Gediminas Castle

So, I spent a night and two days in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania on a business trip in early August, 2007. Luckily, I had a little time to see some sights and feel the city. First thing that struck my eye was the fact that the whole c…Gediminas Castle, for example, the skyline is just crazy, architecture of almost all styles at once! And, finally, I was amazed how tall and beautiful some of the Lithuanian girls were. And how they had such an open way of looking you in the eye... But that… The sights of Vilnius, August 2007 (, or Under Construction)

This morning we had a walking tour of old town Vilnius tour. Starting from the hotel, we saw the Town Hall, and the renovation happening in the town square in front of it. Being a Sunday morning, the streets were free from people going to work and w…Gediminas then ordered the construction of his new capital here, Vilnius was born. Behind the Cathedral were the upper and lower castles, the lower castle was the court of a later Grand Duke of Lithuania, which had an orchestra, art collection and a library of more… Vilnius, Trakai

After the horrible 22 HOUR bus ride, I had to recover a bit...  A human's back should never be subject to that much torture lol.  Now unlike most cities I visit, in regards to Vilnius I had NO IDEA what to see, do, or what to e…Gediminas Statue, to honor the ruler of Lithuanian state, Gedimino Castle, the famous Cathedral and Clock Tower.  Legend has it that Gediminas saw a wolf on top of the hill and the wolf told him to build a castle right on the spot where… Finally in Vilnius, my poor back :(