Vilnius was my last stop, and it was a good one. Vilnius is a totally different world and one notices that after a minute walking around its city centre, barroque and catholic. Indeed a whole different reality. The fact that the old town is one of the biggest in Europe makes walking around it a nicer experience, there are less tourists or at least not so packed. But again, Vilnius has to be discovered outside the old town. The new part, with its long avenues and grand architecture, the old wooden houses further west, the neo-capitalist skyscrapers up north and the artists eastern part can not be missed.
There is a certain classic european charm to it, while still having those classic exsovietic touches, and at the same time it is curious how one feels the southerness in comparison with the other Baltic countries.
Vilnius is better enjoyed with a beer at a terrace, or with some traditional pancakes (or both combined together as I did).
Again, a city not to be skipped. The future for Vilnius does not seem to be that exciting, mainly because it feels like it has everything pretty much sorted out. Vilnius knows where it is headed and which kind of role it wants to play. Lack of ambition? Not so much as a certain belief of what the city is and what it can offer.
Well played Vilnius.
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