We drove through Poland, past Bialystok and had lunch in Augustow before reaching Vilnius in the late afternoon. We explored the city in the evening in the sunshine, and again the next morning in the pouring rain! The cathedral square with its bell tower is really pretty, as is the old town with its many churches. Fortunately the weather changed very quickly and we set off for Trakai castle in the sunshine, to find that it really does look exactly like the photo on the front of the rough guide! We went around the castle, and then walked around the island it is on - it was very picturesque and Lara took far too many photos! We headed back to Vilnius and made the most of the sunshine, walking up the hill of three crosses to
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