Lithuania 🇱🇹 | Post-Vilnius Travel Tips

🌤️ Best Time to Visit 💤Avoid winter unless you enjoy sunless skies (like my trip!). 🏰 Vilnius Highlights 💤A city best explored on foot: 💤Gates of Dawn → Three Crosses Hill (panoramic Old Town views) → Church-hopping (let the bells soothe you). 💤Trakai Day Trip: 30-min train from Vilnius Station (buy tickets onsite). Pro tip: Similar station names—listen carefully! The red island castle floats like a gem on the lake (cheap postcards in the gift shop!). 🏨 Hotel Warning 🔆The House Black (Booking.com): €34/night for a windowless twin (damp smell, unreliable hot water in shared bathrooms). 🔆Verdict: Pay more for better digs. 🚶♀️ Sightseeing 🔆Old Town: Compact but charming (churches everywhere—pop in freely). ✅Republic of Užupis: Skip the selfies; its artist-constitution history fascinates more. ✅Cathedral + Gediminas Tower + Palace of the Grand Dukes (all nearby): Climb the tower for easy city vistas. ✅Museum student ticket: €6.25 (free last Sunday monthly). ✅Radziwiłł Palace (Art Gallery): Mostly Soviet-era art (student ticket: €3). 🍽️ Lithuanian Food Face-Off 📍 Etno Dvaras ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🌸Must-order: Pork knuckle + fried potato dumplings (€33.3 for two, stuffed!). 🌸Go before 4:30pm on weekends. 📍 Bernelių Užeiga ⭐⭐ 🌸"Farmer’s Feast" platter (€25.9) sounds generous but overly greasy with weak sauces. ℹ️ Practical Notes 🧡Airport bus: Pay by card/Apple Pay (€0.90/60 mins). Skip the app (€5 top-up minimum). 🧡Walkability: Vilnius’ center is tiny—no transport needed! #LithuaniaTravel #VilniusArchitecture #EuropeTrips