Wednesday 18 August 2010

Vilnius

We loved the Vitebskiy Station - it was like going back in time two centuries.  A very comfy train took us out of Russia, through Latvia and into Lithuania - miles of birch forest.  And here we are, back in the EU.

Vilnius is quiet, green and western in comparison with St. Petersburg.  The shopping malls are less congested, the pace of life seems calmer.  We visited the cathedral, St. Anne's Church and the university (including the Grand Court and St. John's Church).  Much amber is on sale.  I had my first potato pancakes.  The hotel has up-graded us to a suite - yippee!!

St. Anne's Church

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