Vilnius, Lithuania
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
I'm here in Lithuania, trying to get my head and fingers around the russian keyboard at this computer in the hostel so apologies if some of this is a bit unreadable! Got to
Vilnius yesterday on the overnight bus from warsaw. was totally shattered so spent most of yesterday sleeping! the hostel is a bit grubby compared to the one in warsaw and is a bit too close to the train station for comfort - i wanted to be near it for convenience sake but i didnt quite want to see the trains from the kitchen window! - made it as far as tourist information centre to get a guide for today. vilnius is totally lovely. its smaller than you would think for a capital city and is very pretty but not in a too perfect to be true way. there's crumbling buildings and run down parts but that seems to add to the charm. lotsa churches - the hostel i'm staying in is right by a famous one with a miraculous virgin mary in it according to my guide book which explains the fervent sign-of-the-cross-making (is there a proper word for it?) by people who pass under the archway. went to the national museum and the amber museum and had a climb up to the castle tower for some great views. no more mishaps to relay (yet) although I havent been to the supermarket yet! am off tomorrow to trakai castle tomorrow which is 45 mins away on the train - so i shall have fun trying to buy a train ticket tomorrow!!
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