Blogs from Vilnius, Lithuania, Europe - page 20

Catching taxis in Vilnius is not as easy as it sounds.... First of all, you can't hail them down: they will not stop to pick you up. Why? I don't know. Second, it costs more (perhaps even double) to catch a taxi before 8 or 9am and after 10pm....Maybe they just see the tourist dollars. I asked a local boy what the story was, and this is what he told me: " The best way to catch a taxi is to call for it. It is cheaper. If you get into a taxi in the street, they will charge you more. And they won't stop to pick you up" It doesn't make any sense. But there you are. You just need to stand next to a vacant taxi, call their number from your handy mobile, and ... read more

Eateries are a plenty in Vilnius. My favourite was a little tea house that i think was part of a chain of tea houses, but the atmosphere and the food were fantastic. And the prices were reasonable as well. I think it was called "Skonis ir kvapas" on Traku Street. We ate there twice because the place felt genuine, and though the menu was also written in English, as are a lot of menus in Vilnius, it didn't feel like it was catering to the tourist. Indeed, i think on both occasions we were the only foreigners there. The entrees were light; the choice wasn't big, but then again, the food was fresh. They had European cuisine; entre autre, they had russian cabbage pie, dumplings, and pasta as well as a variety of fish. Simon had ... read more

Hello again I am already in Lithuania and as the first time i am so impressed by this Country. I am in Vilnius and i am preparing a new entry for this BLOG. BUT before that entry i want to introduce to you 1 person that is very important for me, 1 person that wes always there when i had a problem and from my perspective the image of Exchange :). SN of AIESEC Pitesti, Drrrruuummmmssssss pleaseee forrrrr MONA SERBAN. Mona after 1 year in Colombia and 1 in Turkey is now in Great Britain. For me this girl is probably the prove that Exchange really works. Mona wrote about her experience, you can find out more about her using the next link http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/pink-mona/ The Blogs is great !!!!! i hope one day we will ... read more

We had four days off from work and decided to go on a trip to one of the lesser known neighbouring countries to Sweden, namely Lithuania. Lithuania is the southernmost of the three Baltic countries. Up until 1990 Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union. The formerly strong ties to Russia is something you can notice still today when you visit Lithuania. For instance the hotel we stayed in has furniture that looked like it came from a storage house in Novosibirsk, the supermarkets sell several different brands of Russian vodka but only rarely Western ones, in the restaurants you can buy Georgian (Georgia in Caucasus, not the US) mineral water but not Evian. Don't get me wrong. We absolutely love this. We both have a soft spot for Eastern Europe and the way things differ ... read more

Unfortunately our stay in Vilnius wasn't long enough... We arrived from Riga on Monday afternoon after a long bus ride. We've decided to not plan our trip which meant that we hadn't booked a hostel before arriving in Vilnius - this caused a bit of frustration, but everything worked out in the end. Vilnius is a beautiful city. I loved the Old Town in Riga but I have to say that Vilnius' Old Town is even more gorgeous. Like the streets in Riga, the Old Town in Vilnius is made up of old cobblestone and I can't get enough of it! For you Europeans, you probably don't think cobblestone streets are that big of a deal, but when you come from a country as young as Canada, you really appreciate how much more charming a street ... read more