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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I explore Lithuania's so-called Second City, Kaunas. Though smaller than Vilnius, the city still has a lot to offer, including a castle, a few churches, and a great shopping avenue. Join me on my short Kaunas getaway.
Lithuania is my FAVOURITE country, I loved it so much, I actually wanted to go back and not leave (I'm Australian). I agree about the trains, I caught a train to Aukstajtia (Ignalina to be precise) and had the best time kyaking through lakes and streams, on the summer solstice we did a bon fire then went hiking up to this ancient tree on a hill and did a "spell". Also over on the coast, not far from Russia is a small town called Nida which is super cute then over on the Baltic coast we went amber hunting. PS: i think your pronounciation is off, I sat next to a Lithuanian guy on a plane for 10 hours and he called it (phonetically) K Õ N A S (really put the stress on the "au" as a hard "O")
I'm sure it was way off! No one gave me a straight answer when I asked about pronunciation. Definitely outside my element in the Baltics language-wise
That's so nice that you like Lithuania. Wish to visit Australia someday :)
The modern Art-Deco church at 19:00 is Church of the Ressurection, started in 1938, but construction was stopped by the Soviets. It was turned into an electronics factory, the interior was subdivided. Just before Lithuania's 1990 Independence, the building was returned to the Catholic community, and restored as a church.
Lithuania 👍👍👍
Great Country!
If you want to see some cool stuff in Lithuania, you better go not during winter but summer or spring
It's nice that you went to Kaunas to see what it's like. Too bad you went on Monday when most museums are closed and the lack of people on the streets is due to it being a workday, not a weekend day and also the autumn season - most tourists come to Kaunas in summer.
I also just wanted to clarify that the orthodox church in the beginning is now functioning as a catholic church. I was built when Lithuania was a part of Russian empire so they built it to look like and function as an orthodox church, however, after our independence in 1990 it is used as a catholic church as Lithuania is predominantly catholic.
A knight on a horse next to Kaunas castle is not Vytautas, although I can't blame you for thinking so (there is no title or explanation next to it). The statue is actually not a historical figure but our national symbol Vytis. You can see it on our coat of arms.
Churches in Lithuania usually don't have an entry fee, unlike in other more touristy countries.
And I don't know when exactly you visited Kaunas but if it was a national holiday then it would explain so many places being closed on Monday and even Tuesday.
Overall I'm glad that you are interested in Lithuania and Kaunas and that you filmed your experience and shared it!
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Second city, right? How dare you son?
Just repeating what I've read about it! To me, it seemed more like a liveable city than a super touristic city. In that way, it reminded me of Graz vs Vienna. When visiting Graz, I felt like a place I could see myself living, but didn't think it was a must see from a tourism standpoint. Kaunas is much the same. It looked like an awesome place to live, just not necessarily as set up for tourism as Vilnius.
@@samc.3261 Just a joke, sorry you take it that way, pal. Kaunas is an very ancient and important castle and city for Lithuania and before, it just cannot be some "second". Sorry again.