🇱🇹 Vilnius: The Underwhelming Baltic Stop

🌳After Helsinki→Tallinn→Riga, 🌳Vilnius felt like the least exciting sibling – fewer fairytale alleys, but oh, the churches never end! 📅 Itinerary 🌳10/7: Riga→Vilnius by Flixbus (4hrs) 🌳10/9: Fly to Berlin 🏨 Panorama Hotel 💛€45/night w/ breakfast 💛Basic 3-star by bus station 🚍 Transport 💛Trafi app: €0.65/30min (min. €5 top-up) 💛Credit card tap: €0.90/60min 💐Bus to airport: Just tap & go 🗺️ Day 1: Church Marathon 💐 Gates of Dawn (hidden side entrance) 💐 Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit – Green-gold interior + heavy incense 💐 Town Hall – Plain compared to Riga’s 💐 Cathedral – White & grand ✨ "Vilnius In Love" bridge ✨ Užupis Republic: Only highlight! Constitution Wall & bronze cat ✨ Altana Hill: Missing swing, creepy sculptures ✨ Three Crosses: Steep climb, cute trail signs 🏖 Gediminas Tower: €2 funicular for sunset 🌞 Day 2: Leftovers 🏖 Presidential Palace – Meh 💧 Ambermuse: Bought a tiny amber pendant (when in Baltic...) 💧 St. Anne’s Church: Photogenic by day 💧 Missionary Gardens: Accidental nice view 💬 Final Thoughts 💧"Vilnius lacks the charm of Tallinn or Riga – just a quiet city with too many churches and too few surprises." #BalticLetdown #VilniusDiaries #Skippable