First Time in Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2020
- It's our first time in Vilnius, Lithuania and we quickly fall in love with this small Baltic nation. In this video we explore the Old Town - the biggest you'll find in the Baltics - and start the day at our super cozy Airbnb (see link below). We make our way to Cathedral Square and see the Gediminas Monument, which is not your average statue, and it makes us already start to appreciate Lithuanians' sense of humour. Next is the Frank Zappa Memorial and Literature Street - both evidence of how Vilnius appreciates the arts. We pass through the Gate of Dawn - known as a site of miracles - and the local Market Hall. To warm up and fill our bellies, we make our way to a local restaurant called Šnekutis to try Lithuanian food. We spend the evening at the MO Museum and an exhibition about the 90s in Lithuania when the country regained independence from the Soviet Union. We end the night on Iceland Street - of course we had to visit here! - which is so named to honour Iceland for being the first country to recognize Lithuania's regained independence.
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My grandparents were lithuanian and i cant wait to holiday there one day. Sviekas
Sveikas😁
That's wonderful you have Lithuanian ancestry! Hope you enjoy connecting with your roots.
@Eileen aldis yes i do unfortunately my grandparents passed away awhile back along with my parents i have no relatives to talk with about lithuania and my brothers arent interested in it.. I enjoyed your video.
@@bigp227 But one brother is good 😀👌🎈 greetings from your ansestors land 💛💚❤
**Reminder that this video was filmed before COVID-19 - we are not travelling at this time** 👉Do you remember going to the video store to rent VHS tapes? 📼
Good Question Probably the pickle soup.. I know Dill soup in Poland is Amazing so I'll do that. But i would probably get both knowing me
@@horseplop9 haha ok my bad, I actually just changed the question here from the soup to the VHS! I tried some of Marc's and honestly they were both delicious. 😋
I am/was a professional accountant at that time and one of my client run a video renting shop.. I had a free access to all the VHS - movies(about 2000 volumes).
Heheh..just ask me everything you didn't dear to ask about movies! 😊
@@hannunorppa5590 Ooh that's quite a good perk! You must be a movie buff now :)
@@EileenAldis I used to be, when movies were good!😢
Such a positive couple! Positivity filled video and a lovely presentation of the city.
Oh I love your Airbnb!! Lithuania is actually on my bucket list ♡
Oh wonderful! Yeah, I highly recommend staying there. We loved Vilnius ❤️
Its worth visiting us
@@EileenAldis what do you like people are very cold
So lovely to see you guys soo positive and happy in Vilnius, which is truly fantastic City. Kind regards !!!
fun fact: Once a year that Iceland street is closed off and transformed into one big Iceland themed party to commemorate that first recognition of independent Lithuania. There are banners with "Takk, Island" and other Iceland themed activities. Also that street is full of pubs, so, you know, fun times :)
Are you serious?! That's amazing! I had no idea they did that. I'd love to be there for it. So awesome that it's still celebrated and good excuse, if I do say so myself ;)
They are a grateful people. I’m so moved.
Thanks for visiting Vilnius! Personally, I love living here:)
I'm actually tearing up :D I'm so happy you enjoyed my city
You two were made to present the world on video. Great energy! Huge hearts! Intelligent dialogue! Lighthearted laughter and curious, soulful minds! ! Great shots, tasteful editing and very skillful communication. I enjoyed this so much, and other videos you made. You are invited to our house for dinner. 🥘 Subscribed.
Love how you feature where you stay and this particular AirB&B is just fabulous. What a great way to start your day.
Isn't it fantastic!? We didn't really want to leave haha :P Such a unique place ❤️
Happy see this well-informed couple enjoying this beautiful place and calling it by its proper name. "A Baltic Nation" .
Thanks, Irena - we did enjoy it very much, as I'm sure you can tell in our videos.
Awesome video! Glad you made this trip! I really hope in summer I can visit Vilnius too, when this coronavirus ends!
Greetings from Slovakia!
Hello to you in Slovakia! We loved visiting and making videos in Bratislava :) When the world is safe again we hope you'll have a wonderful time in Vilnius - highly recommend! More videos coming too, especially about FOOD 😋
Vilnius my bigest love, Lithuania my Mother. Thanks for super video.
Glad you enjoyed it! We LOVED Vilnius and would love to come back and explore more of Lithuania :)
Loving it. The girl is amazing. Story-telling is abolutely attention-grabbing and well told. Definitely thumbs up!!!
Thanks guys for sharing the beauty of Lithuania, i know there's only so much you can show in short videos, but im glad that after seeing this many people will come to Lithuania themselves. 🥰🥰🥰 it is beautiful and everyone should see it 🥰
Hello! Thanks for your lovely comment :) We did our best to share our experience of our wonderful first time in Lithuania. We did make some other videos if you'd like to see by the way: bit.ly/lithuaniaplaylist. Hopefully we can come back someday and explore more ❤️
I was a big Zappa fan when I was a kid. One of the most underrated guitarists of his generation. A true creative genius who brilliantly blended a potpourri of progressive Jazz with hard Rock.
Wonderful share, thanks guys :)
James and Kim
Thanks for the video! It is a great presentation of the country! Love your energy!
Thank you! That really means a lot ❤️ We truly loved our visit in Lithuania (as I’m sure you can tell in our videos haha) and want to come back again to spend more time.
What a Fun Video.. thanks for giving us something to do in these crazy times
That's our hope so I'm glad to hear that! ❤️More to come from Vilnius, including foooood ;) Stay safe!
My girlfriend comes from a city 20 miles away from Vilnius and would love to go there one day with her to see all the sights
Спасибо за позитивное видео, thanks for positive video❗🇱🇹👍❤️
Great video! Any museum with Mortal Kombat and VHS tapes gets an A+ from me!
haha exactly! Well said!
Funny how Vilnius still have those oldscchool outdated trolleys that everyone hates
Non the less, very nice video!
Thank you! And I think they're cool :)
Love this channel :) You guys are so positive and open for new experience. Vilnius is a great city and hope you enjoyed your stay there :)
Thanks so much! ❤️We loved visiting Vilnius and felt it was a place we'd like to spend more time. Such a great vibe and nice people :) Plus we loved the food! More on that in another video...
🌈☘️Hey I just watched your “thank you for 1000 subscribers” and you have come a long way!💪🥰👍
Thank you for all the great content you put out 🐥👍
You guys are awesome!! I was watching entire video with smile in my face:) hope you will come back to Lithuania one day again:) greeting from Vilnius!!!:*
OMG guys you are the best :) just love your vibe
One more thing......I love the 90s museum especially the wall of VHS tapes. I remember family trips to video store too. Good memory.
Wasn't it a great exhibition!? We loved it. I remember those trips to the video rental store - I'll always kinda miss it!
In Snekutis restaurant the beer is amazing!!!
Looking forward to part 2 :)
very nice place
Yes, we loved it ❤️
Well i live in Vilnius...and im happy to live here
As well as looking fascinating I noticed how clean it is they take real pride in their country
Totally accidentally came across of your video guys and I must say, I don't think ,I have ever met anybody like Yous 2 guys. Loads of warmth, so positive and full of good vibes. Great Video... Thanks a lot!
Hey Valdo! Welcome to our channel :) Your lovely comment makes us really happy to hear - thanks for making our day ❤️
I love your good mood guys! good luck!
Thanks! We loved Lithuania :)
Thank you for the video! :)
Thanks 😊 Always fun to watch you two.
Thank you ❤️ We loved Vilnius - more videos on the way!
I just love you guys you never disappoint, and I do love pickle soup😍
aww thanks, Elizabeth ❤️The pickle soup was delish!
Cute & full of joy.
Love you Lithuania from India
What a great place to visit and a great distraction from our current covid-19 problems.
Such a fun video! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!!! That exhibition in MO museum should have been permanent cause it's so cool haha. P.S. You guys are super cute!
10 of 10 video!!
Aww thanks so much, Julie! ❤️
Nice to see people enjoying and having a positive experience in my hometown! You've visited most of the best parts of it! Lovely video and keep up the good vlogs! My Canadian girlfriend's first experience of Vilnius was very similar to yours! She loved it :)
When do you reccomend is the best month to take a holiday in Vilnius
@@bigp227 depends on what season you'd like to experience! Summers are great and warm (+25-30*C), where winters are beautiful and scenic, but it gets to -5/-10 and snow. Personally, I think, it depends on what is your aim of the holiday?
@@zygimantasrimkus1525 Brooo :DDD Kada vel atostogu i VILNIU?
Thanks for visiting Lithuania, next time visit on summer!
Thank you! We would LOVE to :)
Very happy to see another one of your videos of you & Marc, despite knowing you're actually at home, not feeling so good, dealing possibly with the virus. I'm hoping & praying you didn't get it, and it was merely from something less bad, temporarily. By this time since last week, hope you are feeling better already and everyone in your families are doing well also; Get well soon from whatever was causing your persistent chest pains. Anyway, I enjoy your videos as always, take care & get better very soon, wherever you & Marc are at. Btw, that definitely looked to be Windows 95, on a large & very old Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) screen; and then the VHS tape store; it's very much as if for technology, that area of the world was mid- to late- 1990s yet. PS, It was WIndows 3.11 (Windows for workstations)- released around 1993; WIndows 95, & WIndows 98 for the 1990-versions of Windows before Millennium Edition (ME) came out around 2000.
Another of my future destinations. I hope. :)
Thanks for remind me how Vilnius is beautiful.i left Lithuanian 35 years ago and travelled in Africa, Latino America, Japan, Australia Uk , and now I’m live in South France , and I can’t find the time to go visit my hometown Vilnius 😂😂😂😂 you are very happy couple and very sweet . Thanks again for your video
Thank you for your lovely comment! I'm delighted you enjoyed this video and that it brought back good memories of Vilnius. Sounds like you've had some amazing adventures. The south of France is gorgeous. We've made other videos about Lithuania if you'd like to see more by the way: bit.ly/lithuaniaplaylist Sending you best wishes :)
That was an interesting and great stay. Nice BNB!
Ahh yes .. to Frank Zappa! Marc got quite the early education with Frank, quite the colorful guy no doubt!😄!
Hannibal Lecter. I love Anthony Hopkins so ofcourse I like the movie as well as Silence Of The Lambs!! Chianti and favabeans 😄 and having a friend for dinner 📞!!
Thanks for sharing, and for the laughs!
I still watch VHS at my Ma's when I go visit her sometimes. They have their own wall collection Of, downstairs. To the good old days! ♥️
I don't like scary movies so those are definitely not for me haha :P Our Airbnb was amazing! So cozy and fun with the upstairs and netting :)
I'm from Athens I'm Greece and I love that video's but you should come here as well you wil be surprised about the history of this place! Love you!♥️
All going well....we’re going in January. Thanks for this
I could see why you were smitten with that charming city! "Little Athens" ..so cute and yeah there is a resemblance with that cathedral! Cool shot of that bird soaring overhead at the Frank Zappa Memorial @ 3:40! I might not want to leave that museum. I assume you can't rent those VHS tapes :) Yes, very touching story about the Lithuanian athletes and their independence. I don't blame you getting emotional at all Eileen. OMG LOL @ 7:50
My heart is heavy watching this. I'm thinking of you guys and so hoping you're doing better :)
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I was already planning on going to Vilnius as part of my big trip next year, but now I'm much more excited to go there! Who knew it was so beautiful? I love that old town, and all the quirky touches. (Frank Zappa? LOL!)
You should see our old town in winter, it looks magical
Thank you for this nice review 🤗 I wish next time you visit Nida in Lithuania ❤️
Hello! I'm happy you enjoyed our video ❤️ And thanks for the suggestion of Nida. We'd love to return to Lithuania again :)
The MO Museum seems to have been so much fun.
It was! We really enjoyed the exhibition and of course it was so meaningful too. A great way for us to learn more about Lithuania's history and culture.
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Like from me, welcome again to Lithuania at summer time ;)
Thank you! We’d love to come back in warmer weather :)
Excited to go there. Impulse trip one week for the Baltic!
Fantastic! The Baltic region is amazing. Here's our video playlist if you want to see more before you go: ruclips.net/video/xUkTOU3y9As/видео.html
I hope you are both safe and happy. Today is 25th May 2020, which is a public holiday in the UK , so I am catching up with your channel. I have been reading a book about Catherine The Great and also watching the HBO series about her. Apparently, some of the filming of the series was done in Lithuania. It certainly does look beautiful there.
I hope it wont be long before you can both resume your travelling again. Take great care of yourselves. Best wishes from the UK.
Great day, and glad we could share it with you. That's a pretty cool hammock installed in your Airbnb! It looked like that place could accommodate quite a large group! I really liked the VHS tape display at the museum, and really cool that you could pick one out and play it, too! We actually have a working tape player at home, so we can get nostalgic right here at home, although I do miss actually going to the video store to pick out a movie!
Loved the look of the city, especially the old buildings and cobblestone streets. Also cool that there is quite a vibrant art scene. I was surprised to see a Frank Zappa monument there. Is there any significance to it's location there?
Hope you feel better now. Take care and stay healthy.
Thank you so much - taking one day at a time. ❤️Sending you our best wishes too - stay safe!
Omg, plenty to visit and see, take a trip in summer time, and u will see how green it be, go to uzupis, climb on hill Gediminas Castle, and you will see stunning view white old town with red roofs...
Hi! Thanks for the suggestions! We would LOVE to come back in warmer weather :)
Love you and Mark - always such positive energy!! I love Eastern European countries - most American/Canadian tourists generally don't visit them. They are missing out in some gems! Travel safe! ps. I have a huge plastic bin of VHS movies - ha!
Hi Karen! Thanks so much - that makes us happy to hear! We loved visiting the Baltics and I think they'll become more and more popular as word gets out ;) We also still have some VHS tapes btw haha. Stay safe! ❤️
lithuania is not eastern europe is Nordic country
Lithuania isn't eastern Europe. Check wikipedia.
This vlog of yours is particular moving to me, coming from Taiwan, especially on the part about Iceland Street. Lithuania knows what it’s like to be under the boot of a larger power, so when Iceland reached out with a helping hand, they were grateful. I’m not sure if you’ve been following the news between Lithuania and Taiwan, but now Lithuania is extending this favor forward and setting up mutual representative offices with TW, just one step away from formally recognizing Taiwan as a country without fear of angering China (which it absolutely did). This is good karma. They are a great people. Cannot wait to visit Vilnius. And the city itself just looks lovely.
Thank you for sharing this with me. We've visited Taiwan a few times and made a lot of videos there (here: bit.ly/TaiwanPlaylist) and we're Icelandic (and met in Iceland). Vilnius is lovely and we'd love to go back. Here are the other videos we made in Lithuania if you'd like to see more before your trip: bit.ly/lithuaniaplaylist :)
I love that VHS wall. Do you remember when blockbuster would charge you like 2 or 3$ if you didn't rewind it before you brought it back? Those were the good ol days
hahah omg YES! Our family even had a dedicated VHS REWINDER MACHINE which felt so FANCY. Ah, yeah, those good ol days indeed...
@@EileenAldis haha Yeah that was my job and then i wouldn't do it because i could get 3 more minutes of game time. Then you would go into the store and play dumb when the bill was extra lol Oh those were the days
@@horseplop9 😂
Mano vardas Keith Sims As Gyvinu America. Hi, my name is Keith Sims and I am a American living in Vilnius. I met my wife who is Lithuanian in Vilnius in 2011 and we have a wonderful little girl who was born here. I love this country and the people and the city. We actually live about a 15 minute drive outside of Vilnius in the country and the next time you come back, let me know and we can spend time together. By the way there are a few Americans living here and call this place home as well.
Go Iceland. Looks like a great place to visit Eileen and Scorpion.
Nice
Hi, this video came up in my feed list, so I decided to revisit this adventure of yours & Marc from when you were there. Oddly, I don't really remember having really watched this one before, as I don't remember that view from where you were staying or other parts of this video.
Hey Kevin! Hmm that's funny...maybe you missed it the first time around? Vilnius had such a nice vibe. We'd like to return to Lithuania in the summer weather too.
@@EileenAldis Perhaps. It did look like a nice city.
Good luck
Jeez.. most positive video on youtbe :)
That's so lovely to hear! Thank you ❤️
Super lovely to see people enjoying themselves in Lithuania so much. And hey if anyone is ever looking to hang out with a local i bet there are plenty of people who'd love to do that. So if anyone is thinking of visiting Lithuania and you wanna meet a local do let me know, i'm always looking forward to meet people from foreign countries :P
what a happy girl
Hey guys! OMG, lovely video!! I hope I am not mistaken but I think you were on my tour with Vilnius With Locals? Maybe even on the last one which I had right before the quarantine cos of covid-19 pandemic? This is Tadas here :) Anyway, I hope you are safe and healthy and I am happy you enjoyed Vilnius ;)
The next time you have a flickering CRT monitor on your desk at work, just call for an IT person to increase the refresh rate. It takes 30 seconds and fixes the problem. I did this every time I got a new monitor. They thought I was odd because they couldn't see the flickering and they told me most people don't.
It's sad you have not seen any theatre performance there... Lithuanian theatre is very interesting and authentic.
Stay safe.
I am from India n I dont know how I ended up here like I was searching for some reference for my story next chapter and I saw a recommendation of something that Lithuania stands up to China and yes this is the first time I heard about Lithuania and all I felt was nostalgia n said to myself that "u need to check this place u wanna visit this place" I mean wat is this feeling.
What was the ballpark cost for your airbnb per night us dollars.. Thank you
Hey Derek! Here's the link if you'd like to check:
bit.ly/vilniuslithuaniaairbnb
I also have a discount code if that's helpful: www.airbnb.com/c/emccurdy3 :)
Is Lithuania lockdown too like other countries...?!? Can someone suggest me a channel giving the latest updates on it.plzz
it opened these days
4:40 No.55 its a first printed Lithuanian book ;)
Hey. I like you are lot. Don't ask me why. Let me just say, that 4:45 is the front of the first Lithuanian book. Also, Chernobyl TV series was filmed in Vilnius and 4'th season of 'Stranger things' just been filmed there as well. I don't know why I'm telling you that, but there's a possibility you watched/will be watching these TV series.
And the restaurant you stoped by was named talker
Just to add on to the emotions of the 1992 Olympics, Lithuania actually could not afford sending its basketball team to the Olympics. The funding was raised through selling merchandise. Lithuanian basketball team won the bronze medals in those games.
Thank you for sharing that part of the story.
Good 🎖️🏅🇱🇹🎊🧍🧍
Thank you! We loved visiting Lithuania :)
So how for you the Lithuania?
We loved it! We made some other videos there if you'd like to see more of what we did: bit.ly/lithuaniaplaylist :) We'd love to come back and spend more time ❤️
GD Gediminas holds his sword like this because hes not good at fighting but good at diplomacy and strategical thinking.
His primary achievements:
The political isolation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the Western European side was abolished.
The military power of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was significantly strengthened.
From the medium-sized state, the GDL became one of the largest in Europe.
Vilnius began to become a European-type city
i love your....
DId you meet with the Romuva people....???
So disappointed that you didn’t go on the netting.😕
Tuskin you.
Thanks for your videos, I actually completely copied your trip in some respects, from Tallinn to Riga, Riga to Vilnius on the LUX express =)
Hey! That's so wonderful to hear :) Hope you had an incredible trip. What were your highlights?
@@EileenAldis I'm just in Vilnius now, leaving tomorrow. The MO Museum in Vilnius was awesome, and the vegan cafe rose hip. In Riga, the national library of Lativa, the architecture was wild. And also the zeppelin hanger markets. In Tallinn it was walking around the outside of the castle walls through the parks. As well as Telliskivi Poetanav creative city. Best, Nick J
@@ideabankventures That all sounds wonderful, Nick - glad to hear you're having such a great time. Hope you continue to enjoy and wish you safe travels!
Literatų gatvė is Literates' steet. Literature steet would be Literatūros gatvė.
does pickles makes you fart?
SMALL? MAŽA? WHAT? KĄ?
Sorry, I don't know what you're referring to.
@@EileenAldis Im like saying that I dont understand why it be small in a joke version. Im just making non sense in this comment.
I always hated the busses in Vilnius the old ones at least
Not upto the mark u missed many places like uzipis ,three crosses ,gediminas and many more
Tai kas ? Patiko? Likti.
vilnius is capital of true slavs
Ka tu visai.??? Ar tu žinai las bus ? ILUMINATI.?!!!