old town

Vilnius, the Italy of the Baltics

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May 19th 2005
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 eveni ... read more

Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius

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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