It’s that time again to say, “See you later” (not goodbye) to another world capital. Vilnius was the last stop on my trip to Finland and the Baltics and I highly recommend the region. It’s very easy to get around and all four capital cities I visited were…
The River Vilnelė Visiting Vilnius was a bit of a homecoming for me. My father is half Lithuanian (on his father’s side), and although Lithuanian culture never played much of a role in my upbringing, I was always reminded that I had Lithuanian blood coursing through my veins.…
”Pope on the Cross” at the Vytautas Kasiulis dailės muziejus (art museum) If you’ve been following this blog for any amount of time, you know that exploring the local art scene is a top priority for me everywhere I go. What muses are enchanting the artists of Honduras,…
Paneriai Memorial As promised in my last post about the two Soviet occupations of Lithuania, I want to devote an entire post to the Nazi occupation of Lithuania between 1941-44 that wiped out nearly all of Lithuania’s Jewish community. It’s easy to stroll around Vilnius and observe all…
Sporto rūmai (Palace of Concerts and Sports) Soviet history is a fascinating beast. It is filled with brutal horrors, stringent rules and restricted personal freedoms, all the while being layered with comically absurd levels of bureaucracy and amusing ways average citizens managed to get by. Humor was a…
Rotušės aikštė (Town Hall Square) Before I dive into the joys of visiting Vilnius, let me get the obvious out of the way: it feels rather strange to be writing about travel in the midst of a global lockdown. What is the point of discussing far-flung destinations when…