1144am 🇺🇸. I visited last summer and greatly enjoyed Vilnius and surrounding cities. Video had great memories, and I plan to return in a few months. Seeing is believing..and it's all great.
Visited Vilnius at a similar time to you. Such an underrated city and country. Totally fell in love with Lithuania and have been back several times since.
My husband and I watched your video about Vilnius, Lithuania, tonight. We have never responded to anything online. However, it was so important that we figured a way to do so. To provide context, my husband was born and raised in Vilnius from 1962 to ‘75. These years, are of course before your time; but, we’re reaching out to tell you that your video resonated so much with him. He lived under the Russian regime and fled to North America in 1975. You weren’t born then, but your video captured the”storey book” essence of his home town. It resonated with us so much that we had to reach out. Your video brought my husband to tears.
For me the most important feature of Vilnius old town is that it's low, which opens up a lot of sky and it feels very spacious. Was glad that you pointed this out. Also trees and forested hills around, my favourite.
Dude! I am planning to visit Vilnius for the new year eve and that’s how I found your video.Well explained and I subscribed your channel.All the best and thanks for the wonderful video.
Thanks for subbing, and I hope you have an awesome time in Vilnius for New Year's Eve! I'm sure you will, it definitely feels like it's a great party city
I will share a comment that is not usually seen throughout videos: As an editor, I adore your editing style and choice of graphics, once I have seen channel intro in this video, I was positively amazed and I was sure that I will be witnessing some advanced documentary-like editing. Keep up the good work, mister!
Very pleasing to see such a nice video about your native city. Thank you for all the good words. One thing I missed were a few photos of Baltic Way. That patriotic gathering looked really impressive and meant a lot to the people of Baltic States.
My home town. Love it. Have been living in the U.S. for 27 years but love it every time I go back. It’s really under appreciated but that’s fine with me. Smaller tourist crowds :)
@@ballet4fun826100%. Everyone under 30 speaks English. Menus are in English, etc. You’ll have no problems with English only and in the rare instances when Lithuanian is needed, google translate will do just fine.
@@ballet4fun826not sure if my previous response to you got posted but since I don’t see it here it is again. You’ll have no problems with communicating in English in Vilnius. Everyone under 30 generally speaks fluent English and even in the rare instances when Lithuanian is needed, google translate will do a fine job.
@@MIA_DaDe he is translating an old Soviet term. Don’t call Baltic states pre-Baltic states. It’s purposely disrespectful and a lot of Russians use the terms to indicate their disdain for the fact that these are now independent countries.
Such a beautiful video!! Another sound not to miss out on is that of the few old trolleybuses that still remain or otherwise the new trolleybuses, they're electric motors make a beautiful and friendly noise. 😊
You have a gift of being able to provide a different experience than most regular travel channels! That being said, a "better" camera would add some glitter to your videos :D 4k, or something, i'm no expert :) Good luck in your future experiences and thank you for being honest, interesting, different!
Bro remember ehen i told you thst your channel will soon blow up... I see it happening so much❤❤🇯🇲🇯🇲 i enjoyed this episode alot. I csnt wait to come to Europe
Is it really spring? Should be very early spring then. I suggest for everyone to visit it in late spring (May at least) or even better in summer, when everything is green and blooming. Nice video, anyway, you managed to show the beauty of city even with scrappy yellow leaves all around :)
It is indeed! I was there around mid-April, so things were just in bloom. Even with those scrappy yellow leaves I thought Vilnius was absolutely gorgeous
Cool video. You should also visit Paupys district which is next to Užupis - right across Vilnia rivulet. You can reach it walking along Vilnia (upstream) from Saint Ann's church.
@@asenseoftravel It is a pretty boring modern part of the UNESCO old town. Everything was leveled and new out of place apartments were built. If you want authenticity and not a sterile development. Visit wooden Žvėrynas and Šnipiškės while they still haven't been burned down and replaced by glass and steel. Šnipiškės was right behind modern towers, with dirt and cobblestone streets.
The palace of Grand Dukes Of Lithuania was demolished in 1801. Work on a new palace started in 2002 on the site of the original building and it took 16 years to complete it in 2018.
Btw, in regards to the Duke's Palace - it's not restored, it's newly built (opened in 2009, finished in 2018). The brick foundations you see on the first floor are what's left of the original palace, which was destroyed in 1661 and fully demolished throughout the 19th century
@@asenseoftravelanother fun little tidbit bit: while they were doing archeological digs before building, they found a golden ring. We joked that it was "the one ring" 😂😂😂 Also, now the palace is often used for concerts and classical music festivals, that is why there are empty spaces. It gives a very special vibe to the concert experience ❤
Fun fact: construction of palace of grand dukes started in 2002. Ok, it is not that simple, but the palace is definitely not the original building. Probably not a single brick is original.
The highrise area was mainly designed in the early 2000s and didn't pay much attention to walkability and street level. There are plans to turn it around somewhat and new projects to take this more into account, but those kinds of mistakes take a long time to fix, unfortunately.
@ligametis It's not about taste or personal preferences of building materials. I like the way they look from the old town. Modern buildings can form nice streets and there are plenty of examples all over the world. It's just that in this case they don't, and it needs work on the street level.
Agreed - we've had a huge issue with that in the US, because most things are auto-centric. It's left us with a lot of cold, sterile, and frankly soulless city centers :/
This is lovely video to watch. I do wish it had covered some of the less-than-fairy-tale aspects of the history of Vilnius such as the genocide of its entire Jewish population in 1941.
@@schrire39 i'm in vilnius and there are some plates at multiples places + a musuem + a jew meetup place/musuem ? i don't know the last one very well. But vilnius sure put efforts into remembering it but you gotta remember that vilnius have known a lot of horros so they can't dedidacte too much to one horror. The narrator went very close to many of those i think he saw them but didn't bother reading or didn't have the time... but he must have seen them even if he didn't knew what it was.
King Sigismund II August basically brought his royal court, courtesans and artisans from Krakow to his beloved Vilnius! He really rebuilt the city. The second elected king, Stefan Bathory established Vilnius's university!
That's completely fair! And it wasn't *bad* food, it just wasn't my cup of tea. Especially the cold beet soup, I just couldn't personally get behind it
@@asenseoftravel I get what you're saying, its an acquired taste, but pink soup is a delight in hot days, also very depends on a place that makes it some are watery and not very good, some make it creamy and nice.
@@dievas_ i love vilnius and i'm there since a few months but he is right on the food it's not the best to be nice. Visit Italy/france and you will understand what we are talking about. But i think it's more USSR legacy that destroyed food because your supermarket are also very strange when compared to west europe countries.
Vilnius can not be presented without Jews. Vilna Gaon and famous Synagogue is the masterpiece of Litvak culture and massive presence. And btw many foods you taste in Lituania has its origins in jewish Yidish culture and cuisine... potato Kugel ( Kugelis) , Silke ( Hering) , Cepelianai with curd ( su varske), Balandeliai in cabbage leaves + meat with rice and soooo much more.... And even more if you want to taste Lithuanian cuisine you candy this also in Johannesburg ( South Africa) where most of Ltvaks settled and preserved all traditions including food
i agree with you but you can say it new town in vilnius s*** ass it's like half modern half destroyed. But old town vilnius rules ( outside of the food ).
New Towns are just so sterile and look like they could exist anywhere on the planet - maybe one day we’ll look back at them in the same way we look at old towns, but I doubt it
As a fact, beige, light coloured old town buildings are not very authentic. Soviets repainted them. In the past they often were dark, grey, black. A few have been restored, but not many.
@@asenseoftravel One of such examples could be "Senatorių pasažas" public space located in baroque old town palace on Dominikonai 11 street. Looks very different compared to unrestored bright buildings around.
I enjoyed the videos but the continued incorrect pronunciation of Vilnius is annoying. You can be excused for others words which you only say once or twice. I would suggest that when you go to a new place, before you start recording, if you are not 100% certain how to pronounce, ask a couple of locals off camera and say it as a local would.
In the United States, where I am from, it is pronounced "Vil-nee-us." Much like I would refer to "España" as Spain and "Deutschland" as Germany. I do make every effort to pronounce things correctly!
@ПавелГоблинов they look like they lost zest for life. Vilnius is a filthy city and many locals would agree that it's being neglected recently. Lived in Vilnius for nearly 3 years. Can't wait to get out. And BTW it's pronounced VVEEL-nee-oos.
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1144am 🇺🇸. I visited last summer and greatly enjoyed Vilnius and surrounding cities. Video had great memories, and I plan to return in a few months. Seeing is believing..and it's all great.
I feel very happy that after many years people from all around the world started to find Lithuania and it's capital Vilnius.
I’m excited to help share the word! Here’s to hoping more and more people get to experience Vilnius/Lithuania in the coming years
Visited Vilnius at a similar time to you. Such an underrated city and country. Totally fell in love with Lithuania and have been back several times since.
It’s easy to fall in love with! The Baltic countries in general are criminally under rated
My husband and I watched your video about Vilnius, Lithuania, tonight.
We have never responded to anything online. However, it was so important that we figured a way to do so.
To provide context, my husband was born and raised in Vilnius from 1962 to ‘75. These years, are of course before your time; but, we’re reaching out to tell you that your video resonated so much with him. He lived under the Russian regime and fled to North America in 1975. You weren’t born then, but your video captured the”storey book” essence of his home town. It resonated with us so much that we had to reach out. Your video brought my husband to tears.
Lovely city! 💛💚❤ Fantastic country! 🇱🇹👍🇱🇹
Yes indeed!
What can you tell me about your surname?
For me the most important feature of Vilnius old town is that it's low, which opens up a lot of sky and it feels very spacious. Was glad that you pointed this out. Also trees and forested hills around, my favourite.
It was so refreshing to visit a relatively large city that prioritized green space this much!
Nice narrative and architecture vocabulary. No, not just nice. Great in fact. Pleasure to listen, someone was prepared.
Thanks so much for this comment. I'm glad you enjoyed and that I was able to capture Vilnius well 🙂
Dude! I am planning to visit Vilnius for the new year eve and that’s how I found your video.Well explained and I subscribed your channel.All the best and thanks for the wonderful video.
Thanks for subbing, and I hope you have an awesome time in Vilnius for New Year's Eve! I'm sure you will, it definitely feels like it's a great party city
10/10. perfect video. person who knows what he is talking about. Good preparation, respect
I appreciate this!
🇱🇹♥️🇺🇦 Thanks❗Vilnius is a very nice city 👍🏀
It is indeed, very underrated!
This was beautifully narrated.
Thank you!
I will share a comment that is not usually seen throughout videos:
As an editor, I adore your editing style and choice of graphics, once I have seen channel intro in this video, I was positively amazed and I was sure that I will be witnessing some advanced documentary-like editing. Keep up the good work, mister!
Thanks so much - I really appreciate this! Hoping to continue fine-tuning my editing and production skills for future videos!
Very pleasing to see such a nice video about your native city. Thank you for all the good words. One thing I missed were a few photos of Baltic Way. That patriotic gathering looked really impressive and meant a lot to the people of Baltic States.
Thanks! And that's fair, I probably could have included some photos of that, indeed. The Baltic Way was fascinating to learn about!
My home town. Love it. Have been living in the U.S. for 27 years but love it every time I go back. It’s really under appreciated but that’s fine with me. Smaller tourist crowds :)
Smaller crowds indeed! Whereabouts in the US?
Is it possible to visit speaking english only ? I would love to visit it.
@@asenseoftravelI am in NY
@@ballet4fun826100%. Everyone under 30 speaks English. Menus are in English, etc. You’ll have no problems with English only and in the rare instances when Lithuanian is needed, google translate will do just fine.
@@ballet4fun826not sure if my previous response to you got posted but since I don’t see it here it is again. You’ll have no problems with communicating in English in Vilnius. Everyone under 30 generally speaks fluent English and even in the rare instances when Lithuanian is needed, google translate will do a fine job.
Thank you for this amazing film about my beloved native Vilnius!
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope I did a good job of capturing the atmosphere of Vilnius 🇱🇹
@@asenseoftravel tho, u've missed so much ;)
@@asenseoftravel
Definetely. Thank you!
I wish I could have stayed in Vilnius so much longer. It definitely warrants a return trip!
@@asenseoftravel
Welcome!
Lithuania 👍👍👍
A beautiful and undiscovered gem. I was so charmed by Vilnius.
Great video, thank you !
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed :)
Great video! Can’t wait to go there.
Thank you! You'll love it when you do
❤Ačiu
Ačiū ir tau!
Vilnius is beautyful!❤
It is indeed!
Awesome travel post from the under represented Baltic states... as a travel destination. Well done! P.S. '#tower' ...lol great callout.
The #tower thing really did crack me up haha. But thank you! The Baltic states definitely deserve more love.
They have depressive disorders.
Maybe pre-baltic states we should be just called them.
@@ПавелГоблинов Why pre-baltic? That doesn't make sense.
@@MIA_DaDe he is translating an old Soviet term. Don’t call Baltic states pre-Baltic states. It’s purposely disrespectful and a lot of Russians use the terms to indicate their disdain for the fact that these are now independent countries.
Beautifuly filmed!
Thank you! The city's beauty did most of the work 🙂
Great video, greetings from Kaunas 🤗
Thank you! Cheers!
Such a beautiful video!! Another sound not to miss out on is that of the few old trolleybuses that still remain or otherwise the new trolleybuses, they're electric motors make a beautiful and friendly noise. 😊
Thank you! Vilnius does all the work in making the video beautiful of course. I was so pleasantly surprised by how cozy and green the city felt.
This looks like a postcard!
And it feels, sounds, and smells like one too!
Thank you very much for the great video
Absolutely! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
You have a gift of being able to provide a different experience than most regular travel channels!
That being said, a "better" camera would add some glitter to your videos :D
4k, or something, i'm no expert :)
Good luck in your future experiences and thank you for being honest, interesting, different!
I fully agree on the better camera! We'll see what I'm able to swing. But thank you for your kind comment!
Bro remember ehen i told you thst your channel will soon blow up... I see it happening so much❤❤🇯🇲🇯🇲 i enjoyed this episode alot. I csnt wait to come to Europe
Appreciate it man! Hope you get to Europe soon, I know I want to visit Jamaica badly too!
@@asenseoftravel anytime your coming.. you have a travel blogger as a friend to take you around 😁
@@nickwilltravel @asenseoftravel a Jamaica vlog would be so cool!
Yeah central Europe is much more interesting then lithuania itself.
Veery good I like this video
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Great, loved the tour, was there about 20 years ago, it certainly has changed.
The New Town is definitely building out fast! Hopefully the Old Town never loses that charm.
Awesome ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
greetings from Biržai, Lithuania
Cheers! Thanks for watching
YOU DID AMAZING
Thank you! I really appreciate that 😊
Great video👍😍
Thanks a ton!
Super!👌♥️
Thank you!!
Is it really spring? Should be very early spring then. I suggest for everyone to visit it in late spring (May at least) or even better in summer, when everything is green and blooming. Nice video, anyway, you managed to show the beauty of city even with scrappy yellow leaves all around :)
It is indeed! I was there around mid-April, so things were just in bloom. Even with those scrappy yellow leaves I thought Vilnius was absolutely gorgeous
Cool video. You should also visit Paupys district which is next to Užupis - right across Vilnia rivulet. You can reach it walking along Vilnia (upstream) from Saint Ann's church.
Just looked at some pictures of this area, and it does look really nice!
@@asenseoftravel It is a pretty boring modern part of the UNESCO old town. Everything was leveled and new out of place apartments were built. If you want authenticity and not a sterile development. Visit wooden Žvėrynas and Šnipiškės while they still haven't been burned down and replaced by glass and steel. Šnipiškės was right behind modern towers, with dirt and cobblestone streets.
The palace of Grand Dukes Of Lithuania was demolished in 1801. Work on a new palace started in 2002 on the site of the original building and it took 16 years to complete it in 2018.
It does smell quite new in there, so that makes sense!
cool video!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Im going in 3 weeks time!!!!
I hope it’s an awesome time! I have to imagine there are some great Christmas markets
Btw, in regards to the Duke's Palace - it's not restored, it's newly built (opened in 2009, finished in 2018). The brick foundations you see on the first floor are what's left of the original palace, which was destroyed in 1661 and fully demolished throughout the 19th century
So I’ve learned! They’ve done a great job, especially on the outside, of making it look as if it’s been there for ages
Beautiful YT channel! New friend 👍👍👍
Thank you!
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How long were you in Vilnius? Most of your comments are spot on (like even weather and stuff). Good luck from Vilnius
Just a few days! I could have spent far longer though.
One of the only cities we have that is worth visiting
super thank YOU
The palace was actually completely demolished by occupants!!! So it was not restored, but completely rebuilt!!! 😊
I was wondering why it smelled so "new" in there haha. It's a shame that invaders destroyed the original :/
@@asenseoftravelanother fun little tidbit bit: while they were doing archeological digs before building, they found a golden ring. We joked that it was "the one ring" 😂😂😂
Also, now the palace is often used for concerts and classical music festivals, that is why there are empty spaces. It gives a very special vibe to the concert experience ❤
Fun fact: construction of palace of grand dukes started in 2002. Ok, it is not that simple, but the palace is definitely not the original building. Probably not a single brick is original.
Interesting! That explains a lot actually. It "felt" new, even if it looked original, and now I know why!
The highrise area was mainly designed in the early 2000s and didn't pay much attention to walkability and street level. There are plans to turn it around somewhat and new projects to take this more into account, but those kinds of mistakes take a long time to fix, unfortunately.
You can't fix it without demolishing it. Those glass boxes look ugly from an old town.
@ligametis It's not about taste or personal preferences of building materials. I like the way they look from the old town. Modern buildings can form nice streets and there are plenty of examples all over the world. It's just that in this case they don't, and it needs work on the street level.
Agreed - we've had a huge issue with that in the US, because most things are auto-centric. It's left us with a lot of cold, sterile, and frankly soulless city centers :/
The food looks like the equivalent of southern US cuisine. Emphasis on tastiness over healthiness lol
It would seem that way, except for the cold beet soup. I just couldn't get myself to like it, and I've eaten guinea pig.
The colder the climate is the more hearty the food.
spot on brother! Bacon and sour cream on everything keeps away the bad mood during wintertime.
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Thanks for watching!
Beautiful city, but the best part of it is its inhabitants..!
09:06 the palace was built from zero as original palace was torn down in 18th or 19th centuries.
So I've been hearing! Definitely explains why the palace smelled so "new"
This is lovely video to watch. I do wish it had covered some of the less-than-fairy-tale aspects of the history of Vilnius such as the genocide of its entire Jewish population in 1941.
Understandable - I didn’t know about this side of Vilnius’ history :( fortunately, the Vilnius of today seems be righting the wrongs of the past!
@@asenseoftravel Well not as much as it could considering you were not aware of this event.
@@schrire39 i'm in vilnius and there are some plates at multiples places + a musuem + a jew meetup place/musuem ? i don't know the last one very well. But vilnius sure put efforts into remembering it but you gotta remember that vilnius have known a lot of horros so they can't dedidacte too much to one horror. The narrator went very close to many of those i think he saw them but didn't bother reading or didn't have the time... but he must have seen them even if he didn't knew what it was.
New towns look sterile. I get it. 😊
They really do! Hopefully Vilnius and others are able to preserve their old towns for as long as they can :)
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Thanks for watching!
best travelers are long haired and financially stable ;3
Haha, well, I have about half of each! 😂
what were the places where you got the food from?
King Sigismund II August basically brought his royal court, courtesans and artisans from Krakow to his beloved Vilnius! He really rebuilt the city. The second elected king, Stefan Bathory established Vilnius's university!
Rate Lithuania Vilnius trip from 1 to 10..
Ah that's tough...I would give it a 10, but the food wasn't my favorite in the world 🥲
@@asenseoftravel to be honest, you've visited tourist spots for food, which is never the best :)
That's completely fair! And it wasn't *bad* food, it just wasn't my cup of tea. Especially the cold beet soup, I just couldn't personally get behind it
@@asenseoftravel I get what you're saying, its an acquired taste, but pink soup is a delight in hot days, also very depends on a place that makes it some are watery and not very good, some make it creamy and nice.
@@dievas_ i love vilnius and i'm there since a few months but he is right on the food it's not the best to be nice. Visit Italy/france and you will understand what we are talking about. But i think it's more USSR legacy that destroyed food because your supermarket are also very strange when compared to west europe countries.
visit the Phillipines
I really want to!
I am Lithuanian. You missed the UZUPIS Cocstitution on a wall
i live there
Awesome place to live!
Vilnius can not be presented without Jews. Vilna Gaon and famous Synagogue is the masterpiece of Litvak culture and massive presence. And btw many foods you taste in Lituania has its origins in jewish Yidish culture and cuisine... potato Kugel ( Kugelis) , Silke ( Hering) , Cepelianai with curd ( su varske), Balandeliai in cabbage leaves + meat with rice and soooo much more.... And even more if you want to taste Lithuanian cuisine you candy this also in Johannesburg ( South Africa) where most of Ltvaks settled and preserved all traditions including food
Uncle Sam’s bar is a good spot to drink but you’ll see a lot of US soldiers there
Kto s Vilniusa?
i agree with you but you can say it new town in vilnius s*** ass it's like half modern half destroyed. But old town vilnius rules ( outside of the food ).
New Towns are just so sterile and look like they could exist anywhere on the planet - maybe one day we’ll look back at them in the same way we look at old towns, but I doubt it
As a fact, beige, light coloured old town buildings are not very authentic. Soviets repainted them. In the past they often were dark, grey, black. A few have been restored, but not many.
Interesting! I didn't know that. Maybe some of that beige can be restored to the darker colors. Would make for a more dynamic and colorful feeling
@@asenseoftravel One of such examples could be "Senatorių pasažas" public space located in baroque old town palace on Dominikonai 11 street. Looks very different compared to unrestored bright buildings around.
It's all nice and good, but I can't quite get it.. if the author was born and raised in The Leicester or The Peterborough?.. 🙂 Please let me know.
kur lietuviai 😅
damn.. those prices.. each and everyone of those dishes should have been 2eur cheaper
It may have just been the locations I was eating - I had several meals on Pilies Street and I imagine those prices are a bit inflated for tourists
I enjoyed the videos but the continued incorrect pronunciation of Vilnius is annoying. You can be excused for others words which you only say once or twice. I would suggest that when you go to a new place, before you start recording, if you are not 100% certain how to pronounce, ask a couple of locals off camera and say it as a local would.
In the United States, where I am from, it is pronounced "Vil-nee-us." Much like I would refer to "España" as Spain and "Deutschland" as Germany. I do make every effort to pronounce things correctly!
@@valantinas what a snarky comment, he said vilnius the same way I've always heard it...
@@InMyHead1996 why snarky? Asks for feedback, so gave some.
Did this guy just go through a country where women outnumber men and didn’t put any birds?
Omg looking into people faces they all not so happy.
Are you from muscovy?
@@ПавелГоблинов they are composed, but not unhappy ;)
What do you expect? It's not Southern Europe. People are way more introverted, kinda like Finns, Estonians and Northern Russians.
@ПавелГоблинов they look like they lost zest for life.
Vilnius is a filthy city and many locals would agree that it's being neglected recently.
Lived in Vilnius for nearly 3 years. Can't wait to get out.
And BTW it's pronounced VVEEL-nee-oos.
@@kubizdalis101 wtf are you talking about vilnius isn't fiflthy ? the center of the city is impeccable.