Touring in Vilnius
I'm leaving for Vilnius on Monday, Aug. 29th,
and will be there one full day before the Tauck Tour start.
Any suggestions as to what I should see or do that is not
going to be covered by Tauck? Thanks
and will be there one full day before the Tauck Tour start.
Any suggestions as to what I should see or do that is not
going to be covered by Tauck? Thanks
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Looking forward to meeting you! If you would like to correspond before the tour -- please email me at shankrj@aol.com
Judy
On the afternoon of our arrival day we walked from our hotel through old town and up to "the castle" that you can see from everywhere in old town for some beautiful views. Its a nice stroll and an moderate uphill walk on a cobblestone/gravel path.
The next day, before the welcome dinner we walked from our hotel through the old Jewish Quarter to the Old Synagogue. It appeared locked, so we rang the bell and a lovely gentleman opened the gate and ushered us in for a private viewing. From there we walked to the newly opened Jewish museum and a nearby restaurant for a wonderful lunch. (sorry, can't remember the name, but it was on the next corner). We looked for the statue of Frank Zappa which is supposed to be nearby, but we never found it. To balance things out we walked into some of the beautiful churches that we passed, and in the early evening we walked to the town gates. The "official" tour did take us past some of the churches, and the gates, but if you want an inside or personal look you won't have the time unless you do it by yourself. Dinner that first night was at a local "game" restaurant, a short walk from our hotel.
On one of our free evenings in St. Petersburg we dined at the "Old Custom House". DO NOT take the hotel car to the restaurant, take a cab. The restaurant and the cab ride are expensive, but the food is worth it. Our friends also went to the "Pushkin" restaurant( in Moscow?) and raved about it. They said it was very expensive.
We loved this tour, and saw an amazing amount, but of course, we couldn't see everything and had very little time to recharge. Remember, in the summer it doesn't get dark until almost 11 PM. (We were taking pictures without flash!) It did get unseasonably hot in ST. Petersburg and in Moscow (in the 90's) so be prepared for some hot weather.
Hi Gene, Doree, Elaine & Jerry - look forward to meeting you in Vilnius - we would be interested in knowing what private tour might be available on 13 June since we wont arrive in Vilnius until after midday on 12 June. We haven't done much research as yet - but will get on to that very soon!
Ian and Robina (Canberra, Australia)
Thanks for the info about places to eat. The New York Times Travel Section has articles about Riga (2007), Moscow (2010), Vilnius (2007), and Tallinn from 3/11/2012! They are available online. They are helpful and interesting. Epicurious.com has an article about Moscow's Best Restaurants, From Formal to Funky from 3/17/2011 by Colleen Clark. I found it very really good, too.
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have a great trip. you're going to love it!
Definitely bring a jacket that you can wear in the rain. We had a couple of days that were wet. The hotels had umbrellas for us and we needed the jackets too (sideways rain trumps umbrellas). Bring an extra memory card for your camera(s). We brought workout clothes, thinking we would exercise in the hotel gyms. We worked out twice...the gyms are meh and you have little time so don't bother.
by the way, i love golf too and asked if there was a course anywhere near the tour where we could get in 9 holes. the answer was no!
travel easily and i look forward to hearing how your trip went!
m