EXPLORING VILNIUS, LITHUANIA | Is it Worth Visiting?
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2018
- Exploring the city of Vilnius, capital of the little Baltic country of Lithuania.
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EXPLORING VILNIUS, LITHUANIA | Is It Worth Visiting?
The hostel I showed in the video is the B&B&B&B&B Hostel. I recommend reserving it online using this website: www.booking.com/index.html?aid=1724899 Or you can use that site to search for other hotels, apartments, hostels, etc.
I'm new to your channel. and it looks structurally sound and Visually sound in Lithuania in this particular city which I cannot pronounce. I'll be here looking at your material.
I was hoping you would tell us what it was worth visiting. But at the end of the video you just said see you.
@@octavidalforcedge.4045 Hi, see what I said at 17:32 :)
@Gabriel Trabeler The building that hostel is in used to be a railway workers union house if I'm not mistaken
Hi bro. Thxs for video
Much love and respect to our brother nation Lietuva from Sakartvelo (Georgia).🇬🇪❤🇱🇹
Not so long ago both Georgia and Lithuania were in the same country.
@@kostam.1113
30 years ago not so long?! Both countries rather cut that period out of their painful history, so not really worth of mentioning - it's not really flattering, just so you know...
@@baktom You can't change facts and history.
As for 30 years it's really not so long.
@@kostam.1113
What facts? You mean the annexation of the Baltic States that no civilised country ever acknowledged or recognised.
And 30 years is long enough for us to move on, progress and develop without looking back to soviet legacy. We don't have and never had any attachments or sentiments to it therefore we were first ones to break through.
Now you can see the results of Baltic nation determination - there's a big economical and political gap between them and the rest of those scumbags still belonging to the 3rd world, and that's including Russia itself.
So salty, typical for a Balt.
Personally i don't come from that region nor do i have any personal feeling towards that issue but some things are just facts.
Baltic states were part of the USSR for almost 50 years.
They were completely integrated into USSR and had their borders permanently defined and some had territorial expansion thanks to USSR (Lithuania).
Due to USSR restrictions on population movements they experienced peaks of their populations, also Russians became large minority from a small one.
Currently Baltic states are decently developed countries and have good standards of living, although their internal politics from what i can see are dominated by unnecessary anti-Russian hysteria.
I was there in August and I was really shocked how different this totally gorgeous city looks in winter! Vilnius is super cheap if you stay away from tourist traps as the one I am afraid you ate in, very friendly people, very lively atmosphere especially at night without the huge tourist crowds. Already missing Vilnius
Tolis Yeah, for someone who travels a lot, he sure finds himself often paying much more than is necessary. His notion of what is “cheap” is quite different from what others would consider it to be.
Yes, that was quite expensive prices and I am used to swedish prices.
I'm Lithuanian myself and I can say that Etno Dvaras has really reasonable pricing and quite good authentic food. We would go there to have a meal ourselves. Only thing that the author of this video showed is their special menu that obviously has higher prices than regular menu.
Hello Lithuania from Ukraine
Such a gorgeous, laid back historical city with nice people.
I'm simple Zirgagalva, I see Lietuva I press like :D
Paldies
Man, thats Latvian.
@@savajonas8325 "Paldies" is "thank you" in Latvian: Blackbird had said, "I'm simple Zirgagalva (he is Latvian)", he pressed "Like" whenever he saw "Lietuva", I thanked him for liking Lithuania - in Latvian
I am simple Lithuanian, I see zirga galva I press like 😅✌🏼
Braliux respect✌️🇱🇻🇱🇹
I visited Vilnius in December for 4 days, really loved the city. The atmosphere with all the Christmas lights and trees was really pleasant. It was cold, I think it averaged about 0 degrees C most days, but it wasn't too bad at all. I stayed in an AirBnB - newly refurbed studio apartment in the old town, cost ~£150 for 4 nights.
Vilnius is one of the cheapest place in Europe. A taxi ride from Old town to the airport about 10km cost just 3.5 euros at 5am in the morning. I felt sorry for the guy and handed him 6 euros. People are super friendly too. I stayed in a hostel called 'Guest house in old town'. It was really impressive, €25 for a double room. I am very much impressed by this beautiful country.
Nice! I just found your channel - I'll check it out.
If you chose Taxify or Uber. Those taxis waiting on the street near train station or in airport will rip you off
3.5 euro is lithuanian hourly rate in most of the jobs
well, it's not *that* cheap...
When I see such comments, I always wonder if people really don't understand that it's cheap for YOU, but it's not that cheap at all for locals because of fucking dollar/euro exchange rate!!! And it's not cheap at all for people from countries outside EU like Ukraine, where these currencies cost even more.
I am Lithuanian and my heart is crying seeing this. You showed just a tiny little piece of Vilnius and a very small percent of its wonderful old town. I am so sorry to see that you probably haven't had a chance to feel the cozy atmosphere of the city, haven't discovered the history, haven't visited the authentic and hipsterish places that city is packed with. Vilnius is SO MUCH more than this! Also, the food you had has nothing to do with traditional Lithuanian cuisine. I am so sad now. Please, come again and really discover the city and Lithuanian culture! Happy to show you around and give recommendations :)
I'll come back sometime. :)
Even though it’s cold, Vilnius looks like it has lots of beautiful buildings and character. I bet it’s lovely in warmer weather. I’ve really enjoyed your stops in some of these less-visited places on this trip.
Dude, if you’re freezing that much, buy a warmer jacket! You jacket doesn’t look like it is capable of braving the Baltic winter.
Loving your recent videos in the not so often visited places in Europe. Thanks Gabriel!
Yes! He makes me want to go places I never had on my radar. I like your vlog on Minimalism. I had 7 garage sales 2 mos ago to spend the next year travelling - lol.
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@@30AndAWakeUp Hahahha - thanks! Well it's been a learning curve the last 4 mos. we had to redo a lot of it using 2 different mics. Still not great but its a learning curve and it's been fun. I think it's better if you can do it all without voiceovers. Good luck with your channel! Our episode 2 is coming out Wed - that is my favourite. Would love your feedback!
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Thanks for this video! I loved Vilnius when I visited years ago, as part of living in St. Petersburg, Russia for two years. Very different culture and food than Russia, super friendly people, great place. Stay free Lithuania!
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Awesome, thanks a lot, appreciate it. Have fun in Japan, a country I definitely want to return to sometime.
y u had to walk at midnight 1.30,any special events
Awesome
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Thank you so much mate. Please show me around when I visit there 🙏🏻
Vilnius is looking great! Nice and cozy in the cold. I went to that same Etno Dvaras restaurant a few years ago. I remember the food was amazing there.
Looks like a really lovely city, but also looks really dark, cold, and wet this time of year. I bet it’s super pretty and busy in summertime! I chuckled at the amusingly-placed lampshade and venison balls at the resto! 😆 👍🏼✌🏼
Its one of the worst seasons to visit Lithuania, we have freezing winters (up to -30 celsius/-20fahrenheit) really rainy windy and cold autumns and hot summers (this year I think it was up to 38 Celsius / 100fahrenheit) so a summer or late spring would've been a lot better experience. (Googling Vilnius summer images should give a general idea how it might look at summer)
Auris LA stabdis I’m sure spring/summer must be so beautiful! I’ll Google it for sure.
Or on the Christmas period! ;)
Unfortunate for hi, he traveled here 1 week before the epic Christmas market started (those domes were prep work for it) and if i remember correctly, it was the very first snow of this year so maintenance was slow to react i guess (sadly, that snow lasted only for 1 day :( buut we do have it right before Christmas, yay!).
@@auriaska99, seriously when was the last time you experienced -30??? 1950s?? When i was growing up it was at MOST -25 for 1 day, now it's hardly below -15. It lasts exactly for 1 week (and that's in dead winter, we talk late January here). Negąsdinkit žmonių!!!
@@UtamagUta
I live near Vilnius and in 2010 was a LOT of snow and there was a few days when termometer showed -35C. Was no joke. But the recent winters was nowhere near comparing 8-9 years ago.
Thanks for showing us around! Your videos are very interesting!
Agreed. I like your channel too.
Probably one of the worst times to go to Lithuania, not summer, not Christmas and New Year. Dull November. I lived in Vilnius for a while, and I can say that summer is truly amazing in this city. Also those people selling paintings wouldn't mind being filmed if people were to ask in Lithuanian / Russian / Polish. 99.9% sure they don't speak English very well. The older people there are very suspicious of outsiders especially ones wielding cameras, and speaking, what is to them, a weird language. It was a niceish video but no interaction with locals and not much to see.
We went in August 2018 - it was brilliant. Best holiday for years. We also ate at Etno Dvaras several times. Great food and good value. Recommend end of August for the St Bartholemew fair. Great vibe then
Anyone from Lithuania?
I am:)
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Yus
I love you Lithuanians.
Y'all some cool pagans!
@@lynx9496 sounds like a low IQ reply. Junk mail.
** alot of lithunians have diluted from paganism which is such a shame - coming from a lithuanian pagan 🥺
We are not pagans we are Christians and believe in Jesus Christ the Light of this world..Amen Haleliuah 💖 💕 😊
Maria not everyone is a christian !! my entire family is basically pagan :)
@@murkym7147 Well that your problem dear if you not believe, we pray for people that return to God because in my family everyone believes in Christ including my friends..
Lithuania used to be so much cheaper before adopting the Euro.
I'm From Lithuania I think I should add that we are a cheap country still :) It's a common thing when you're a poor country you tend to be cheap, but when you get richer - you get to be more expensive. As Lithuanian economy is among fastest growing in Europe, so is the prices and it's not the fault of Euro currency :) Prices would have risen even without euro and year by year they will be higher. So the question is when is best to visit Lithuania - when the prices are still low, or when Lithuania will be full developed with all new infrastructure and high prices.
@Andris Gindra Let's just say it now has the best value of money spend/what you can see and what you can have. Of course in summer time or during Christmas. Lithuania has second biggest old town in Europe, but there's still a lot of work to make it fancy.
I have to agree. I'm resident in Vilnius since 2014 and prices have raised a lot in the capital. Not sure about outside anyway.
I love the country anyway, it's a place I can call home now =)
Living in Lithuania for my intire life, after adopting euro I can say that prices did rise, but for me they feel cheaper, idk.
Andris Gindra cheap - well for ,,rich“ people maybe / good ?? Oh come on.....
After watching this, I totally want to go there. Solid into, love the grocery store footage, cool hostel, charming city, clock tower, neat restaurant. Love all of it. Thanks for putting this place on my radar. I'll bring my crampons.
Excellent, thanks.
Gabriel, super awesome you managed to make it out to Vilnius, good stuff! I really wish the weather was a little better during your time there, everything looks so gray now 🙈 I hope that it'll be better next time you come around and that I'll be able to take you to a few of my fav spots.
Hi Jacob, yeah not the best time to be exploring these countries but better than never. And I wanted to get a taste of winter anyway so that's partly why I headed north. I'll just have to come back sometime, both to experience the warmer weather and also to explore Lithuania and the other Baltic countries more thoroughly, there's certainly a lot more to see. Cheers and enjoy Mexico! Must be nice and warm down there.
Absolutely! Keep exploring :)
@@GabrielTravelerVideos i could say i love my country❤🇱🇹🇱🇹
I recently went to Lithuania last year for my birthday on October 2022. It truly is a hidden gem. I love the food and the people are very wonderful. I usually don’t go to the same country twice. But this is a country I would definitely go back to.
Hello everyone,great video,love this content.Looks amazing great footage.
Recently discovered your excellent channel my friend. Your doing a great job. The video & audio both
are crisp and clear on my end. Peace
Excellent, great to hear.
Thank u for braving the cold to go out and show us this amazing places. Worth it every bit of it😀
Love it Gabriel 😊❤ love all the buildings! Beautiful city! Stay warm and safe! 😊❤
Great work... Beautiful country.
beautiful city, great video Gabriel
Thank you very much I feel I’m traveling and exploring with your channel , and learning new things 🍀
Hello Gabriel,
I am Violeta, from Lithuania. It's always nice to see people who are coming to visit us. But you know, if you really want to taste our culture, i suggest to come here in summer. We, as baltic people, have our own traditional events, like RASOS. If you will be in Vilnius near summer, go to Verkių parkas, and you will see and feel where our roots came from. I also recommend you to go to some festivals, like Mėnuo Juodaragis (which is one of my favorite) or Yaga.
I think our, lithuanian culture, is more about the connection, about community, than only about the places itself.
So good luck, if you need a guide, for the next time - write me down, I will help you as much as I can :)))
Violeta_Mackialo
I’m a philadelphia musician with Lithuanian grandparents.
I might visit in the spring or summer!!
Kenn kweder
Hi Gabriel, always great to see your videos. Stay safe.
Welcome to Vilnius, my home town. You can also visit Gediminas castle or the hill of Three Crosses its near Cathedral Basilica. Nice views from there of the Vilnius old town.
IS Gediminas a common name there? I had a friend in high school with that last name and he was from Lithuania.
Is gediminas now open? I went to Vilnius back in March and it was closed due to construction :(
@@travel9two557 Ye its now open, only main entrance is closed
Interesting, so it's a common name then?
@@spencereng Not really. It was duke Gediminas in our history, so I guess thats the reason why some folks got this name.
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seems amazing place to visit. thanks for sharing. Thumbs up!!!
I admire your choice of winter destinations considering the rather harsh temperatures it implies ☃️... The view from the belltower was definitely worth the climbing, well done !
Thank you for this video! Will visit Lithuania soon!
Thank you very much for sharing your videos with us yo are a start Gabriel
Nice city and country. My realities lives there
Thank you for another great video mate! Love em! Love from Cyprus!
Another informative,interesting video as usual Gab ,Thankyou
Awesome video Gabriel- you're really clocking up the new countries! Vilnius looks a really great place to visit. The slippery surfaces were almost certainly caused by a heavy overnight frost freezing already wet surfaces- be careful as I once slipped on such a surface and broke an ankle!
Ouch! Yeah something like that, some freezing rain or whatnot. It's been below freezing all day and night so things couldn't have thawed. Anyway something happened, it wasn't like that when I went out today.
So happy you liked Lithuania, my home country! Vilnius is really beautiful European city :)
Gabriel you are An Incredible Traveler, clearly visible it makes you happy. Congratulations on making passion as profession, not all are Blessed the same way... seen your journey from 50k till date... really inspirational... always looking forward to your next Vlog. Hopefully will get a chance to share a beer with you sometime in future... cheers... keep rocking the same way ...
I was getting cold just watching this video lol
Hi Gabriel, you make great videos and i have been following your channel for a while now. I also recommend visiting the city of Kaunas in Lithuania. I live in Riga, Latvia and if you ever plan to come here I can show you around. You can take a bus from Vilnius to Riga and after that to Tallinn, Estonia. In Riga too you can explore the old town and also see areas with many Art Nouveau buildings from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. There are many other places that I can recommend visiting in this part of the world as well. Thank you.
Ok now I hope he goes to Riga! Sounds amazing!
Hello, Gabriel. Your blogs are awesome. Keep it up. God bless you.
Inside the bell tower was very cool looking and of course the views. Be careful walking on those icy cobblestones.
Very nice Gabriel , always like your good work
I agree hes one of My Favorites for sure
Yes
Your pronouncation of Gediminas was perfect well done! First foreigner I heard pronounced so correct at first try. Pity weather was not great otherwise in summer Vilnius is much nicer :)
Wow, I was just there this past weekend as well!
The city looks cosy.I'd love to visit it this winter
always great to watch your video, you rock.
I've recently found your channel Gabriel, your travel videos are great.
I have to say, the meals in the restaurant menu at the 16:00 mark in this video looked delicious.
Hello. Thanks for sharing your video about my country Lithuania. Vilnius is a beautiful city with unique soul ❤
Looks like a beautiful city with a bit of a (Gothic maybe?) flair, which makes it a must in my books. Even if small and slightly off the beaten path. :)
The country side of Lithuania is beautiful too :)
There are the baroque. Lithuanian baroque
honestly i recently i hate the cold but this place blow my mind how cool it looks it makes me to visit so hard so so peacful place.
Best visit in warmer weather the get a coach to Riga afterwards. The museum of illusions in Vilnius is fun and worth a visit.
I reccomend going in the summer, it's completely different. Everyone out on the streets in old town, and so many cool bars and clubs to hang out at night.
you must come here in summer, you will love this city for sure!!!
hi! If you are going to visit Latvia, go to Kuldīga, do not visit only Riga which is the capital
Nice video, the bell tower looks cool
new to your channel, really feel the place like I am there from your eyes and camera. Awesome videos!!
If you want to explore Vilnius in winter you should put on right clothes, shoes and accessories, obviously it will be cold there and usually pretty quiet, as a native resident I would recommend warmer months - May to September, when Vilnius really comes to life with it`s music festivals and celebrations...
While in Lithuania, I highly recommend visiting Kaunas and Klaipeda (on the Baltic coast) also. You can also head over to neighbor country Belarus without a visa, but you have to fly there if going without a visa (the visa free rule does not apply to land borders). Minsk is awesome, I was there last month.
That cafe had some cool music
Great video Gabriel!!
Gabe, next stop...Riga, Latvia hopefully.
Heya! Im Lithuanian and I'm so glad you visited my country :)
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Great video brother Gabe. Keep it fun :)
Gabriel, will you be in Latvia too? I live here and would love to show you around Riga.
I am really, really enjoying watching this video about Lithuania. I'm from Lithuania, but I live in US, so watching this makes me feel like I'm back there, walking on the streets of Lithuania haha. Thank you so much. Great job! :) . Very, very, very appreciated!
Great, glad to hear it. :)
Oh man, you are in Vilnius and I am not. :/ HOW sad is that! You are one of the reasons why my fiancee Kamilė and I started traveling the world. :) Your videos inspired us to visit some particular countries such as Nepal. If you need ANYTHING while you are in Lithuania, just let me know. My name is Tautvydas Šlevas. You can find me on Facebook. :) I know you like to improvise while exploring places (just like me), but I could ask one of my friends to show you around or just to have a cup of tea together and tell you more about Vilnius and Lithuania in general. You can see everything in different eyes when you are with local. I would love to do that myself but I am in Prague right now. I hope to meet you somewhere sometime one day...
Good luck,
Tautvydas
Awesome. Unfortunately it's a very quick visit to Lithuania, just three days in Vilnius. Leaving tomorrow. Cold weather and running out of time. I'll have to come back sometime. Enjoy Prague.
It is deffinately beautiful all year round, but you have to see the true Lithuania and that is in summer, whole another different spirit all around the Vilnius. And Vilnius is beautiful when theres a lot of snow, sadly the weather in this video is very bad from the perspective of a tourist.
I got chilly just watching this!
Seems like such an exotic city
Gabe congrats on another new country visited. My Dad’s family is from there and he never spoke highly of traditional Lithuania foods so I was interested to see your thoughts. Must be tough walking around as a tourist and being that cold. Looking forward to your next videos. Safe travels. 👍🙏
Lithuanian food has been amazing so far actually. I went back to that same restaurant tonight because it was so good and tried some other dishes.
Oh cool, Kablys! We go there from Riga time to time. They have very good techno parties!
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Amazing video bro
my great grandparents are from here. So looking forward to see the homeland
super, i love vilnus,....
I went in earlier Autumn and it was a lot different. Loved it.
Welcome to my country Gabriel.Regards.
Thanks a lot, looks like a really cool country. Wish I had time to explore more.
Excellent tour by the blogger, just as a normal traveler would visit a place, staying at a low cost dorm or a hostel, shopping in grocery stores for low cost food and being thrifty yet be able to explore the place.
If you are still in Lithuania you should visit Trakai castle, you can get a bus from Vilnius to there for like 2 or 3€ roundtrip and 30min of travel then you have to walk for a while, its a castle in a tiny island
I stayed at that youth hostel! I also stayed at Jimmy Jumps house in the old city.
😍 peaceful city... ❤❤❤
Great video good job!
Nice music in the background
Great video Gabriel, inspired me to start vlogging.
Visiting Lithuania should include visiting not only capital, but going
to Palanga for a day trip during warm weather. If You go at last weekend
of July then go and see port city Klaipeda for another day as it is
biggest festival in Lithuania lasting from friday till morning monday
called Juros svente. Next day You can head towards Neringa with a short
stop at Juodkrante.
freezing rain is what makes a slippery layer of ice like that - good work Gab - informative and fun to watch
Yeah that's what I figured. It happened once in Portland when I was living there, except it was much thicker. Shut down the city.
Hi I really like your video i got to go in Vilnius in 2 weeks a lit bit scary about the weather
Can't beat some cold beer and venison balls. Great vid. Keep em coming
Great choice of places. Always wanted to go the Baltic states myself.
The bell tower has a much shorter line than Galata tower.
Good Video invest in excellent winter wear and winter and the cold is no problem. Also safe winter boots.