Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹 | A Baltic Hidden Gem
✅Thought I'd "finish" Vilnius in one night... ended up walking 20,000 steps daily for three days under local guidance! 🏙️ First Impressions ✅A sleepy beauty with empty streets draped in flags & plastic flower decor ✅Lithuanian women: "Narrow-faced, sharp-featured – no wonder it's a pageant powerhouse!" ⛪ UNESCO Old Town 🌊Largest Baroque complex in Eastern Europe 🌊Churches every 100m: candy-colored facades hiding gold-leaf interiors 🌊Young worshippers flocking to services – a rare sight in secular Europe 🎭 Art Scene 💦MO Museum: Cutting-edge modern art 💦CAC: The Baltic's largest contemporary art hub 🏰 Must-Day-Trip: Trakai Island Castle 💦28km west of Vilnius (€2.8 train + 30min lakeside walk) 💦Free entry last Sundays monthly 🔅That iconic "floating castle" Instagram shot 💡 Why Visit? 🔅For travelers who've "done" mainstream Europe – Vilnius serves Baroque grandeur with Soviet whispers, minus the crowds. #LithuaniaUnseen #VilniusWalks #OffbeatEurope