technically no longer in Vilnius but I figure that since i just got here in Warsaw that I would tell you about my time there. I would have to say that it's not as good as Riga, but only because the place I stayed wasn't as nice. I would still have to say that its a good time, though. Beer is really cheap and I had a filet mignon dinner with two beers and a dessert for like 12 dollars! Went to a small town about 30 min away called Trakai. Really great little town with a castle in the middle [View Full Entry]

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Vilnius, city of cobbled streets and numerous churches. Architecture from every influence; Gothic, Romantic, you name it it's here. Watch the world go by outside one of the delightful cafes in the old town. Gaze in amazement as impossibly tall thin women manage to negotiate the cobbled streets wearing impossibly tall thin heeled shoes (even in winter) I arrived here on a wet and cold evening, and found my apartment, which was tucked away in a typical old-town location, narrow cobbled street and tall building. I'd reccommend picking up a copy of the now essential In Your Pocket guide [View Full Entry]

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As you know, I had to go to Vilnius Lithuania to hand in my papers. I need a residency permit because I will be living there for more than 90 days in a calendar year. Greg the bastard did this before he left. I am sure he had problems, but this trip was a nigthmare. Vilnius is a six hour bus ride from Riga. So yeah, I wasn't very thrilled about making this trip. But, as the lucky bastard that I am, I sat next to a guy from Texas who was doing the same exact thing I was doing. What [View Full Entry]

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E-mail sent almost a year ago, has the combo of pictures, text and Country info at the bottom. This is the same one, but with a bit more info. The other message randomly sent itself before I was done. Greeting from Kliapeda, Lithuania. Klaipeda is the third largest city in the country, is on the coast, and will be my hometown for the next four months. Since this is the first news of my trip I have been able to send out, let me backtrack a bit. The flight in was nice, and staff greeted me right at baggage claim when [View Full Entry]

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So it happened again - events and things happened quickly and the blog suffered. The blog ceased to exist - so here I am writing about 5 weeks after the events (again). Vilnius lies in the mainly flat and forested countryside of Lithunia, situated close to the Russian border in the South-East of the country. Founded in the 1320's by Duke Gediminas after a dream the city has lots of historic buildings, and statues. The old town is bigger than that found in either Tallin or Riga, and has a more open rambling feel than either of the other two baltic [View Full Entry]

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