Vilnius

The capitol of Lithuania is a big place with many one way streets. We had to hassle a lot until we found our hotel. Which we upgraded to an apartment. We spent 3 nights here and were able to rest for a change. The schedule we gave ourselves was quite ambitious. But because of that we were also able to see a lot. There are many historic buildings throughout the city. Soviet buildings are almost not to be found in the center. Many orthodox churches with golden roofs are scattered everywhere. People are generally quite religious and do the cross on the chest, if they pass anything of religious value.

We ate at good restaurants and had wild pigs and other stuff we don't really know back home.

We also visited the obvious castle from where its easy to overlook the city center. Cars try to squeeze through the narrow streets. The Cathedral of Vilnius at the foot of the castle hill resembles a roman temple. After three days we went on to the country side again.