Lithuania

Ok...so I am trying to catch you guys up...in March we took a trip to Lithuania and Latvia...Two countries that I never thought I would see... But it was so much fun! As much as I love Russia, it was kindof nice to leave it. A lot more people speak English and there are absolutely better looking guys! haha, we started out in Vilnius, Lithuania! It was my favorite place because we happened to be there during their Kaziukas Fair. It is their biggest Festival of the year. It has been in existence for over 400 years, and the craftsmen from all over the country come and present their work to visitors. It embraces the area of the Old Town.. which is beautiful. So we probably saw every single Lithuanian while we were there and we definitely saw all of the Culture! It was a blast! There were so many people! But it was fun to be in the hustle and bustle!

Lithuania is the oldest of all the Baltic countries, the history includes a lot of drama and war. It was independent twice. This is the "Castle" that sits on a high hill overlooking the whole city, it has been there almost as long as the city itself, which was established in the 13th century!

Who knows why these were in a random park, but of course we posed...don't mind my puffy "monster" coat! It is huge, but definitely kept me warm!

Told you there were a lot of people. This is just one of the streets! There were probably 7 others that looked the same! It was so much fun! (especially since we all carried our luggage around the whole day!)

The cathedrals are always so beautiful everwhere you go! I love red brick!

More of the festival...they were selling the weirdest things, the most popular being flower arrangements that weren't even flowers at all, just twigs and weeds, wound to look like flowers!

This is the main square "Cathedral Square" You can see the old "Castle" right above it, its just overlooking it..it was beautful, I liked the change because until now we have only been to Russian Orthodox churches, so it was nice!

Another red brick, Cathedral!


This is all of us, exhausted on the nicest bus I have ever been on! The seats were leather and it was spacious. We had a 4 hour bus ride to Riga, Latvia. The Bus even had a Coffee machine that amazingly had a Hot Chocolate Button as well! I think that we each had about 6 little cups, burnt our tongues, and got tummy aches! haha but it was worth it! We got to Riga really late and found our Hostel (which by the way, they were both so nice in both of the countries!) I wont post about Riga probably, but it was gorgeous just like Vilnius, narrow, winding, cobble stone streets. Really nice people, and beautiful buildings to see! Love you all!

Dena