Another view including its Belfry and the Gediminas Hill tower behind

Vilnius

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June 28th 2019
28 June 2019 A coach took us the 15k to the capital of Lithunia, Vilnius, for a visit. The guide we had in the morning was very proud of her city and her Country’s independence achieved in 1989. She showed us some of the many Catholic and Russion Orthodox churches in the Old Town and explained about the large Jewish community which lived in the City prior to WW2. After an excellent lu ... read more

Europe » Lithuania

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Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more