From the US, I am of Lithuanian descent. I was in Vilnius a year ago, better than Paris. I watch a lot of videos of Lithuania, your is one of the best. Please do more.
Thank you! That gives us great pleasure to know you enjoyed it. We made a few Vilnius videos which you'll find on the Lithuania playlist. We'd love to return and explore the country more one day.
5:13 this might look weird in some countries, but in Vilnius all the water comes from wells bellow ground. When many countries gets their water from rivers and dams and then filter it, water from deep bellow in Lithuania is free not only for drinking but also for fire extinguishers.
It was absolutely brilliant, but something we'd never seen before... and I saw a few other people stop and stare at that system of running a pipe directly from the hydrant! So wonderful to have water fountains everywhere, with delicious, fresh water :)
I am 80 years old, of Lithuanian descent, live in the US, Boston area. I visited Lithuania a year ago, fell in love with the place, especially the nice people. Now I want to move there and start over.
I remember the days, when I moved to London back in '97, everytime an English man/woman ask "where are you from? You say "Lithuania" and straight away they say "oh! Russia! You speak Russian yeah?!" Or, "oh Poland u speak Polish yeah?!... finally Lithuanian is starting to be know for what it actually is and, always has been... Lithuania.
I absolutely love Vilnius. Such an elegant city with calm, friendly and helpful people. We will have to return to visit more of your beautiful country.
That is so lovely! You've just made our day 😁😃 We'd love to go back to Vilnius and to see more of Lithuania... such a beautiful country. I could definitely live in Vilnius!
Thank you! We do become very enthusiastic when we discover interesting things... it helps keep us engaged when we're permanently travelling 😁😆 We're happy you enjoyed the video.
@@DailyTwitchLT Unfortunately we don't speak Lithuanian! Could someone please translate, as I don't want to have to remove this comment in case it's nice! 😁
Hello guys. Amazing video, just had to add my ten cents and tell that most of the produce you bought from LIDL isn't actually Lithuanian. Especially the beer. It is probably the worst brand of beer you can get in bigger supermarkets. If you plan on tasting proper Lithuanian beer I would recommend Varniukai, Daujotu or anything from Northern Lithuania really. Anyways, keep up the good work and I'm glad you liked our little country :)
Thanks for the great tips. It was our first day and we were just getting acquainted! 😊. We went on to try some of the popular beers like Svyturys and Kalnapilis. Lithuania really has some great beers. We are in Estonia now but plan to return so can try more soon. 😁
@Andrius Turba Lithuania Thank you for the great tip! We'll look out for it when we go back to Lithuania! We're currently in Tallinn for 2 weeks, then maybe Parnu, then down to Latvia before heading back to Lithuania 😀
LIdl beer is actually quite good. Some of it anyway. And really is there such a thing as 'proper' beer? Really depends on one's taste. Some love Weissbeer, some hate it. Some say all lager is piss.
@Jo S Good points! I really liked the Lidl Cherry Kriek We're now in Tallinn and have had some delicious beers... I love the beers from Alexander, especially their unfiltered one, and we also had the Alexander Weissbeer and Dunkel last night, which were delicious 😁
Thank you so much. We certainly hope to return to Vilnius and to explore more of Lithuania. We loved it there. We have some more Vilnius videos to come soon. 😊
Frugal Travellers Great, really looking forward to it! May I ask, which other cities are in your top 5? I’ve seen you mentioned that in your comments.. Thanks again and have a great day wherever you are right now!
@Genrich Lanevskij I'm the massive Vilnius fan! (Mandy) My favourite cities at the moment are: Venice, Paris, Vilnius, Bishkek - and now Tallinn has pushed Bucharest off the Top 5 list as I absolutely loved having a few drinks on the steps outside the Baltijaama Turg... video coming soon ☺️
Frugal Travellers Thank you for the response, Mandy. I’m definitely going to check your other videos. I’m intrigued by Bishkek as this is the town I know least about as I never been there. I am from Vilnius myself. For the last few years I live in UK. Every summer I was back in Lithuania. This year is different though, due to the pandemic I wasn’t able to visit my hometown and I miss it a lot. Watching you two walking through the streets where I grew up and exploring it through your eyes and your lovely commentary, it was great. The fact that you liked the city so much makes me really happy! I hope you’ll be back again soon. Please visit our seaside, Klaipeda, Nida and Palanga, it’s beautiful. In meantime please have a great day and I look forward to more videos from you. Subscribed! 😊
Yes, we always drank the tap water in Lithuania. Seeing this water fountain run from the hydrant was amazing... something we'd never seen before! ~ Mandy 😁😀
Yes - we really liked it from the start, as are big fans of beetroot and enjoy cold soups in summer 😀 I loved the zing from the kefir & the fact that potatoes always come as a side dish with it.
@10.08 LOL at Hare Krishna! I've seen them in Vladivostok and Kiev. I met a follower in Parramatta who loves the Anti Chrisitan Death Metal band Deicide. The Sketch show did a parody of H.K where once guy asks if he wants a Pint. His friend says "IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?" while The Pope was following the H.K
Hahahha... I first saw HK followers when I moved to Sydney in 1989... toyed briefly with the idea of joining them as love the music, but I'm not a follower 😂
You can watch this video about vilnius, it would give you a better insight :) ua-cam.com/video/KdPCxj1Yd2U/v-deo.html however any flights from UK are stopped so probably you won’t be able to come in January.
Long time! Always great to see new places etc. Usual high standard, informative and humorous/personalised vlog format thanks! Beetroot soup is equally nice when the weather cools down, so easy to make too. If I'm honest not a big fan of gazpacho, maybe the one I initially tried perhaps wasn't up to scratch or just prefer a warming soup. Could go into detail the very first time I tried seaweed in France. Surprisingly haven't ate much since, erm far too healthy... ;-)
The cold beetroot soup was a real hit with us. I wasn't expecting much but was really surprised. Lots of flavours going on. We were surprised how popular seaweed was on the west coast of Ireland. Not only do they eat it, they like bathing in it as well! 😳
...a wonderful city, the capital of Lithuania forever . There was on the main square Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas. Gediminas was Grand Duke - King of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316[1][2] until his death. He is credited with founding this political entity and expanding its territory which later spanned the area ranging from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.[3][4] Also seen as one of the most significant individuals in early Lithuanian history, he was responsible for both building Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and establishing a dynasty that later came to rule other European countries such as Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.
Thank you so much for this fascinating information. We had just arrived and knew little of Lithuania's history but learned more about Gediminas the longer we were there. We have so much more to learn. 😊
Yes, we've been advised of that by a few viewers now, and definitely won't make that mistake again. The Lithuanian beer we tried was excellent, and we include a few clips in other videos. Thank you for taking the time to comment... we really appreciate local knowledge and experience!
that Open Beach caused quite a political stir, being placed in historic square. But it stole people's hearts, and I hope it will come back in 2021 summer :)
@Indre M We had read about the opposition to the Open Beach, being in such a historically important site and being opposite such a heartbreaking museum. It was so lovely to see the children playing in the water fountains when we were there, and to see families relaxing together and soaking up the sun. I also hope it can reopen in 2021.
@@FrugalTravellers wow, when do you have time to actually check all this :D Most travellers are not even trying to get more into detail. They don't know what they are seeing. :)
@Indre M We try to spend time researching a place before we arrive, but if we're travelling fast, sometimes it's difficult to do that. We'd read about the atrocities that occurred in and around Vilnius during WWII & the Soviet occupation, so we had to visit Panerai forest, and the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights. I knew that my videos about those places wouldn't get many views, but I felt it was important to share the information with anyone who might be interested.
Thank you for sharing that, Henrikas. We value local knowledge, and always appreciate it when people tell us the correct information... we love learning new things!
Thanks to Google Translate we can read your comment. We're happy if people are watching our videos, whether they be from that place or if they are interested in seeing somewhere different.
Ive sent some recomendations for tallin . Another city to visit if you like krakow , vilnuis and tallin is Lviv in the Ukraine . Its also the cheapest city I've been to
That's great - thank you. To where have you sent the recommendation? It's best to actually share them here in UA-cam comments, as that way other viewers can benefit from your knowledge and experience!
We were in Kiev & Lviv in February... I just haven't been organised enough to make any videos with all the footage I took! (Mandy). We loved Lviv... but I have to say that Vilnius is now my favourite city in Europe, along with Venice... it's amazing!
@@FrugalTravellers I'm giving Venice another shot with the Mrs. Last time I went my son was in a pram so was a nightmare . I've heard there's a cheaper Jewish area there, I'll keep my eyes peeled for your videos. And get some tips off you before going . I really liked Vilnius , visually it's georgous but I think I prefer other cities. Krakow being my favourite, Talin is beautiful . Nuremberg Germany ... oh and a must visit place albeit not cheap Dubrovnik in Croatia . If you want cheap , but it's a little run down Bucharest Romania
@D.o.c MCSHUFFLES We went to visit in 2005... we were supposed to have been there in June but of course those plans all went by the wayside! We're going to assess the situation as are thinking to stay in Europe this year... if cases drop we would like to travel to Venice and the 5 European micro states en route back to the UK, but at the moment some of those places have a high number of cases, so we'll wait and see. We arrived in Tallinn yesterday... it looks amazing, very touristy in the town centre but some beautiful old streets and buildings. We're happy to stay in this region and learn more about the Baltic States 😀 I (Mandy) love Vilnius... it's now in my Top 5 Cities list! Bucharest was there but has been pushed down... we spent a while in Romania last year when I was getting dental treatment in Bucharest, and I need to go back this year to get my last 2 crowns - and yes, I made a video of my experience 😃😂😀 ua-cam.com/video/50aG1_VLhfo/v-deo.html
Well form what I understand Lithuania as a whole is as close to Poland in their conservativism. Vilnius is as a capital is naturally more cosmopolitan. I've found that people here in general want nothing to do with political correctness and other aspects of that. Their country, their right I say.
We saw a number of gay and same sex couples in Vilnius, and people seemed to be far more relaxed in their style of dress and hair than in Warsaw. The atmosphere in Vilnius seemed more laidback and easygoing than anything I noticed in Warsaw, Krakow or even student-oriented Wrocław.
@@FrugalTravellers Well in general people don't care about your personal choices. They live and let live. The opposition comes when these ideas start to be propagated en mass by the media or more frequently by an NGO. That then is promptly shut down by public opinion. And the comments, oh the comments are savage. These are my observations of 4+ years now. I would say that the denial of political correctness and all that is associated with it is a central and eastern European thing in general. My opinion is that having a more conservative and homogeneous society is good, compared to all the other places in the west where they are literally on fire right now.
@Simon Peterson I am from New Zealand, a multicultural and definitely not homogeneous country, and we are not on fire. Rather, people have the freedom and space to be themselves, rather than have to hide their relationships or gender identities from others for fear of intimidation or being singled out for being different. I know which society I would rather live in.
@@FrugalTravellers Yes.. interesting that. I'm guessing you are aware of #metoo? Are you also aware of the US crime statistics(I'm giving the us as an example for obvious reasons)? How about the defilement of British girls by a specifically non European ethnicity? Burning of Churches on mass in France? How about the natural balkanisation of multicultural societies world wide? The terror wave in Europe after the 2015 crisis? I could go on but it would be redundant at this point. Form looking at the media it seems that the only ones that are single out are white people. You have to be blind not to see it. In any case the fact remains that all multicultural societies have these urgent problems, some more than others, it all depends on the level of "diversity" while homogenous societies don't. In New Zealand i couldn't even have this discussion. I would be cancelled, called the worst names imaginable. While here i can talk about these issues. So tell me which is the more free society?
I believe in tolerance for all people, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, skin colour, and age. I also believe that there is no point in arguing when neither side has the ability to change the other person's mind. To that end, I will no longer participate in this conversation, as have videos to make...
Haha... It was our first day so we just bought the cheapest going in Lidl. We went on to try many great Lithuanian beers including švyturys, kalnapilis and Utenos which we feature in some of our other Lithuania videos. The beer selection in Lithuania is incredible. We loved so many. Just a shame about the 8pm supermarket alcohol sale curfew. That caught us out a few times!
We could so live in Vilnius - it is such a beautiful city! If you have any recommendations for other places in Lithuania, please let us know, as we'll definitely be back some day!
@@FrugalTravellers you must to see Klaipėda, city near to Baltic sea. Also Palanga, Nida, Neringa - amazing places in Lithuania. If you like snow, should be nice Lithuanian winter - now we have 30cm snow on ground and had minus 24C.But actually if you wanna see truly nice places - come to summer season, again
@@viliusscerbickas2507 Thank you so much for so many wonderful tips. We will definitely visit the Baltic coast next time. Maybe bring a tent and do some camping. We passed through Druskininkai on the bus and it looked beautiful there. Lithuania has some lovely countryside.
I know... we've been told that by a few Lithuanian viewers now! 🤣 We didn't realise it was a Lidl brand, and I have to say that some of them weren't too bad! If you watch our other Vilnius videos, we do try a few other beers... including one with possibly the coolest label yet!
This is what Vilnius looks like, because it's a Polish city, just like Lviv in Ukraine. Stalin established new frontiers in 1945. Just go to the cemetery in Rasos. It's not borscht. This is Lithuanian cold soup(chłodnik Litewski). It's a very popular soup in Poland and Lithuania. This soup has many varieties. I recommend you zeppelins. These are large potato dumplings stuffed with meat. Very popular in Lithuania and Poland.
@@spelltairen3509 You say so because you are Samogitian! My ancestors also lie in the cemetery in Rasos. We built this city in the style of the Vistula Baroque and Polish Classicism. Please don't be. You were given Vilnius by Stalin. how many were liberated from German occupation by the Home Army. And you Samogitians collaborated with Hitler !!!!
@@yakeosicki8965 Dude I'm not samogitian 😂, today they live in western Lithuania and have other language, and grand duchy of Lithuania was formed from Dzūkai And Aukštaičiai. Don't worry not samogitians.
From the US, I am of Lithuanian descent. I was in Vilnius a year ago, better than Paris. I watch a lot of videos of Lithuania, your is one of the best. Please do more.
Thank you! That gives us great pleasure to know you enjoyed it. We made a few Vilnius videos which you'll find on the Lithuania playlist. We'd love to return and explore the country more one day.
Check a video by Jacob Laukaitis about Vilnius
It’s interesting that you find Vilnius better than Paris; why?
5:13 this might look weird in some countries, but in Vilnius all the water comes from wells bellow ground. When many countries gets their water from rivers and dams and then filter it, water from deep bellow in Lithuania is free not only for drinking but also for fire extinguishers.
It was absolutely brilliant, but something we'd never seen before... and I saw a few other people stop and stare at that system of running a pipe directly from the hydrant!
So wonderful to have water fountains everywhere, with delicious, fresh water :)
best quality water in the world, some of the last underground fresh ancient water reservours, just don't tell Nestle :( !
No more free water.
Such a nice video about my hometown :) Good luck with your trip :)
Thank you - that's so lovely coming from a local :) We've really enjoyed Vilnius! You are lucky to live here. We hope to return again soon. 😀
I am 80 years old, of Lithuanian descent, live in the US, Boston area. I visited Lithuania a year ago, fell in love with the place, especially the nice people. Now I want to move there and start over.
I remember the days, when I moved to London back in '97, everytime an English man/woman ask "where are you from? You say "Lithuania" and straight away they say "oh! Russia! You speak Russian yeah?!" Or, "oh Poland u speak Polish yeah?!... finally Lithuanian is starting to be know for what it actually is and, always has been... Lithuania.
I absolutely love Vilnius. Such an elegant city with calm, friendly and helpful people. We will have to return to visit more of your beautiful country.
@@FrugalTravellers 😉
Your video somehow made me want to visit Lithuania.
I live here already.
That is so lovely! You've just made our day 😁😃 We'd love to go back to Vilnius and to see more of Lithuania... such a beautiful country. I could definitely live in Vilnius!
The fantastic film about my native city! You are the fantastic people. Thank You and welcome and welcome to Vilnius again!
Sveiki. Thank you so much for your kind comments. We hope to return to Lithuania as we loved it there. Great people, great country! Ačiū.
@@FrugalTravellers You always WELCOME here! Labai ačiū!
@@arturasandriusaitis8832 Thank you so much. 🙏👍
,,Saltibarsciai' is pleasure to eat in suumer.
It was absolutely delicious on that hot day... such a wonderfully refreshing soup.
Such a fun video, like listening to
your rolercoaster of amazing reviews when you see something interesting.
Thank you! We do become very enthusiastic when we discover interesting things... it helps keep us engaged when we're permanently travelling 😁😆 We're happy you enjoyed the video.
Glad to see you're enjoying the city!
We fell in love with Vilnius and hope to return there soon! 😍
Just so you know, Vilnius is now in my (Mandy's) Top 5 Cities of the World list ❤️
@@FrugalTravellers Really glad to hear it! 😁
Vel tu..
@@DailyTwitchLT Unfortunately we don't speak Lithuanian! Could someone please translate, as I don't want to have to remove this comment in case it's nice! 😁
What a beautiful video. Thank you.
Glad you liked it. We loved Vilnius! 😍
Hello guys. Amazing video, just had to add my ten cents and tell that most of the produce you bought from LIDL isn't actually Lithuanian. Especially the beer. It is probably the worst brand of beer you can get in bigger supermarkets. If you plan on tasting proper Lithuanian beer I would recommend Varniukai, Daujotu or anything from Northern Lithuania really. Anyways, keep up the good work and I'm glad you liked our little country :)
Thanks for the great tips. It was our first day and we were just getting acquainted! 😊. We went on to try some of the popular beers like Svyturys and Kalnapilis. Lithuania really has some great beers. We are in Estonia now but plan to return so can try more soon. 😁
@@FrugalTravellers must try Vilniaus alus . at supermarket Maxima it goes Amber beer
@Andrius Turba Lithuania Thank you for the great tip! We'll look out for it when we go back to Lithuania! We're currently in Tallinn for 2 weeks, then maybe Parnu, then down to Latvia before heading back to Lithuania 😀
LIdl beer is actually quite good. Some of it anyway. And really is there such a thing as 'proper' beer? Really depends on one's taste. Some love Weissbeer, some hate it. Some say all lager is piss.
@Jo S Good points! I really liked the Lidl Cherry Kriek We're now in Tallinn and have had some delicious beers... I love the beers from Alexander, especially their unfiltered one, and we also had the Alexander Weissbeer and Dunkel last night, which were delicious 😁
Love these videos! Keep them coming.
So happy you liked my hometown..
Comeback soon and explore some more!
Thank you so much. We certainly hope to return to Vilnius and to explore more of Lithuania. We loved it there. We have some more Vilnius videos to come soon. 😊
Frugal Travellers
Great, really looking forward to it!
May I ask, which other cities are in your top 5?
I’ve seen you mentioned that in your comments..
Thanks again and have a great day wherever you are right now!
@Genrich Lanevskij I'm the massive Vilnius fan! (Mandy) My favourite cities at the moment are: Venice, Paris, Vilnius, Bishkek - and now Tallinn has pushed Bucharest off the Top 5 list as I absolutely loved having a few drinks on the steps outside the Baltijaama Turg... video coming soon ☺️
Frugal Travellers
Thank you for the response, Mandy.
I’m definitely going to check your other videos. I’m intrigued by Bishkek as this is the town I know least about as I never been there.
I am from Vilnius myself. For the last few years I live in UK. Every summer I was back in Lithuania. This year is different though, due to the pandemic I wasn’t able to visit my hometown and I miss it a lot.
Watching you two walking through the streets where I grew up and exploring it through your eyes and your lovely commentary, it was great.
The fact that you liked the city so much makes me really happy! I hope you’ll be back again soon. Please visit our seaside, Klaipeda, Nida and Palanga, it’s beautiful.
In meantime please have a great day and I look forward to more videos from you.
Subscribed! 😊
Amaizing. I love your viedeo about my country. Thanks. :)
We loved our time in Lithuania and we really do hope to return one day and explore more places! :) Thanks for watching.
Greatings from Lithuania ✌️👍
Hello! We hope this finds you happy and well in beautiful Lithuania 😁😃
I love you'r positive. :) Amaizing.
Thank you. So very kind. 🙏
Water is served from hydrant means it's safe to drink. Any tap water is safe to drink here, hot or cold.
Yes, we always drank the tap water in Lithuania. Seeing this water fountain run from the hydrant was amazing... something we'd never seen before! ~ Mandy 😁😀
So you’ve tried this šaltibarščiai (red beet cold soup). I actually thought it was weird at the start but now so used to it that I like it so much.
Yes - we really liked it from the start, as are big fans of beetroot and enjoy cold soups in summer 😀 I loved the zing from the kefir & the fact that potatoes always come as a side dish with it.
Frugal Travellers 👍
What a lovely video ❤️
We loved Vilnius. More coming from there soon. 👍
@10.08 LOL at Hare Krishna! I've seen them in Vladivostok and Kiev. I met a follower in Parramatta who loves the Anti Chrisitan Death Metal band Deicide.
The Sketch show did a parody of H.K where once guy asks if he wants a Pint. His friend says "IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?" while The Pope was following the H.K
Hahahha... I first saw HK followers when I moved to Sydney in 1989... toyed briefly with the idea of joining them as love the music, but I'm not a follower 😂
Booked a flight to Vilnius in January what would you recommend to do and see for a young travel couple 😊
Obviously the first thing to do is watch all our Vilnius videos 😁😃
Definitely visit Uzupis, climb Gediminas Hill and wander through the Old Town.
You can watch this video about vilnius, it would give you a better insight :) ua-cam.com/video/KdPCxj1Yd2U/v-deo.html however any flights from UK are stopped so probably you won’t be able to come in January.
@@FrugalTravellers You have missed the best,you didn't visit Nida
@@nerijusmackevicius1689 We hadn't heard of Nida, so thank you for sharing this suggestion. ~ Mandy
Long time! Always great to see new places etc. Usual high standard, informative and humorous/personalised vlog format thanks! Beetroot soup is equally nice when the weather cools down, so easy to make too. If I'm honest not a big fan of gazpacho, maybe the one I initially tried perhaps wasn't up to scratch or just prefer a warming soup.
Could go into detail the very first time I tried seaweed in France. Surprisingly haven't ate much since, erm far too healthy... ;-)
The cold beetroot soup was a real hit with us. I wasn't expecting much but was really surprised. Lots of flavours going on. We were surprised how popular seaweed was on the west coast of Ireland. Not only do they eat it, they like bathing in it as well! 😳
Think I prefer the bathing in seaweed hehe..do bloody Mary's count re gazpachos ; )
@Ed Ek They're virtually the same 😂😂
Say history of the three crosses of vilnius thanks
We are pleased you enjoyed this video, Oksana. Thank you for taking the time to comment! ~ Mandy 😀😁
Čia pirmieji (mano aptikti užsieniečiai), kuriems patiko šaltibarščiai. :)
This is one of Mandy's favourite soups in the world! 🌍. Delicious on a hot day! 😋😋
...a wonderful city, the capital of Lithuania forever .
There was on the main square Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas.
Gediminas was Grand Duke - King of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316[1][2] until his death. He is credited with founding this political entity and expanding its territory which later spanned the area ranging from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.[3][4] Also seen as one of the most significant individuals in early Lithuanian history, he was responsible for both building Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and establishing a dynasty that later came to rule other European countries such as Poland, Hungary and Bohemia.
Thank you so much for this fascinating information. We had just arrived and knew little of Lithuania's history but learned more about Gediminas the longer we were there. We have so much more to learn. 😊
Welcome to Lithuania :) not many people eat sandwiches for breakfast, unlike the UK :)
Thank you. Haha, that is true. This was more of a brunch because we missed breakfast after a night bus from Warsaw. I love sandwiches at any time. 😍🥪😍
Glad you enjoyed your stay! 🙏🏻 its a beautiful gem this small piece of land 😊
Argus beer is a beer you can buy all over Europe in Lidl stores. It is not from Lithuania. Germany I think.
Yes, we've been advised of that by a few viewers now, and definitely won't make that mistake again. The Lithuanian beer we tried was excellent, and we include a few clips in other videos. Thank you for taking the time to comment... we really appreciate local knowledge and experience!
that Open Beach caused quite a political stir, being placed in historic square. But it stole people's hearts, and I hope it will come back in 2021 summer :)
@Indre M We had read about the opposition to the Open Beach, being in such a historically important site and being opposite such a heartbreaking museum.
It was so lovely to see the children playing in the water fountains when we were there, and to see families relaxing together and soaking up the sun. I also hope it can reopen in 2021.
@@FrugalTravellers wow, when do you have time to actually check all this :D Most travellers are not even trying to get more into detail. They don't know what they are seeing. :)
@Indre M We try to spend time researching a place before we arrive, but if we're travelling fast, sometimes it's difficult to do that.
We'd read about the atrocities that occurred in and around Vilnius during WWII & the Soviet occupation, so we had to visit Panerai forest, and the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights. I knew that my videos about those places wouldn't get many views, but I felt it was important to share the information with anyone who might be interested.
The place with sign" Mes NATO" is not Nato headqeuter .....Its Lithuanian National Defence headqeuters ...and the sign says "We part of Nato"
Thank you for sharing that, Henrikas. We value local knowledge, and always appreciate it when people tell us the correct information... we love learning new things!
Kaip visada. Tik patys lietuviai ir ziuriu apie savo miesta ir komentuoja.
Thanks to Google Translate we can read your comment. We're happy if people are watching our videos, whether they be from that place or if they are interested in seeing somewhere different.
Šaltibarščiai - cold soup - šalti barščiai
It is delicious! Our favourite food from Lithuania! 😋🇱🇹😊
Ive sent some recomendations for tallin . Another city to visit if you like krakow , vilnuis and tallin is Lviv in the Ukraine . Its also the cheapest city I've been to
That's great - thank you. To where have you sent the recommendation? It's best to actually share them here in UA-cam comments, as that way other viewers can benefit from your knowledge and experience!
We were in Kiev & Lviv in February... I just haven't been organised enough to make any videos with all the footage I took! (Mandy). We loved Lviv... but I have to say that Vilnius is now my favourite city in Europe, along with Venice... it's amazing!
@@FrugalTravellers
I'm giving Venice another shot with the Mrs.
Last time I went my son was in a pram so was a nightmare .
I've heard there's a cheaper Jewish area there,
I'll keep my eyes peeled for your videos. And get some tips off you before going .
I really liked Vilnius , visually it's georgous but I think I prefer other cities. Krakow being my favourite, Talin is beautiful .
Nuremberg Germany ... oh and a must visit place albeit not cheap Dubrovnik in Croatia .
If you want cheap , but it's a little run down Bucharest Romania
@D.o.c MCSHUFFLES We went to visit in 2005... we were supposed to have been there in June but of course those plans all went by the wayside!
We're going to assess the situation as are thinking to stay in Europe this year... if cases drop we would like to travel to Venice and the 5 European micro states en route back to the UK, but at the moment some of those places have a high number of cases, so we'll wait and see.
We arrived in Tallinn yesterday... it looks amazing, very touristy in the town centre but some beautiful old streets and buildings. We're happy to stay in this region and learn more about the Baltic States 😀
I (Mandy) love Vilnius... it's now in my Top 5 Cities list! Bucharest was there but has been pushed down... we spent a while in Romania last year when I was getting dental treatment in Bucharest, and I need to go back this year to get my last 2 crowns - and yes, I made a video of my experience 😃😂😀
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@@FrugalTravellers I just watched the flexbus videos ...Bucharest to London .
What's the difference between Poland and Lithuania you mentioned?
Šaltibarščiai... and no Biedronka 😃😁
@@FrugalTravellers ok, but what about lifestyle?
didn't check comments but that beer is not lithuanian that beer is low end beer
Hahhha, don't worry as that has been most comprehensively covered in the comments and our replies 😃😁 ~ Mandy
argos is realy cheap beer try svyturys
We tried it not long after and really liked it. Makes us want to visit Klaipeda now! 😊
Well form what I understand Lithuania as a whole is as close to Poland in their conservativism. Vilnius is as a capital is naturally more cosmopolitan. I've found that people here in general want nothing to do with political correctness and other aspects of that. Their country, their right I say.
We saw a number of gay and same sex couples in Vilnius, and people seemed to be far more relaxed in their style of dress and hair than in Warsaw. The atmosphere in Vilnius seemed more laidback and easygoing than anything I noticed in Warsaw, Krakow or even student-oriented Wrocław.
@@FrugalTravellers Well in general people don't care about your personal choices. They live and let live. The opposition comes when these ideas start to be propagated en mass by the media or more frequently by an NGO. That then is promptly shut down by public opinion. And the comments, oh the comments are savage. These are my observations of 4+ years now. I would say that the denial of political correctness and all that is associated with it is a central and eastern European thing in general. My opinion is that having a more conservative and homogeneous society is good, compared to all the other places in the west where they are literally on fire right now.
@Simon Peterson I am from New Zealand, a multicultural and definitely not homogeneous country, and we are not on fire. Rather, people have the freedom and space to be themselves, rather than have to hide their relationships or gender identities from others for fear of intimidation or being singled out for being different. I know which society I would rather live in.
@@FrugalTravellers Yes.. interesting that. I'm guessing you are aware of #metoo? Are you also aware of the US crime statistics(I'm giving the us as an example for obvious reasons)? How about the defilement of British girls by a specifically non European ethnicity? Burning of Churches on mass in France? How about the natural balkanisation of multicultural societies world wide? The terror wave in Europe after the 2015 crisis? I could go on but it would be redundant at this point. Form looking at the media it seems that the only ones that are single out are white people. You have to be blind not to see it. In any case the fact remains that all multicultural societies have these urgent problems, some more than others, it all depends on the level of "diversity" while homogenous societies don't. In New Zealand i couldn't even have this discussion. I would be cancelled, called the worst names imaginable. While here i can talk about these issues. So tell me which is the more free society?
I believe in tolerance for all people, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, skin colour, and age. I also believe that there is no point in arguing when neither side has the ability to change the other person's mind. To that end, I will no longer participate in this conversation, as have videos to make...
Argus is not Lithuanian beer... next time u must try beer - švyturys, kalnapilis, tauras, utenos, raudonų plytų or somethink sound more lithuanian :)
Haha... It was our first day so we just bought the cheapest going in Lidl. We went on to try many great Lithuanian beers including švyturys, kalnapilis and Utenos which we feature in some of our other Lithuania videos. The beer selection in Lithuania is incredible. We loved so many. Just a shame about the 8pm supermarket alcohol sale curfew. That caught us out a few times!
Actually, im very Happy when people liked my country. I hope u wass lovely shocked for our cultre of life
We could so live in Vilnius - it is such a beautiful city! If you have any recommendations for other places in Lithuania, please let us know, as we'll definitely be back some day!
@@FrugalTravellers you must to see Klaipėda, city near to Baltic sea. Also Palanga, Nida, Neringa - amazing places in Lithuania. If you like snow, should be nice Lithuanian winter - now we have 30cm snow on ground and had minus 24C.But actually if you wanna see truly nice places - come to summer season, again
@@viliusscerbickas2507 Thank you so much for so many wonderful tips. We will definitely visit the Baltic coast next time. Maybe bring a tent and do some camping. We passed through Druskininkai on the bus and it looked beautiful there. Lithuania has some lovely countryside.
NOOOO YOU BOUGHT ARGUS NOOOOOOO! Its like the worst beer you can have.
I know... we've been told that by a few Lithuanian viewers now! 🤣 We didn't realise it was a Lidl brand, and I have to say that some of them weren't too bad! If you watch our other Vilnius videos, we do try a few other beers... including one with possibly the coolest label yet!
this beer omg dont drink it,futy
I know... we've had SOOOO many viewers say that! 😉🤣 ~ Mandy
This is what Vilnius looks like, because it's a Polish city, just like Lviv in Ukraine. Stalin established new frontiers in 1945. Just go to the cemetery in Rasos. It's not borscht. This is Lithuanian cold soup(chłodnik Litewski). It's a very popular soup in Poland and Lithuania. This soup has many varieties. I recommend you zeppelins. These are large potato dumplings stuffed with meat. Very popular in Lithuania and Poland.
We have been to the cemetery in Antakalnis. Many Polish soldiers graves there.
We tried the cepelini (zeppelins) as well. Very heavy and filling food! A good winter dish I think whereas the soup is a great summer dish.
Vilnius was Polish city only for 19 years, Vilnius isn't Polish city ;) It's our capital from middle ages.
@@spelltairen3509 You say so because you are Samogitian! My ancestors also lie in the cemetery in Rasos. We built this city in the style of the Vistula Baroque and Polish Classicism. Please don't be. You were given Vilnius by Stalin. how many were liberated from German occupation by the Home Army. And you Samogitians collaborated with Hitler !!!!
@@yakeosicki8965 Dude I'm not samogitian 😂, today they live in western Lithuania and have other language, and grand duchy of Lithuania was formed from Dzūkai And Aukštaičiai. Don't worry not samogitians.
I found Vilnius better than Paris too, cleaner, prettier, friendlier and good value , a true pleasure.
Hello Pip Field. I absolutely fell in love with Vilnius - it was such a wonderful city, and so much nicer than I'd expected!.