutreffen. Also vergessen mers mal und fahren vorraussichtlich weiter ueber polen...bis dann ach ja, was noch auffaellt...in riga hatten ne menge leute zuviel geld. Da reicht net ein porsche, sondern es muss zumindest ein chayenne S sein, ason martin oder Bugatti oder Bentley is natuerlich noch besser...wie waers mit nem Maserati? nur ferarri is anscheinend out...zu billig? Dafuer ...

... in Visaginas was just as valid here in Vilnius. Only a bit more as there were some twenty times more people here who, on top of it all, had somewhere to go out. For why go out in the street if there's no one to show yourself to? It goes for everyone, only for girls a bit more than for us guys, I would say. And Lithuanian girls did have something to show. That unusually high percentage of stunners which had struck me no later than at the R&#299;ga airport showed no indication of ...

... that's because everyone crossed the bridge with a grip on the railing and trod those parts clean. Even on that subzero temperature, on the island end of the bridge there was an accordion player who was freezing, attempting to play something, and all in an effort to milk some money from tourists. I didn't notice that anyone gave him something. Well, in all fairness, I didn't notice he was a brilliant player, either. But it is also true that subzero temperature was a brilliant excuse ...

... still a lot of underlying hostility (especially as there are still large Russian minorities in their midst), although it's kept in check at government level because of the need for Russian oil and gas. I should also mention that Vilnius was a major European Jewish centre and before the World Wars was known as the Jerusalem of the North - according to the 1897 census Jews were 39% of the population and there were over 100 synagogues. Very little trace remains as most were ...

... in the bunk is another Aussie, confusingly called Mark. With no other recommendations from the hostel staff we revisit the veggie restaurant and talk till closing. the hostel is still lively when we get back and again I find myself chatting away in the kitchen to the small hours. Day 8 My last full day in Vilnius and there are still a couple of sights to tick of the list. Firstly the Frank Zappa statue, more a bust on a plinth. With no ...

Friday morning, I wake up early to go to Vilnius. I quite don't know yet whether I'll be hhing or would rather take a train, at least to 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 back to the railway station and take the 10:05 train ...

... yesterday. Its called Europas Parkas, it was pretty cool, but a bit of a pain to get to. You get off at the very last stop of the bus and then you have to walk 3km. I tried to hitch a ride there, but no luck. On the way back, an old couple leaving the museum gave me a lift. The park had all kinds of sculptures made of all kinds of materials. You are even allowed to climb on some and turn do-dads and stuff on others. The city has some nice side streets with a few parks ...