The Cathedral and Belfry, Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania

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January 19th 2007
Lost! Pods! Yoghurt! Saws! We spent our first night in Vilnius tramping around in the rain looking for a new hostel after the first one we checked into had a totally smashed off lock. The girl at reception tried to tell us it was ok and 'everybody gets scared but nothing happens' - like hell! We got out of there smartish and eventually (after two and a half hours of trekking) found a really nice ... 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