Went to Kaunas and Vilnius in 2011. I'll always remember we were on the bus from the station in Kaunas and asked the driver where to get off for the centre. He didn't speak English but he rang his daughter who did and she told us! That's customer service.
Hi Steve. Thank you for your wonderful travel videos. I live in Australia and have travelled mostly in the Pacific, once to India and a number of times to the US, once to UK and once to Paris. I look up the countries you travel to and so did some research on Lithuania. It seems to be a really wonderful country and the food seems delicious also. My great grandparents and dad's father all came from various parts of the UK, and I used to read a lot of books by a Scottish author so fell for Scotland! Best wishes.
I have never seen my hometown Kaunas filmed so beautifully. Great talent, excellent perception of the art. Amazing performance of the moviemaker. Bravo!
You are right about Christ's resurrection church being art deco. This year Kaunas was included in Unesco heritage list for its art deco architecture. It represents interwar period, when Vilnius was controlled by Poland and Kaunas was the capital of Lithuania. P.S. there's also Aleksotas funicular, dating back to 1935. It takes you to a rather scenic spot. Thank you for a great video, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Love visiting kaunas ,We have Lithuanians as neighbours in uk ,They introduced us to the country. Wow lovely people .The place is so clean and friendly. We go as often as possible, Would love to live there, Feels safe and calm
Hey Steve. My Wife is Lithuanian and we think Kaunas also has the edge over Vilnius. When you visit Klaipeda make sure you pop over to Nida. The sand dunes are epic and probably not what you expect at all. Have a pint of Volfas Engelman Alus (Beer) for me. Cheers 🍻
I made a quick stop-over in Vilnius this summer. Had about 36h there and I never enjoyed a city this much - I even felt bad to go asleep because I didn't want to miss out on anything. What struck me most in Lithuania was that it seemed to be so calm and respectful. Not overrun by tourists like me, yet very welcoming and kind. No litter, no trouble, no weird people. I cannot wait to re-visit it in 2024!
No weird people? 33:01 explain this square then. You cannot legally go there and cannot realize what is painted on the ground from the street level. (It's a man showing a tongue from an Aztec calendar) What kind of people if not weird does this? Also the street that goes uphill is closed every year for half a day so that people could walk uphill dressed weirdly preferably backwards.
BTW, all movies in Lithuanian cinemas are shown in original language, independent of what it is, with subs. The cinema you showed is from the inter-war era and specializes in art-house. The scene, however, is dominated by the large pop-theaters with 7-10 halls each, just like everywhere else.
Kaunas is familiar to me because I live nearby I know all the beauties and all the remaining Soviet trash. In the Soviet Union, it was one of the freest cities, but it was difficult for foreigners to get there Had its own alkali . Therefore, I mostly observed Steve's reactions and warm Nordic comments Everything is realistic, nothing is embellished, and I haven't heard anything bad. Like.
Steve, not sure how you do it. You take a visit to a mostly unknown city with no known sightseeing potential, that I had frankly never heard of, and turn it into a really interesting, delightful view and video. Your talent Steve is to show us that the joy of traveling and visiting new places has nothing to do with their size or their prominence. Anyone can go to big cities and see the main tourist sites but you show us the heart and soul of a new place that is more interesting than the "normal" tourist spots. Thank you. I loved your video today. Look forward to each new video.
When you suddenly have a few days off and no plans yet, just take the absolute cheapest flight you can find and you often end up in weird places. Thats a fun way to "randomize" your traveling and end up in places that arent very touristy and it gives you this amazing sense of discovery. Also, if its a more popular place, you can just take a random tram or bus or something and ride it to the end of the line and have a walk around or a bite to eat there. A place just feels completely different when you are the only "stranger" there.
Kaunas have amazing and also world famouse people like soho new york creator fluxus muvement and jonas mekas, jurgis maciunas and female feminist emma goldman
No matter how many times I've been on a plane, I was never comfortable with it!! Just watching this video of the ground "falling away" on take-off made me queasy. I was on many flights when I was younger, but my last flight in the mid-nineties was so horrendous I thought my life was over. Haven't flown since!! Kaunas, Lithuania is a nice urban town. I liked the bridge, the view from the Church's terrace, the funicular, and the brief appearance of the sun. There's something very nostalgic about the end of the day, especially when the sunlight is filtered through heavy clouds like it was in this video. Chuck in Northern New England
Oh dear, you made a huge mistake there Steve! That Georgian restaurant you were filming in front of when you announced to go to Hesburger instead is GREAT! Absolutely delicious food and nicely priced too. It is a must go place for me every time I visit Kaunas. Their menu is in English too, even got photos of most dishes in it. So if you ever come back to Kaunas: correct this mistake! 🙂
Georgian cuisine is not well known outside the former eastern bloc, but I agree, it is underrated. Hesburger is interesting, too, though, probably one of the few hamburger places where you can have a burger in black rye bread buns. I tried them when I was in Turku, they were not too bad.
A visit to the Sugihara museum is well worth. A Japanese diplomat who saved 1000s of European Jews. A humbling visit. Also the MK Ciurlionis art museum is worth seeing on any day but certainly a wet wintery day.
Hi Steve from Ontario, Canada. Ever since Covid and my husband passing away I have been housebound. Watching your videos is just like being there with you. This is the closest I will ever get to fulfilling my dream to visit the UK. Thanks for doing these videos in all weather good and bad. Glad I don't have to walk in the rain, lol. Cheers.
It was 11 years ago since I visited Kaunas, and it was around autumn. I met a friendly brit on my flight and we travelled to Vilnius and had a meal at the rotating restaurant tower and a bit of a pub crawl into the city. Prices were very reasonable before they switched to the Euro. I visited Lithuania again a year later and took the bus to Riga. Such a safe, modern and clean country. I also brought back a few items including cigarettes for my Lithuanian workmate.
Thank you for visiting my hometown.🙂 But there was another funicular near where you were, in the old town, on the other side of the Nemunas River, just after crossing the bridge. From there, a panorama opens up to the old town of Kaunas.( 2 pre-war funiculars in Kaunas are the only surviving ones in est Europe.) Will be an opportunity to return again.🫶
That Kunas city hotel was a real gem. Such a nice location too. I am always so amazed at how clean all these places are. No graffiti or garbage everywhere. Loved it Steve, a always.
It's not the kinda place you'll get many instagrammers, sounds perfect to me. Just found your channel recently and it's for this reason I think I'm enjoying it so much. Real world travel from a real normal guy. Fab work
Everything looks so new, so current...on my trip to the UK cities there are a mashup of ancient, old and brand new all side by side. Kaunas looks to be so modern. That said, as gorgeous as it appears of grey November day, I would love to see it in high summer, or even in mid spring when everything is in bloom.
Completely agree about the parks. I usually travel alone nowadays and there is no point in spending alot of money in a cafe or restaurant, so I usually just get stuff from the local supermarket and eat on a bench in the park. Its always just the best place to take a break and just watch the locals strolling about without annoying noisy traffic. My best memory is probably from this park in Seville that had all these orange trees and quite a few overripe oranges lay there on the ground spreading this incredible smell. The bottle of wine and some local ham I had went down very nicely there.
Same here, I love finding a local bakery to get some bread or a cake or just visitng a Lidl/Aldi/Netto etc when travelling and then finding a park to sit in and have my lunch or just sitting in a public square watching everyone go by. One of my favourite spots was Eklergsletta forest park up overlooking Oslo harbour with a fantastic view, and also just sitting on the big steps outside Helsinki cathedral.
Hi Steve. It might have been a "dull November day", but we total enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for filming it. Alty, I did get tired from all the walking. That city is definitely pushing for " fittest people in Europe" ...lol 😂 So many walkways, parks and pedestrian paths , and squares !!!
I admire how you walk around no matter if it's day or night. I as a woman don't have that luxury unless I have a black belt in the martial arts. Enjoyed the short train ride up to the platform and back. Safe trip. See you in your next adventure.
Regarding 25:00 - it's quite opposite of river separation, it's actually a place where two biggest rivers in Lithuania (Nemunas and Neris) converge and become one (Nemunas overtakes, since it's bigger). It's pretty common destination for summer walks.
My parents went there on holiday years ago. Spotlessly clean and tidy. Your room looks alright. What an impressive white Church. Great viewing platform. Looks so different at night. Great video.😊
I have only been in the bus station of Kaunas on my way from Vilnius to Warsaw, so I hope I get to visit it soon. I definitely agree, Lithuania is lovely, such a calm and cosy vibe. Not sure if you've been there, but you should try going to Trakai - the castle, the lake and the village are stunning and it's just a short trip by train or bus from Vilnius. Next time you should definitely get a taste of Lithuanian food, such as cepelinai, kibinai or pink soup :)
I booked my flights for my trip from Riga to Sarajevo last week and planned to only visit Vilnius on my Lithuania leg but now I've added a stop in Kaunas as well. Another great video 👍
I love Lithuania, my partner is from there originally, I have been about 6 times now, mainly Vilnius and Trakai too. Still need to try Kaunas and Klapeida, great videos Steve and like you say people are so well behaved and such a clean and safe country!
The architecture and street furniture really makes the city aestheticly pleasing (not sure if that's how to say that) Also the streets are clean, my dad would have approved, his favourite place to vist was Singapore because it was so clean. I always scope out the station before getting a train/bus in a new place when I'm there the day before.
Thanks for taking us with you to Kaunas, Lithuania - it looks like a lovely city. I loved seeing the teenage girls in the background of one of your shots - teenage girls are the same the world over and it brings it home to me how we are all connected
What I noticed and impressed me was the paving in the centre of Kaunas, the cleanliness and the lack of graffiti. The High Street in my town was changed to a single lane road with the pavements made wider, about three weeks after the work was finished they had the lift quite a few of the paving slabs again to do maintenance work on some of the utilities and, of course, the slabs weren't put back in a decent manner.
Such a lovely video. I had only seen Kaunas on a map, and now I want to go there! Don't feel bad about running the funnicular because it wasn't just for you; it was for your >100K subscribers! A real treat!
Brave of you to travel without checking the basic words in the local language. I always try to learn a few words and numbers in the local language before I travel. Lithuanian is one of those fascinating languages too It has many many archaic Indo-European language elements. It is said that a Sanskrit scholar can be understood in rural Lithuania. Fascinating video.
Thanks Steve for showing us how beautiful Kaunas is 😍! I was as always pretty amazed by the quality of your videos and your sense of humor ! I was stunned when i saw how clean en safe that the city is ! No littering, nice people chilling around and the price for such a huge double hotelroom... You'll never find that kind of hotel where i live in Belgium. Keep waiting now for your next video !
Another enjoyable and entertaining film, but also practical, because Lithuania is on my list of places to visit, now sooner rather than later. Cheers Steve
What a lovely city. The church and park are nice. Beautiful at night, the bus station looks busy. The whole city looks lively at night. Your hotel room is nice. Just an all round beautiful trip.
Nice video about Kaunas Steve. The city where I was studying, had a good moments there. Glad you enjoyed it, Kaunas have improved a lot since I lived there
Steve, I enjoy your videos so much because our travel sensitivities are so similar. I love to visit the churches, castles and the old towns. Additionally, I like to scout the stations and stops I'll need in advance to lower my travel stress. Kaunas was a lovely city and you did a wonderful job of showcasing it for us, thanks.
Ahhh, this reminds me of my first visit to Kaunas years ago. I had 4 hours between flights and made full use of it - to the point that I almost missed my flight as the bus back to the airport was the slowest ever - we actually stopped at a pond to pick up a bunch of kids out for a swim and some of them were still in the water when the bus pulled in! Anyway Kaunas is one of my favourite cities - going there again after Christmas. I never knew there was a viewing deck on that church so looks like I'll be going there then! Sadly the town has been getting more touristy in recent years (the Ryanair effect, no doubt!), I'd rather have it all for myself to enjoy! PS. If that boulevard felt long it indeed is - they claim it's the longest pedestrian street in Europe! PPS. There's a great tiny hole-in-a-wall curry house (I know!) in Kaunas which I always eat lunch at.
I went to Kaunas in a dull November a couple of years ago and I loved it. Problem with doing it in a day is that the city is really LONG, basically stretched out along the river and then up a hill. It isn't necessarily the most beautiful city in the world, but it is really nice and interesting. Shame you've left, there's some nice small places a bus ride away - Prienai and Birstonas.
You packed a lot into your short stay. Loved the dancers on the wall near the end of the video. Now many of us will spend a 1/2 hour researching the city online. Thank you.
Thank you Steven please return to this place its so lovely, very enjoyable and loved that little railway hill thing stay safe regards Doc from Down Under
A belated "Hi" Steve as we're just got back from our annual Christmas double header in Glasgow & Edinburgh. Kaunas looks great, especially on a night. It looks lovely lit up, a real gem 👍
Thanks for showing us around Kaunas Steve. Another great video about a town a bit off the regular tourist route. My daughter's ex-boyfriend was from there and we were planning a visit, but then they split up!
I love your optimism. I live in Kaunas, but never actually thought it was particularly beautiful or interesting. Maybe it's that constant grayness getting into me, but it's very refreshing to see foreigner's perspective. I have never seen Kaunas airport in my life, but it looked very unflattering and IMO worse than Kaunas bus station. Vilnius airport is more grand, while still remaining cozy and compact.
We visited Kaunas just month before u did. Flight from Manchester. It was relatively worm for October and really sunny. Main reason was to travel to Krakow Poland by trains. I remember route between Kaunas and Polish Suwalki was really beautiful, especially during sunny, colorful autumnal day. It was fantastic 9 days travelling trip.
That looks like an amazing city to visit. So clean and quiet with an amazing array of architectural styles to appreciate. It seems we both like to do similar things when exploring cites. Find the water, find the view and when travelling alone, make the meals as simple as possible.
Thanks for sharing Steve. Kaunas looks a lovely city! Always amazed how you find your way around. Before you said it, I would've been in two minds about walking through a park at night, in a strange city, but seemed OK. Liked the vernacular! Good that you didn't show off, by lifting up that stone slab!! Nice one Steve! 👍
Thanks for the great video. It's always interesting to see my hometown through the eyes of a guest. I managed to show you several main highlights of Kaunas. We look forward to other interesting trips.
I've been to Kaunas a few times 15 years ago or so. I recognised some sights from your great video - other stuff could be new or I just didn't see it. It's a beautiful city and full of quirky stuff which makes it interesting. Vilnius and Klaipediai are great too. I'm sure the restaurants have menus that include English translation. Loved the Dodo joke.
Lovely video once again Steve, we always look forward to the Saturday morning fix :-) Beautiful city with stunning architecture, not to mention the wonderful park and churches, just wow. Thanks for taking us here 🥰
Baltics again! What a nice place at the confluence of the rivers. I was there during the summer, and it truly is a pleasant destination. However, 50 euros for a hotel seems a bit steep for the off-season.
Another quality video Steve which brought back some great memories as I visited Kaunas on November 2017. I totally agree with you. It was a fabulous place to visit with the old town down by the river and then the newer soviet style buildings encircling it. I stayed in the Ibis which is right next door to the bus station. I went and wandered around the castle and rode the funicular. I also went to the museum of aviation which had loads of planes on display, mainly old Russian ones. Would definately go back if I get the chance
I love what you said - 'I try to find the sea or I try to find the river'. That's absolutely the way to go, I try for that whenever it's possible. I haven't yet been to the Baltic countries but am very keen to get in those trains.
Excellent video Steve! Kaunas is a lovely small city and the 'old town' around the Town Hall is worth spending some time in. There is a second funicular, the Aleksotas Funicular Railway. If you had crossed the river on the bridge close to where they were filming, you would have reached its lower station. Like the one you travelled on, the trip is not too long, but at the top there are great views over the river and the 'old town'.
While it’s true Lithuania has not been on my list of places to visit, everything you have filmed and shown about the Baltic countries is so lovely that I really need to add them to my list. Do you track your steps/mileage when you’re walking a city this? It seems like you put in absolute miles! Cheers and ATB. Curious about next week’s video already!
Enjoyed the roof view and the funicular, the two lights at the traffic crossing, oh for a non rushed holiday vlog. The amount of walking you do tires me out. Another enjoyable Saturday morning. Thanks steve.
Wonderful post...totally on brand for Steve Marsh( going to the bus station in advance to make sure you know where and what in the morning).....almost an A+, but I was CRUSHED you didn't stop in a real Cafe Sunday night and take us for Cepelinai.....Hesburger?!?!, you have got to be kidding me. Lithuania is for sure on my bucket list...can't wait until your next post...Cheers Steve!
Wow Steve that was such an amazing place particularly the old town & the stunning church!! You are certainly wetting my appetite to visit so many places that you would not normally consider!! Thanks again Steve very enjoyable 👍
Really appreciating your videos Steve - I was privileged to travel widely for work for many years, but that meant my visits were always fitted in around the main purpose of the trip: time-limited, somewhat haphazard explorations of fascinating places. Would often take a bus/tram/metro somewhere and walk back to the centre so your style feels really familiar, and I was forever making mental notes to return and explore properly! (never been to Lithuania though)
What a city of contrasts! The immediate centre looked as if had been just newly built, no graffiti, clean, modern and a bit soul-less, (perhaps that was because it was a Sunday with no-one about?) But then the view from the lofty church showed that there are older areas, a bit more traditional, a bit run down and some needing TLC. The funicular was magic - the wooden seats, fabulous. And I loved the quirky statues scattered about.
Great video Steve, glad you enjoyed it. Kaunas looks even better in early autumn with all those leaves. Also there are still many places you didnt explore!
Went to Kaunas and Vilnius in 2011. I'll always remember we were on the bus from the station in Kaunas and asked the driver where to get off for the centre. He didn't speak English but he rang his daughter who did and she told us! That's customer service.
Hi Steve. Thank you for your wonderful travel videos. I live in Australia and have travelled mostly in the Pacific, once to India and a number of times to the US, once to UK and once to Paris.
I look up the countries you travel to and so did some research on Lithuania. It seems to be a really wonderful country and the food seems delicious also.
My great grandparents and dad's father all came from various parts of the UK, and I used to read a lot of books by a Scottish author so fell for Scotland!
Best wishes.
Its amazing how genuinely friendly people can be towards strangers when the place hasnt fallen victim to mass tourism yet.
Many things have changed in kaunas and vilnius since 2011
I have never seen my hometown Kaunas filmed so beautifully. Great talent, excellent perception of the art. Amazing performance of the moviemaker. Bravo!
Thank you so much!
You are right about Christ's resurrection church being art deco. This year Kaunas was included in Unesco heritage list for its art deco architecture. It represents interwar period, when Vilnius was controlled by Poland and Kaunas was the capital of Lithuania.
P.S. there's also Aleksotas funicular, dating back to 1935. It takes you to a rather scenic spot.
Thank you for a great video, thoroughly enjoyed it!
Such a cool country with amazingly respectful people....that says it all 😊
Love visiting kaunas ,We have Lithuanians as neighbours in uk ,They introduced us to the country. Wow lovely people .The place is so clean and friendly. We go as often as possible, Would love to live there, Feels safe and calm
Hey Steve. My Wife is Lithuanian and we think Kaunas also has the edge over Vilnius. When you visit Klaipeda make sure you pop over to Nida. The sand dunes are epic and probably not what you expect at all.
Have a pint of Volfas Engelman Alus (Beer) for me. Cheers 🍻
I made a quick stop-over in Vilnius this summer. Had about 36h there and I never enjoyed a city this much - I even felt bad to go asleep because I didn't want to miss out on anything. What struck me most in Lithuania was that it seemed to be so calm and respectful. Not overrun by tourists like me, yet very welcoming and kind. No litter, no trouble, no weird people. I cannot wait to re-visit it in 2024!
No weird people? 33:01 explain this square then. You cannot legally go there and cannot realize what is painted on the ground from the street level. (It's a man showing a tongue from an Aztec calendar) What kind of people if not weird does this? Also the street that goes uphill is closed every year for half a day so that people could walk uphill dressed weirdly preferably backwards.
Interesting video again 🤔
BTW, all movies in Lithuanian cinemas are shown in original language, independent of what it is, with subs. The cinema you showed is from the inter-war era and specializes in art-house. The scene, however, is dominated by the large pop-theaters with 7-10 halls each, just like everywhere else.
Kaunas is familiar to me because I live nearby I know all the beauties and all the remaining Soviet trash. In the Soviet Union, it was one of the freest cities, but it was difficult for foreigners to get there Had its own alkali . Therefore, I mostly observed Steve's reactions and warm Nordic comments Everything is realistic, nothing is embellished, and I haven't heard anything bad. Like.
Steve, not sure how you do it. You take a visit to a mostly unknown city with no known sightseeing potential, that I had frankly never heard of, and turn it into a really interesting, delightful view and video. Your talent Steve is to show us that the joy of traveling and visiting new places has nothing to do with their size or their prominence. Anyone can go to big cities and see the main tourist sites but you show us the heart and soul of a new place that is more interesting than the "normal" tourist spots. Thank you. I loved your video today. Look forward to each new video.
When you suddenly have a few days off and no plans yet, just take the absolute cheapest flight you can find and you often end up in weird places. Thats a fun way to "randomize" your traveling and end up in places that arent very touristy and it gives you this amazing sense of discovery. Also, if its a more popular place, you can just take a random tram or bus or something and ride it to the end of the line and have a walk around or a bite to eat there. A place just feels completely different when you are the only "stranger" there.
Kaunas have amazing and also world famouse people like soho new york creator fluxus muvement and jonas mekas, jurgis maciunas and female feminist emma goldman
Thank you for your information. Learn things every day.
No matter how many times I've been on a plane, I was never comfortable with it!! Just watching this video of the ground "falling away" on take-off made me queasy. I was on many flights when I was younger, but my last flight in the mid-nineties was so horrendous I thought my life was over. Haven't flown since!!
Kaunas, Lithuania is a nice urban town. I liked the bridge, the view from the Church's terrace, the funicular, and the brief appearance of the sun. There's something very nostalgic about the end of the day, especially when the sunlight is filtered through heavy clouds like it was in this video.
Chuck in Northern New England
Good job, Steve, come on in the May - June period-is it much more to see...
Kaunas is a living organism whose heart beats strongest at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers, the mythical birth point of the city.
"Bit Yellow isn't it? " Steve you are the master of the understatement. I love your videos and I look forward to every single one. Thank you!
Haha thanks so much pal!
Oh dear, you made a huge mistake there Steve! That Georgian restaurant you were filming in front of when you announced to go to Hesburger instead is GREAT! Absolutely delicious food and nicely priced too. It is a must go place for me every time I visit Kaunas. Their menu is in English too, even got photos of most dishes in it. So if you ever come back to Kaunas: correct this mistake! 🙂
Georgian cuisine is not well known outside the former eastern bloc, but I agree, it is underrated.
Hesburger is interesting, too, though, probably one of the few hamburger places where you can have a burger in black rye bread buns. I tried them when I was in Turku, they were not too bad.
A visit to the Sugihara museum is well worth. A Japanese diplomat who saved 1000s of European Jews. A humbling visit. Also the MK Ciurlionis art museum is worth seeing on any day but certainly a wet wintery day.
I read about that Japanese man too!
It is detailed in the Holocaust museum in Vilnius.
I love it when you say the words..."this trip hasnt entirely gone to plan"...that usually means something special is around the corner :)
Lol
Hi Steve from Ontario, Canada. Ever since Covid and my husband passing away I have been housebound. Watching your videos is just like being there with you. This is the closest I will ever get to fulfilling my dream to visit the UK. Thanks for doing these videos in all weather good and bad. Glad I don't have to walk in the rain, lol. Cheers.
Thank you so much for your kind words and sending you all my strength ❤
Excellent again from Steve. Amazingly clean looking, all credit to the local people.
It was 11 years ago since I visited Kaunas, and it was around autumn. I met a friendly brit on my flight and we travelled to Vilnius and had a meal at the rotating restaurant tower and a bit of a pub crawl into the city. Prices were very reasonable before they switched to the Euro. I visited Lithuania again a year later and took the bus to Riga. Such a safe, modern and clean country. I also brought back a few items including cigarettes for my Lithuanian workmate.
Thank you for visiting my hometown.🙂
But there was another funicular near where you were, in the old town, on the other side of the Nemunas River, just after crossing the bridge. From there, a panorama opens up to the old town of Kaunas.( 2 pre-war funiculars in Kaunas are the only surviving ones in est Europe.)
Will be an opportunity to return again.🫶
There are funiculars dotted all around Europe
Built in 1931, it is the oldest funicular in Lithuania and is among the oldest vehicles of such type in the world still operational@@JK_Clark
Great video Steve, I was in Kaunas in August and can confirm it’s a lovely time to visit, with the opportunity for al fresco dining and beers.
That Kunas city hotel was a real gem. Such a nice location too. I am always so amazed at how clean all these places are. No graffiti or garbage everywhere. Loved it Steve, a always.
It's not the kinda place you'll get many instagrammers, sounds perfect to me.
Just found your channel recently and it's for this reason I think I'm enjoying it so much. Real world travel from a real normal guy. Fab work
Everything looks so new, so current...on my trip to the UK cities there are a mashup of ancient, old and brand new all side by side. Kaunas looks to be so modern. That said, as gorgeous as it appears of grey November day, I would love to see it in high summer, or even in mid spring when everything is in bloom.
Well said!
'It feels so much smaller than Vilnius, in a nice way'... :))
Completely agree about the parks. I usually travel alone nowadays and there is no point in spending alot of money in a cafe or restaurant, so I usually just get stuff from the local supermarket and eat on a bench in the park. Its always just the best place to take a break and just watch the locals strolling about without annoying noisy traffic. My best memory is probably from this park in Seville that had all these orange trees and quite a few overripe oranges lay there on the ground spreading this incredible smell. The bottle of wine and some local ham I had went down very nicely there.
Same here, I love finding a local bakery to get some bread or a cake or just visitng a Lidl/Aldi/Netto etc when travelling and then finding a park to sit in and have my lunch or just sitting in a public square watching everyone go by. One of my favourite spots was Eklergsletta forest park up overlooking Oslo harbour with a fantastic view, and also just sitting on the big steps outside Helsinki cathedral.
Hi Steve.
It might have been a "dull November day", but we total enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for filming it.
Alty, I did get tired from all the walking. That city is definitely pushing for " fittest people in Europe" ...lol 😂
So many walkways, parks and pedestrian paths , and squares !!!
I admire how you walk around no matter if it's day or night. I as a woman don't have that luxury unless I have a black belt in the martial arts. Enjoyed the short train ride up to the platform and back. Safe trip. See you in your next adventure.
Regarding 25:00 - it's quite opposite of river separation, it's actually a place where two biggest rivers in Lithuania (Nemunas and Neris) converge and become one (Nemunas overtakes, since it's bigger). It's pretty common destination for summer walks.
What a beautiful place! I love all the gorgeous churches and town square.
My parents went there on holiday years ago. Spotlessly clean and tidy. Your room looks alright. What an impressive white Church. Great viewing platform. Looks so different at night. Great video.😊
I have only been in the bus station of Kaunas on my way from Vilnius to Warsaw, so I hope I get to visit it soon. I definitely agree, Lithuania is lovely, such a calm and cosy vibe. Not sure if you've been there, but you should try going to Trakai - the castle, the lake and the village are stunning and it's just a short trip by train or bus from Vilnius. Next time you should definitely get a taste of Lithuanian food, such as cepelinai, kibinai or pink soup :)
The Baltic states have been on my must visit list since school, looks amazing, and clean
I booked my flights for my trip from Riga to Sarajevo last week and planned to only visit Vilnius on my Lithuania leg but now I've added a stop in Kaunas as well. Another great video 👍
That large church on the hill was an incredible looking building. So different from most of the churches we see in most of Europe.
I love Lithuania, my partner is from there originally, I have been about 6 times now, mainly Vilnius and Trakai too.
Still need to try Kaunas and Klapeida, great videos Steve and like you say people are so well behaved and such a clean and safe country!
The architecture and street furniture really makes the city aestheticly pleasing (not sure if that's how to say that) Also the streets are clean, my dad would have approved, his favourite place to vist was Singapore because it was so clean. I always scope out the station before getting a train/bus in a new place when I'm there the day before.
What a fascinating place those statues looked great, well done for showing us around
The last country I'm missing in the Baltic states is Lithuania.
Hoping to go there next summer :)
Great video as always 👌
Can't believe you visited lithuania again!
Wishing to go to scotland soon haha.
Thanks for taking us with you to Kaunas, Lithuania - it looks like a lovely city. I loved seeing the teenage girls in the background of one of your shots - teenage girls are the same the world over and it brings it home to me how we are all connected
What I noticed and impressed me was the paving in the centre of Kaunas, the cleanliness and the lack of graffiti.
The High Street in my town was changed to a single lane road with the pavements made wider, about three weeks after the work was finished they had the lift quite a few of the paving slabs again to do maintenance work on some of the utilities and, of course, the slabs weren't put back in a decent manner.
I was thinking the same, and my town is as yours.
welcome to Lithuania, Steve!
I loved this video Steve! I watched it twice. What a nice, quaint town. And I loved the churches ⛪️. Can’t wait for the next adventure ✈️ 🚌 🚂 🚶
Hey thanks so much!!!
Such a lovely video. I had only seen Kaunas on a map, and now I want to go there! Don't feel bad about running the funnicular because it wasn't just for you; it was for your >100K subscribers! A real treat!
Brave of you to travel without checking
the basic words in the local language.
I always try to learn a few words and numbers
in the local language before I travel.
Lithuanian is one of those fascinating languages too
It has many many archaic Indo-European language elements.
It is said that a Sanskrit scholar can be understood
in rural Lithuania.
Fascinating video.
Poppadoms.
Thanks Steve for showing us how beautiful Kaunas is 😍! I was as always pretty amazed by the quality of your videos and your sense of humor ! I was stunned when i saw how clean en safe that the city is ! No littering, nice people chilling around and the price for such a huge double hotelroom... You'll never find that kind of hotel where i live in Belgium. Keep waiting now for your next video !
So true, and the people looked very fit as well.
Another enjoyable and entertaining film, but also practical, because Lithuania is on my list of places to visit, now sooner rather than later. Cheers Steve
What a lovely city. The church and park are nice. Beautiful at night, the bus station looks busy. The whole city looks lively at night. Your hotel room is nice. Just an all round beautiful trip.
Nice video about Kaunas Steve. The city where I was studying, had a good moments there. Glad you enjoyed it, Kaunas have improved a lot since I lived there
Great to stroll around Kaunas with you, thanks for taking us all along.
Steve, I enjoy your videos so much because our travel sensitivities are so similar. I love to visit the churches, castles and the old towns. Additionally, I like to scout the stations and stops I'll need in advance to lower my travel stress. Kaunas was a lovely city and you did a wonderful job of showcasing it for us, thanks.
Very enjoyable to watch Steve, Looks a nice place to visit and nice buildings/Churches .
As ever Steve, keeping it real and honest, kaunsas had plenty of history, monuments and good place to visit whenever.
Ahhh, this reminds me of my first visit to Kaunas years ago. I had 4 hours between flights and made full use of it - to
the point that I almost missed my flight as the bus back to the airport was the slowest ever - we actually stopped at a pond to pick up a bunch of kids out for a swim and some of them were still in the water when the bus pulled in!
Anyway Kaunas is one of my favourite cities - going there again after Christmas. I never knew there was a viewing deck on that church so looks like I'll be going there then! Sadly the town has been getting more touristy in recent years (the Ryanair effect, no doubt!), I'd rather have it all for myself to enjoy!
PS. If that boulevard felt long it indeed is - they claim it's the longest pedestrian street in Europe!
PPS. There's a great tiny hole-in-a-wall curry house (I know!) in Kaunas which I always eat lunch at.
What a beautiful and unique place to visit!! Thanks for picking a great town and for taking us along. Loved it!!!
I went to Kaunas in a dull November a couple of years ago and I loved it. Problem with doing it in a day is that the city is really LONG, basically stretched out along the river and then up a hill. It isn't necessarily the most beautiful city in the world, but it is really nice and interesting. Shame you've left, there's some nice small places a bus ride away - Prienai and Birstonas.
💛💚♥️ Спасибо за видео о городе, в котором я родился - Kaunas ♥️🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇹♥️🇺🇦
You packed a lot into your short stay. Loved the dancers on the wall near the end of the video. Now many of us will spend a 1/2 hour researching the city online. Thank you.
Tippical baby night instrumental music for the night life 😊
Well as much as I prefer your UK trips out, I really enjoy these excursions to cities & places I will never go. Another great video Steve.
Really enjoyed this Steve, thank you for sharing. What a beautiful place and so very clean. Xx
Thank you Steven please return to this place its so lovely, very enjoyable and loved that little railway hill thing stay safe regards Doc from Down Under
A belated "Hi" Steve as we're just got back from our annual Christmas double header in Glasgow & Edinburgh. Kaunas looks great, especially on a night. It looks lovely lit up, a real gem 👍
That dull November day in Kaunas looked very relaxing. Better than the tornadoes we had in the Nashville area today.
Oh stay safe!!!
@@steve-marsh Thanks Steve! It's one of the reasons I'm considering a move to Scotland - it doesn't have tornadoes!
Very enjoyable visit to Kaunas, Steve. Traveling vicariously by watching your videos suits me right down to the ground! 👍
An interesting look at a city that I hadn't even heard of! Thanks for showing us around
How clean is this place!
Nice winter's sunrise over Scotland, love the frosty mornings. The Baltic states are lovely.
Thanks for showing us around Kaunas Steve. Another great video about a town a bit off the regular tourist route. My daughter's ex-boyfriend was from there and we were planning a visit, but then they split up!
Nice video Steve. I think Kaunas definitely needs a visit in summer. There seems a lot to see and a two day trip seems adequate. Thanks Steve
I love your optimism. I live in Kaunas, but never actually thought it was particularly beautiful or interesting. Maybe it's that constant grayness getting into me, but it's very refreshing to see foreigner's perspective. I have never seen Kaunas airport in my life, but it looked very unflattering and IMO worse than Kaunas bus station. Vilnius airport is more grand, while still remaining cozy and compact.
We visited Kaunas just month before u did. Flight from Manchester. It was relatively worm for October and really sunny. Main reason was to travel to Krakow Poland by trains.
I remember route between Kaunas and Polish Suwalki was really beautiful, especially during sunny, colorful autumnal day. It was fantastic 9 days travelling trip.
Great video. Kaunas looks like a nice quiet place to explore. Would love to see it in summer.
That looks like an amazing city to visit. So clean and quiet with an amazing array of architectural styles to appreciate. It seems we both like to do similar things when exploring cites. Find the water, find the view and when travelling alone, make the meals as simple as possible.
Thanks for sharing Steve. Kaunas looks a lovely city! Always amazed how you find your way around. Before you said it, I would've been in two minds about walking through a park at night, in a strange city, but seemed OK. Liked the vernacular! Good that you didn't show off, by lifting up that stone slab!! Nice one Steve! 👍
Lithuania 👍 🚴 🏍 🚗 🚌 ⛵ ✈
The Lithuanian aesthetic is a visual treat, good for the soul. Thanks Steve!
Thanks for the great video. It's always interesting to see my hometown through the eyes of a guest. I managed to show you several main highlights of Kaunas.
We look forward to other interesting trips.
I've been to Kaunas a few times 15 years ago or so. I recognised some sights from your great video - other stuff could be new or I just didn't see it. It's a beautiful city and full of quirky stuff which makes it interesting. Vilnius and Klaipediai are great too. I'm sure the restaurants have menus that include English translation. Loved the Dodo joke.
Such a lovely looking city - and clean too! Many thanks for the tour.
Lovely video once again Steve, we always look forward to the Saturday morning fix :-) Beautiful city with stunning architecture, not to mention the wonderful park and churches, just wow.
Thanks for taking us here 🥰
The funicular's English voice sounded like a spy movie - I expected her to say "Dooors opening, Mr BOND!"
Baltics again! What a nice place at the confluence of the rivers. I was there during the summer, and it truly is a pleasant destination. However, 50 euros for a hotel seems a bit steep for the off-season.
Another quality video Steve which brought back some great memories as I visited Kaunas on November 2017. I totally agree with you. It was a fabulous place to visit with the old town down by the river and then the newer soviet style buildings encircling it. I stayed in the Ibis which is right next door to the bus station. I went and wandered around the castle and rode the funicular. I also went to the museum of aviation which had loads of planes on display, mainly old Russian ones. Would definately go back if I get the chance
No russian planes at this museum
I love what you said - 'I try to find the sea or I try to find the river'. That's absolutely the way to go, I try for that whenever it's possible. I haven't yet been to the Baltic countries but am very keen to get in those trains.
Excellent video Steve! Kaunas is a lovely small city and the 'old town' around the Town Hall is worth spending some time in. There is a second funicular, the Aleksotas Funicular Railway. If you had crossed the river on the bridge close to where they were filming, you would have reached its lower station. Like the one you travelled on, the trip is not too long, but at the top there are great views over the river and the 'old town'.
We went to Lithuanian last year to Klaipeda on a cruise and we love it so beautiful thanks again steve for the lovely video 👍
Oh I'll be there in the next video! Cheers!
While it’s true Lithuania has not been on my list of places to visit, everything you have filmed and shown about the Baltic countries is so lovely that I really need to add them to my list. Do you track your steps/mileage when you’re walking a city this? It seems like you put in absolute miles! Cheers and ATB. Curious about next week’s video already!
Enjoyed the roof view and the funicular, the two lights at the traffic crossing, oh for a non rushed holiday vlog. The amount of walking you do tires me out. Another enjoyable Saturday morning. Thanks steve.
Wonderful post...totally on brand for Steve Marsh( going to the bus station in advance to make sure you know where and what in the morning).....almost an A+, but I was CRUSHED you didn't stop in a real Cafe Sunday night and take us for Cepelinai.....Hesburger?!?!, you have got to be kidding me. Lithuania is for sure on my bucket list...can't wait until your next post...Cheers Steve!
Fair point mate, I was knackered and lacking food inspiration I'm afraid!
Hi Steve. Such a fascinating city. Love the mix of new and old. It looked exceptionally clean. Stay safe. Thank you so much for sharing. 👏👏👍😀
Wow Steve that was such an amazing place particularly the old town & the stunning church!! You are certainly wetting my appetite to visit so many places that you would not normally consider!! Thanks again Steve very enjoyable 👍
Really appreciating your videos Steve - I was privileged to travel widely for work for many years, but that meant my visits were always fitted in around the main purpose of the trip: time-limited, somewhat haphazard explorations of fascinating places. Would often take a bus/tram/metro somewhere and walk back to the centre so your style feels really familiar, and I was forever making mental notes to return and explore properly! (never been to Lithuania though)
Thanks so much Dave!
What a city of contrasts! The immediate centre looked as if had been just newly built, no graffiti, clean, modern and a bit soul-less, (perhaps that was because it was a Sunday with no-one about?) But then the view from the lofty church showed that there are older areas, a bit more traditional, a bit run down and some needing TLC. The funicular was magic - the wooden seats, fabulous. And I loved the quirky statues scattered about.
Wow!!! S0 impressed with that lovely church! You are drawn to water , I make for churches first.
Looks like a well kept place and the church was a stunner wasn't it? The trees did look good lit up😄
Love your approach to these videos Steve, Great work. You're inspiring me for my own vlog channel.
Great to hear it!
Great video Steve, glad you enjoyed it. Kaunas looks even better in early autumn with all those leaves. Also there are still many places you didnt explore!