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January 20 LithuaniaI had booked my tickets to Lithuania awhile ago because my housemate Rasa and AIESECer Lina were both going home over the holiday period. So they convinced me that I should go visit and I'm glad that I did! Lithuania is one of the Baltic countries in Eastern Europe.
CIA World Factbook "Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004."
Vilnius is the capital and where I spent all of my three days. Its quite a contrasting city. The old part of the city is simply beautiful, with winding cobble stone streets and building facades filled with interesting statues. While outside of the old city are the Soviet 'inspired' buildings: drab, boring and dirty. So it was quite an interesting city.
I actually didn't do that much sightseeing. I spent most of my time doing something that I missed quite a lot... Going out for lunch/dinner in Cafe etc!! I didn't realise how much I missed doing this till I was in Vilnius. Because its soooo expensive to go out in Denmark (ask Heidi if you don't believe me) my social life revolves around going to people's places, or people coming to mine, or having one coffee for the time that I'm in a coffee/cafe place.
Like if you went out for dinner in Denmark you'd probably spend minimum of DKK 150, when Lina and I spent around DKK 50 for two dishes, two drinks and dessert! Also took advantage of the currency difference by watching two movies. Which sounds silly right? You go to another country, which is absolutely beautiful... and you go see a movie! hahaha But Christian (one of the three in my office) said that's not unusual as people get tired of walking around so they go see a Movie to rest. Anyways, I saw Lord of War and Oliver Twist. Lord of War was pretty good. The message wasn't that strong, but I found the movie funny (its not supposed to be). It was funny/made me smile because of what Nicholas Cage's character does and how the world of gun running works. Oliver Twist is pretty much exactly the same as the musical version of the film except for the music. So though its a great story, it wasn't that good to watch. The ending is a little different, and that's about it. The "Artful Dodger" isn't as cool as he is in the musical.
Another thing... all the girls were checking me out!! Not because I'm drop dead gorgeous and cute (I'm being overly modest here
 ) but because I'm Asian. I was on a trolley bus (think tram and bus) and there was this kid who stared at me for the entire time he was on the bus. And then when we were out, not only was I checking out the talent, but the favour was returned. So Asian guys out there, go to Lithuania! hahahaha Get this though, while we were in the lounge/bar/cafe called Cozy, Lina meets a friend of hers and both of them were with their "Australian Asian guy friends"! I felt like an accessory... handbag check, mobile check, Aussie Asian check hahahaha So the only Asian I pretty much see and speak to is an Aussie guy from Perth! Small world.Anyways, I did walk around the city (one the way from one cafe to the other  ) and you'll see from my photos how beautiful some of the buildings are. If you're ever in Lithuania, remember to look up because of all the statues on the buildings. And don't jump into a taxi. Its cheaper to order one from a phone!Comments (6)
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