Our First Day in Vilnius | Lithuania with Bald and Bankrupt 🇱🇹

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  • Join us for our adventure here in Lithuania, starting in the capital city of Vilnius. My friend ‪@baldandbankrupt‬ and I venture around the city center in hunt for a traditional Lithuanian breakfast and a warm wool hat for Bald's bald head. Will we find either? Watch the video and subscribe to find out!
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  • @JohnnyFD
    @JohnnyFD  2 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Have you ever been to Lithuania? What are your first impressions of Vilnius so far?

    • @BunnyCentauri
      @BunnyCentauri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      brb moving to Vilnius

    • @Rblock777
      @Rblock777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Its similar to Latvia, If you want to see soviet stuff you need to go outside from the capital

    • @garyweaver5512
      @garyweaver5512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Lithuania was the only place I felt uncomfortable.
      People were cold like the weather, the scenery bleak and a bit depressing.
      But I guess it's different in summer and the giving me a cold shoulder was due to me speaking Russian first.

    • @valdasnetavo8746
      @valdasnetavo8746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@garyweaver5512 I hope, "put in" pay well in those dirty rubles? Otherwise is not worth, writing some nonsense.

    • @garyweaver5512
      @garyweaver5512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@valdasnetavo8746 yeah, anyone who wasn't impressed with Vilnius and Lithuania, gets paid by Russia-)))
      What a dumb comment.

  • @Ingens_Scherz
    @Ingens_Scherz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    I just dunno. Whenever I see Johnny with Bald, Johnny looks like a happy tourist with some great skills, but Bald looks like an off-duty badass operative. I just hope he's working for us.

    • @meghan4740
      @meghan4740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well put

    • @williamboss746
      @williamboss746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Johnny is stupid about Soviet history which is a nightmare haunted people there for half century. Why people want remember. 😡

    • @Chi_Mecha
      @Chi_Mecha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@williamboss746 In Lithuania, yes. Have you ever seen Ben interview boomers/older people in other ex-Soviet countries? Most of them seem to miss it.

    • @JM-ip7hf
      @JM-ip7hf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rumor has it he’s British intelligence

    • @richardperkins7414
      @richardperkins7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I heard the 'Hitman' videogames are based on him.

  • @robertastk
    @robertastk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    I'm 30years old. As Bald said - we can not miss Soviet past. Because our grand parents were suffering, our parents were fighting for independence and we have to cherish what they have built for us. It was worst years of Lithuania's history, stopped development which Lithuania had since early 20th century, killed ~30% of people, mostly intellectual, rich people, created shady schemes (bribes, corruption, etc.) and we are still fighting with all these leftovers.
    And not only that, balts (Latvians and Lithuanians) are not slavs, they have totally different culture, language, history, etc.
    And nobody reacts to word Soviet as a trigger, but everyone wants aknowledgment of differences and that it was dark past against people's will.

    • @victorvictor369
      @victorvictor369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      For sure. Besides how`s it possible soviet themed restaurant? Restaurants need food...

    • @karolissavickis10
      @karolissavickis10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@Z1BABOUINOS most lithuanians have their own house.

    • @karolissavickis10
      @karolissavickis10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Z1BABOUINOS i answered your question by simply stating a fact that most lithuanians have their own house.

    • @victorvictor369
      @victorvictor369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@Z1BABOUINOS 100% russian narrative (propaganda)

    • @karolissavickis10
      @karolissavickis10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Z1BABOUINOS i will answer you like a kid. The fact that most lithuanians owns a house means that yes lithuanians can afford a house like their parents did. Secound part of the question is plain stupid. Africans can afford to have 4 children while germans cant even afford 2. Does this makes Africa richer than Germany?

  • @haakonchristensen2880
    @haakonchristensen2880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I've been in Vilnius once many years ago and it's a lovely city.

  • @nickpapagiorgio5056
    @nickpapagiorgio5056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The architecture in Vilnius is absolutely beautiful!! It has such a European cosmopolitan look and seems like a very clean city!

  • @bromisovalum8417
    @bromisovalum8417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Lithuanians look somewhat different than their Slavic neighbours too. Well, their men especially, they're taller and a bit more Scandi-looking than the average East-Slav. The Lithuanian stock is very old, maybe the oldest in Europe.

    • @tornadoman1054
      @tornadoman1054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wouldn't say that, that first 'tall guy' looks pretty Slavic to me, and his accent was very Russian as well. BTW, I've heard that Balts and Slavs are similar in terms of genetics.

    • @silverplays871
      @silverplays871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@tornadoman1054 cuz Vilnius is full of Polaks and soviets under different name aka Russians

    • @GuruRasaVonWerder
      @GuruRasaVonWerder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Our language is at least as old as Sanskrit - maybe older, it's very involved - intricate. I have a huge dictionary.

    • @fresconle7939
      @fresconle7939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Жамойт пытается вылизать свою страну на английском , это так смешно , по твоему беларусы которые живут в паре километром от эстонии будут ниже ? Генетика одинаковая , балто-славяне ничем не отличаются кроме языковых подгрупп

    • @jonastaukacikas
      @jonastaukacikas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats true.

  • @Peter-MH
    @Peter-MH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Random Bald & Bankrupt fans in the street probably assuming Johnny is just his cameraman!

  • @brianjschumer
    @brianjschumer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Looks like a really pretty city. The people look classy and well dressed. They use their height well, excellent basketball players

    • @Rblock777
      @Rblock777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      NBA players from LT - Jonas Valanciunas, Domantas Sabonis
      From LV - Kristaps Porziņģis, Dāvis Bertāns
      We got that tall people DNA around here

    • @markvogel5872
      @markvogel5872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Rblock777 Sabonis!!!!! Dude is a legend!

    • @VABalas
      @VABalas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Rblock777 There are Ignas Brazdeikis, Arnoldas Kulboka, Deividas Sirvydis and Rokas Jokubaitis aswell.

    • @Rblock777
      @Rblock777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@VABalas if you talk about history we can name a lot of people but im talking about the players who are currently active

    • @GuruRasaVonWerder
      @GuruRasaVonWerder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Rblock777 Now I know why I'm tall for a female - 5'7"- now I'm older so I did shrink a bit

  • @v3rron
    @v3rron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    FYI Lithuania was occupied under Soviets only between 1944-1991. But the history of this country goes all the way back to 1200s. Therefore it has more European style buildings than Soviet.

    • @ashx8772
      @ashx8772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Plus they were the first country to leave ussr I doubt they were ever Soviet

    • @peterkonitzer4410
      @peterkonitzer4410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So who built those buildings ?

    • @valdasnetavo8746
      @valdasnetavo8746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@peterkonitzer4410 Mostly of them build by Lithuanians, there a many buildings even from 12 - 13 century. While, Grand Duchy Of Lithuania was biggest country in Europe, including Ukraine, Belarus many lands even taken from Russia. Also, many of historical buildings was destroyed by Russians... Many of them are rebuild.

    • @dmitriikadulin2288
      @dmitriikadulin2288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@peterkonitzer4410 Lithuania became part of the Russian Empire in 1795

    • @dmitriikadulin2288
      @dmitriikadulin2288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@valdasnetavo8746 name one building destroyed by russians in Vilnius

  • @dannydoc9464
    @dannydoc9464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This is called filming with pleasure😇 how clean this city is... I love Lithuania!!!
    Yes you gonna make again a mini series with Benjamin #exploring Lithuania 🇱🇹

    • @ErnisTheFirst
      @ErnisTheFirst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, it is very clean.

  • @liliiakovalova3698
    @liliiakovalova3698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’m from Ukraine and love Lithuania. I’ve been to Vilnius and Kaunas, and what a lovely cities!!! I felt so nice and calm there, people were nice and friendly. Really waiting to visit again.

  • @piritaklooster
    @piritaklooster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    For me, Vilnius is at the top of all Baltic capital cities

    • @henrikg7661
      @henrikg7661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Riga is more majestic

    • @dimonwarszawski3884
      @dimonwarszawski3884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@henrikg7661 Tallin probably the best!!!!!

  • @bromisovalum8417
    @bromisovalum8417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Vilnius looks great. Architecture is definitely very European, in fact it reminds me of our medieval cities here in Belgium (Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Namur...), but with a definite eastern flavour to it. I'm impressed, definitely looks worth a visit.

    • @Deines7
      @Deines7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Vilnius is the mix of local Lithuanian and Polish, German, Jewish, Russian and I guess other European architectural influences of various styles who come from different centuries.

    • @fx4147
      @fx4147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Summer is the best time to visit!

    • @juststeve5542
      @juststeve5542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I got a very Budapest vibe from the architecture. it's certainly very pretty.

    • @rafaz.695
      @rafaz.695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Deines7 Before WW1 there were less than 2% Lithuanians in Vilnius. The only lithuanian impact on this city architecture is contemporary (so it's international actually, there's no "lithuanian style" in architecture). Unless you include help in devastating churches in the '50s, that may also bee seen as lithuanian input.

    • @Deines7
      @Deines7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@rafaz.695 Before of the mid of 16th century here was near zero poolish immigrants or locals who switch the language from lithuanian to poolish.

  • @vorov8865
    @vorov8865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Hi John! I do like your show. Well done you 😃. Just one thing about soviet past! I was born in Vilnius 51 years ago and only thing we were all dreaming about was to get back our independence 😃. There is no regret and kind of nostalgia.. You obviously haven’t been gone through all this soviet crap… different mentality and I don’t blame you for that 😃. Apart of that I like your show! Thanks buddy 👍

  • @banagher81
    @banagher81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The trolleybus is actually ŠKODA from the Czech Republic, type 14 Tr, exported to many countries mostly in eastern block.

  • @valdasnetavo8746
    @valdasnetavo8746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Johnny, don't mix thing's up. Ukraine, Belarus and many lands even taken from Russia, was part of Grand Duchy Of Lithuania, and not other way around. Rulling by Lithuanian king Mindaugas, Baltic and Ruthenian people's live together happy and very healthy lives, win the biggest war's. Also ,there was many of Noble Baltic and Ruthenian families.

    • @redlinenorma1
      @redlinenorma1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ignorance is bliss 🤷🏼‍♂️ I'm talking about Johnny's knowledge of Eastern Europe

    • @garyweaver5512
      @garyweaver5512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Another fake history buff dreaming of the glorious past when his kings were just and people lived together happily-)

    • @valdasnetavo8746
      @valdasnetavo8746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@garyweaver5512 Stop spreading, Russian propaganda. Damn, get those rubles and move on 🤡 Only fake thing in here is you're account.

    • @MrZRager
      @MrZRager 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      damn this Kremlin clown works over time. :D

    • @dmitriyzuyev9008
      @dmitriyzuyev9008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kinda always pointless to talk about the fallen empire as it is unclear of how far are we supposed to go when discussing them

  • @Rimsiakas
    @Rimsiakas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    The pasties you were eating are called kibinas. It's a traditional dish of the Karaim peoples who have been living in Lithuania's Trakai region since the middle ages. If you ever visit Trakai (a worthwhile destination, though nothing Soviet for Bald there), try some kibins there, they're something else entirely over there.

    • @eyeeyeoh
      @eyeeyeoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And then Karaims were eradicated because they used to practice Judaism, right? Now most kibinai places offer pork as a filling and that’s ok.

    • @Rimsiakas
      @Rimsiakas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@eyeeyeoh I don't know about that. Wasn't able to find anything too specific online, but it seems that the nazis distinguished Karaims from Jews and didn't apply the same policies to them. A 1897 census says that there were 424 Karaims living in Trakai. 2001 census says there were 273. So while the population decreased over a century, it doesn't seem like they were eradicated.

    • @jegeriufanen4415
      @jegeriufanen4415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The hell are you talking about?

  • @gamesux420
    @gamesux420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Came here from balds channel, shoutouts

  • @ColdBeer
    @ColdBeer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    After we adopted Euro prices doubled, but salaries tripled or even quadrupled in some places. For example six years ago my salary as a salesman in one shopping mall was 900 Litas per month, which was about 260 Eur! And now in Vilnius it's quite usual to get about 800-1200 Eur (after taxes) for casual job per month. The progress in prices/salaries is really fast here

    • @777jones
      @777jones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      So glad to read this. It is a true victory “for the people.” Communism is evil.

    • @thallsinestro7537
      @thallsinestro7537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@777jones Say it louder for the people in the back (american politics) ty for this

    • @amirosman5060
      @amirosman5060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately in USA we make that every week

    • @unclestoma4699
      @unclestoma4699 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thallsinestro7537 yeah fuck them they are destroying my country

    • @thallsinestro7537
      @thallsinestro7537 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@unclestoma4699 what country are you in? If you say "them/they" then trust me brother I understand, but I'm not sure if that was a typo!

  • @Nick_Goblin
    @Nick_Goblin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    18:00 regarding what u were talking about here: I highly doubt that as lithuania has a rich proud history since way before the soviet takeover, and that is their national identity i would guess. They removed all the soviet stuff not because they "didnt wanna think about it" simply because it isnt them, it was forced upon them. Now i may be wrong about this but this is my take on it.

    • @ZhylvisLT
      @ZhylvisLT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yes, your take on this is quite precise. As a Lithuanian myself I can tell that Lithuania is proud of its long lasting and rich history which has been built through the ages and those 50 years of the soviet time are remembered as a nightmare. Those bloody communist came here, deported the upper class to gulags and started to enslave our peasants. How they think we should remember those times with nostalgia?

    • @victorvictor369
      @victorvictor369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      They removed all the soviet stuff because they aren't a huge fans of war crimes

    • @karieva1
      @karieva1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Couldnt been said better!

    • @cz4757
      @cz4757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      fax

    • @GuruRasaVonWerder
      @GuruRasaVonWerder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Russia was the oppressor, who wants to keep souvenirs of the oppressor?

  • @fisharefriends598
    @fisharefriends598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Lithuania looks very metropolitan… kinda like Belgium France Austria… amazing looking city

    • @mariusr7885
      @mariusr7885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Capital only , other citys not so much.

    • @yorka274
      @yorka274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mariusr7885 Kaunas and Klaipėda? These two are also very metropolitan and developed places

    • @fresconle7939
      @fresconle7939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lithuania looks like place were many cheap prostitute and alcoholics, buffer state on russia and Poland and other European civilization

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mariusr7885 Some small cities look even tidier than Vilnius.

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fresconle7939 Sorry, I couldn't tell from your nick. Which one of these two you say you are?

  • @PetunijaOfficial
    @PetunijaOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Also, would love to replicate on Johnys last words. We do not want to delete our history, we wish it woul'nt have happened. It is still very painfull to a lot of Lithianians, since there are still a lot of people that lost their loved ones or grandparents to the regime. Some of our parents or grandparents came back from the Siberia. The history is still alive. Of course there's always people that glamorize those times, but mostly we educate our youth on it . Constant discussions , art projects, exibitions created on it, so we would know. But it is not supose to be part of our identity, it was forced on us. :)

    • @grobuonis2773
      @grobuonis2773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Agreed, that last sentence is just what I was going to say - not our history, therefore we don't have to preserve any of it. We're not deleting our history, in fact we're promoting and reviving it. "Destroying history" is one of the biggest pet peeves of mine. Two months prior to the removal of the monument to regime collaborator Cvirka (which made it into Bald's video), a new monument to Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius was unveiled, or what about that sculpture of Jonas Basanavičius from a few years ago. To do the opposite of what we have been doing since 1990 or even to have done nothing since then would be the real destruction of history, as we would end up having all of the same copy-pasted, inorganically imposed revolutionaries, heroes, holidays, national myths and narratives as 14 other faraway and sometimes culturally foreign countries. Now THAT would be destruction of OUR history.

    • @GuruRasaVonWerder
      @GuruRasaVonWerder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that is CORRECT......My birth name is Rasa Sofija Jakstaite

    • @timurbazaroff8067
      @timurbazaroff8067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm Buryaad Mongolian from Siberia. And we still have many baltic people living here. Sadly they assimilate and have only last name as a reminder.

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But we are outright deleting or hiding all details of Soviet period. Even physical architecture stuffers. We demolish what we don't like the same way as they did, we are no better in this area.

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      All history is still history no matter if it was forced. Imagine If Austro Hungarian or other historical architecture was demolished at such scale in countries with complicated past.

  • @juststeve5542
    @juststeve5542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Bald freezing in E.Europe in November, not expecting it to be cold...
    Which Napoleonic general were you in a previous life Mr Bald?!
    I've had snowball fights in Poland earlier in November than this!

    • @toddmetzger
      @toddmetzger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, that wind whips down from the cold waters in the Gulf of Finland

    • @boontjes5528
      @boontjes5528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍🏻🤣

    • @tenettttt
      @tenettttt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His preparedness is always on top. not. lol.

    • @Kund1s
      @Kund1s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lithuania is north Europe no more eastern... :)

    • @Ayolem1
      @Ayolem1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kund1s north*

  • @lithuanianapiary7038
    @lithuanianapiary7038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Welcome to Lithuania, friends! I hope you will enjoy your stay and make some great content.
    BTW: the red flag with an armored knight is called Vytis - it is one of our official symbols and our coat of arms. Please try some traditional Lithuanian food - that would be a great video :)

    • @mightnmagic3095
      @mightnmagic3095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cepelinai, saltibarsciai and koldunai. But it will be sad if they will go to lame place like Katpedele, they should try local food in good places like ,,Amatininkai"

    • @eyeeyeoh
      @eyeeyeoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BrokenBackMountains Bold is a fan of the Soviet red and green Belarus, not the white-red-white one. Sadly.

  • @robertlloyd9236
    @robertlloyd9236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi I have been to vilinus 12 times beautiful city I am from London 🇬🇧

  • @netor91
    @netor91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Bald has feeling why most Lithuanian hate soviet era when you great grandfathers was sent to gulag and your grandparents deported to Siberia, there is just impossible to like or feel nostalgia for it.

    • @muslimsocialist9310
      @muslimsocialist9310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well don't be Kulaks or Nazis

    • @muslimsocialist9310
      @muslimsocialist9310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love the Soviet era. Seems like theirs a lot of pro Nazis on here 🤨

    • @grobuonis2773
      @grobuonis2773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@muslimsocialist9310 Well don't be a communist in Lithuania, because communists must die. Easy enough, ain't it.

    • @victorvictor369
      @victorvictor369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@muslimsocialist9310 Soviet equal to nazis

    • @muslimsocialist9310
      @muslimsocialist9310 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@victorvictor369
      Nooo nooo they aren't and never will be..

  • @Avarua59
    @Avarua59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Ačiū for the great Vilnius episode!

  • @alazkakumu
    @alazkakumu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In Bald's videos he acts like a pro but in Jonny's videos .. he looks so shy :D

  • @starseed8087
    @starseed8087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I always notice a big difference in technology, cleanliness and architecture when a country is in the EU and no longer under the corrupt Russian influence.

    • @vesnapetrovic4401
      @vesnapetrovic4401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂 O, man.. hilarious 😆😆😂😘

  • @mightnmagic3095
    @mightnmagic3095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You need to visit KGB museum, New Vileika old factories and Gruto parkas

  • @billchow747
    @billchow747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Lithuania is a morally outstanding and very brave country. It is the first country from the EU to recognize Taiwan and allow it to establish a "Taiwan Representative Office" in their capital, Vilnius. :)

    • @silverplays871
      @silverplays871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Brave but stupid ;)

    • @JohnnyFD
      @JohnnyFD  2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼

    • @Kund1s
      @Kund1s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@silverplays871 sure we are very stupid :)

    • @shngain100
      @shngain100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lithuania can afford to do that because it can depend on the USA/EU for trade and it is very insignificant to China. At present 12-15 nations recognised Taiwan as a separate country. It doesn't mean anything to China(PRC) as long as Taiwan (ROC) itself did not declare as a separate country.

    • @lycanthoss
      @lycanthoss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Technically we didn't recognize Taiwan as an independent country, but at least we let the office be named "Taiwan" rather than "Taipei", so it's still a step forward.

  • @IndjanTraveler
    @IndjanTraveler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Vilnius is so beautiful! Ačiū 🙂👍🇱🇹

  • @snakebacon902
    @snakebacon902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Let's hope bald made it home from the Instagram earlier
    🤣🍺🤤🍺🤣

  • @ExodentalCADAcademyofNorth
    @ExodentalCADAcademyofNorth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    00:02 you lucky bastards! I was born in this damn block and lived until bloody event of 1991 13th January. Was a clear view from kindergarten to passing soviet tanks and trucks with soldiers.

  • @TreciaLentyna
    @TreciaLentyna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Welcome to Vilnius! We usually eat pasty with a beverage (tea or coffee). So it isn't that dry. :D

    • @Makaron9
      @Makaron9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Pasty with chicken broth is perfect combination

    • @penoba
      @penoba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      4 euros ? damnnnn

    • @raclark2730
      @raclark2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This vlog contains world record for variations on how to pronounce pasty.

    • @algalkin
      @algalkin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've been thinking the same the whole time - dudes, wait for your tea/coffee, don't eat it dry!

    • @Caesar_1415
      @Caesar_1415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ohh sounds like the good life!

  • @sunflowermahea225
    @sunflowermahea225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What a beautiful place

  • @skattos
    @skattos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My first day in Lithuania the lady at the supermarket told me Aciu. I thought sounded a bit fake but still told her bless you😂. You should go to the Castle guys and definitely go out at night to see the real beauty of Lithuania

  • @hurryup6141
    @hurryup6141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    18:03 representation of 'how being quiet sometimes makes you smarter".

    • @ZacharyKeesee
      @ZacharyKeesee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Glad that bald was educated enough to not agree with dumb ol johnny there

  • @JetSolo
    @JetSolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    hey, you brought Bald to Lithuania! I'm going to subscribe now. You deserve it.

  • @Lexis001
    @Lexis001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I never thought I would say this but I would not mind visiting Vilnius. Looks lovely!

  • @martinvanoene7192
    @martinvanoene7192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Beautiful buildings . Awesome !

  • @davidjacobsen308
    @davidjacobsen308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    All the Lithuanians I have met are friendly and speak English quite well. They LOVE basketball!!

  • @naguoning
    @naguoning 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I have never been to Lithuania but I have supreme respect for how they have acted with regards to giving the finger to the despotic dictators of BeiJing and increasing connections and recognition of the democratic government of Taiwan.

    • @ericcartman9594
      @ericcartman9594 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think they have a complex of victimism, and they are trying to compensate for it

    • @smetonaantanas8030
      @smetonaantanas8030 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericcartman9594 actually people in government at the moment are muppets of US. Plus minister of foreign affairs is totally incompetent, is in just cuz of his grandpa (u can google that name) and it was completely ideological move to show to his party's electorate that he's doing stuff

    • @krepsht8997
      @krepsht8997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ericcartman9594 complex ? Simply they know what is to be a victim

    • @bobthebuzztard
      @bobthebuzztard ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericcartman9594 They know what is to be ruled and/or dictated by communists - as Hong Kong and Taiwan.

    • @youwot2430
      @youwot2430 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cringe

  • @virginianemith
    @virginianemith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What beautiful buildings. Nice vid. I enjoy the banter you two have. Thank you

  • @Caesar_1415
    @Caesar_1415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Johnny, you and Bald have been so motivating for me! This year has been one of the hardest years for me, I just want to thank you for all of your hard work! I can't wait to visit Lithuania!!

  • @v4l3nt1nn
    @v4l3nt1nn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Been in Vilnius 2 weeks ago, love it!
    nice people, good places!
    I recomend also Trakay & Kaunas

  • @tsocanuck
    @tsocanuck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    finally a civilized beautiful country in your video's ...i don't think bald will post anything on Lithuania its too beautiful for his video's .

  • @jamesrobinson6382
    @jamesrobinson6382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What beautiful architecture! I hope to see it in person some day.

  • @NomanKhan-eh7en
    @NomanKhan-eh7en 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lithuania is a beautiful country with beautiful people, I visited villnius in Dec. 2014

  • @jerry50bmg65
    @jerry50bmg65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Johnny and Bald made my weekend. Thanks for the content!

  • @AndyRRR0791
    @AndyRRR0791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man Vilnius has changed a lot since I last saw it twenty years ago!

  • @lukis.704
    @lukis.704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Those waitresses were actually really friendly and kinda flirting to both of you, like that style😎, as soon as Lithuania joined the EU, the prices rised rapidly, but I guess that will help the country to become more economically powerful. Nice vlog, greetings from Austria especially to the Lithuanian people✌️

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is always better to have high prices and big salaries than low prices and small salaries.

    • @ash2035
      @ash2035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fidenemini111 the thing is that the average salaries in Lithuania are low and prices are high. The salaries are even one of the lowest in the whole Europe I'm pretty sure.

  • @impasse0124
    @impasse0124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man this makes Vilnius look awesome! I have some Lithuanian blood in me but I know very little about it. Maybe someday I’ll be blessed to visit it 🙏🏻

  • @prmm218
    @prmm218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Beautiful city. You two are both Gen Xrs….but obviously on the cusps! Different contentments and appreciations!😉😍Keep up the wonderful content.

  • @posysdogovych2065
    @posysdogovych2065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I completely disagree that Lithuanians are "covering up" the Soviet occupation and pretending it didn't happen. The Baltic countries take a staunch EU position precisely because they haven't forgotten what the Soviet Union did to them and fear what Putin could do in the future. Unlike the other Soviet republics, the Baltics had had a tradition of democracy prior to the Soviet tanks rolling into their countries. From Bald's reaction to your observations, he clearly disagrees too.

    • @GuruRasaVonWerder
      @GuruRasaVonWerder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bald studies his history

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it some kind of payed opinion. So many usernames are pointing the same thing. It is still erasing the history no matter how you try to cover up. Taliban also created their own arguments for destroying heritage that they don't like.
      You then shouldn't forget Russian Empire occupation and encourage demolition of Gediminas avenue surrounding areas that fascinated bald as they are also foreign...

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tradition of democracy? Seriously with Smetona dictator and his coup.

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ligametis Atsipalaiduok, niekas jau nekreipia dėmesio į tavo rypavimus.

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fidenemini111 na ratais kvadratais diplomatiškai, kiek galima gražiau pasirodant bandoma numoti ranka į istorijos Ir paveldo naikinimą, kuris vyksta tiesiai prieš akis. Gražiau apipavidalinus turinio tai nekeičia... Argi patys tuo dažnai nekaltiname
      kitų? O štai elgiamės labai panašiai kaip jie. Tai nėra joks sovietmečio ginimas, tai yra mūsų blogų savybių sulyginimas su jų ydomis.

  • @jsb937
    @jsb937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Johnny and Bald, thanks so much for the walking tour. It warmed the cockles of my heart.

  • @Makaron9
    @Makaron9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Johnny, are you boys planning on visiting Gruto park located in Druskininkai? Grutas Park is a socialist realism museum with a sculpture garden of Soviet-era statues and other Soviet ideological relics from the times of the Lithuanian SSR.

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh they would love that place when it is possible to fully immerse yourself in those Soviet feces.

  • @vytautas8968
    @vytautas8968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    love this country

  • @Gothic55
    @Gothic55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Looks like a nice place - combination of Prague, Warsaw and Stockholm - amazing how Euro bumps prices up

    • @gairionysten3188
      @gairionysten3188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      everyone talks about the prices, but forgets that Lithuania has one of the fastest wage growth in europe aswell.

    • @golfboyyk
      @golfboyyk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, reminds me of Prague..

  • @pozityvas4944
    @pozityvas4944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't stop enjoying these videos from my country, thank you for visiting lithuania !

  • @MagmaleV
    @MagmaleV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    6:39 You are so right Johnny! I hope Kyiv will be like this one day

  • @NickAdrianRandall
    @NickAdrianRandall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He said, "you've got cream all over your face (NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME) "
    lmao

  • @markvogel5872
    @markvogel5872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    🇱🇹 loves 🇹🇼! Awesome country!

  • @mantasjuodis8960
    @mantasjuodis8960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Most of the architecture in Lithuania is Baroque not soviet, well in the old town areas, you get chruschiovkas in the neighborhoods getting deeper down in the city out of the center

  • @justasrackauskas1332
    @justasrackauskas1332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Saying that "Lithuanians will miss soviet union" is like saying jews will miss nazi Germany. Get your head straight dude:)

  • @gairionysten3188
    @gairionysten3188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Red flag with the knight is the coat of arms of Lithuania. Used to be the old flag of lithuania before it was changed to the tricolor.
    Vilnius flag is St. Christopher carrying Christ over a river. On a red background with yellow stripe.

  • @Stefan-hl8fe
    @Stefan-hl8fe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can we take a moment to acknowledge Bald's "straight back at ačiū" pun.

  • @AliceGoss
    @AliceGoss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video Johnny. Been following you for some time now. Nice to see you with Mr. Bald again.

  • @RK-rf8rc
    @RK-rf8rc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Really liked Vilnius when I went in the Winter 2/3 years ago. There was a cute English cafe in the old town called Little Mavis Cafe but apparently according to Google it's now permanently closed. The airport kinda looks like a train station from the outside if I remember correctly.

    • @williamboss746
      @williamboss746 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are right about airport; and train station outside airport is like a bus stop 😂

  • @antonmagyar2409
    @antonmagyar2409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    vilnius is special, you can feel the atmosphere of the old lithuanian empire

  • @sangeetawesley6683
    @sangeetawesley6683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lithuania is beautiful
    Ty for showing this beautiful place Mr. Johnny F. D. And Benjamin

  • @bwabymafia
    @bwabymafia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What i like about these videos is that these guys show these amazing places are in the world, where i would never think in a second of going on holiday to. its nice to explore with them while watching this videos.

  • @tylerdowd
    @tylerdowd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Need to see more of Lithuania for sure

  • @skour7104
    @skour7104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Mongolian warlord ..broke me

  • @Igor-ok7ru
    @Igor-ok7ru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for showing us around Vilnius, Johnny!

  • @LinXYoutube
    @LinXYoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I saw you guys on instagram stories bloody hammered, hope to see videos from that day

    • @JohnnyFD
      @JohnnyFD  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We'll see if that ever gets released. 😂

    • @kmpoffc
      @kmpoffc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JohnnyFD Let's hope it does

    • @Eckoolt
      @Eckoolt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What stories should I watch to see them? lol

  • @VidasIsjumping
    @VidasIsjumping 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    No nostalgia at all for the Soviet things, no respect for occupants. Have fun in Lithuania.

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No nostalgia for GULAG "culture".

  • @TripleAAA53
    @TripleAAA53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Missed you guys !!
    GLAD your back !!

  • @MarkintoshDesign
    @MarkintoshDesign ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Vilnius and Kaunas were always in Europe, even during Soviet times. It was always so much fun to take the "Chaika" train from Minsk - only 3,5 hours, and you are in Europe:) Of course, it was more than 30 years ago:)

  • @zarathustra007
    @zarathustra007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great looking city. Friendly people so it seems and great tour.

  • @dice3000
    @dice3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    18:00 You're wrong Johnny. Not even in the next 200 years.

  • @pauliuspuzanovas9824
    @pauliuspuzanovas9824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Johnny mentioned that new generation might miss on the old soviet feeling. And I can tell you that will not happen :D
    New generation lives European lifestyle.
    Personally, I`ve been in Georgia and didn`t really liked that Soviet leftover feeling. Lithuania is moving as west as possible from our neighbours.

    • @shngain100
      @shngain100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope it is as LGBT friendly as west Europe and Japan/Thailand as I'm planning to visit. By the time I'll visit Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, etc I'll become a transwoman :)

    • @benasoffensive2528
      @benasoffensive2528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@shngain100 Lithuania and it's capital Vilnius will be okay for you, but Russia and Ukraine... I wouldn't risk it, in your place...

    • @pauliuspuzanovas9824
      @pauliuspuzanovas9824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shngain100 Younger generation is quite open about it, but older generation still might have soviet worldview.

    • @fidenemini111
      @fidenemini111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am 65 and believe or not during last 30 years not even for a split of a second I missed those shitty times .

    • @wh0racle3
      @wh0racle3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You won't enjoy "becoming more West" when your city is filled with "cultural enrichment" from Migrants and there is a mosque on every corner. lol you should pray you dont end up like the western cities

  • @joemiller1329
    @joemiller1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful place thank you for showing me it exist...

  • @michaelgarn5330
    @michaelgarn5330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Johnny and bald are a good team keep up the good work thanks for the great content it's better than tv keep it 💯

  • @bogdanditu11
    @bogdanditu11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bold and Johnny, awesome vlogs guys! You are legends! I hope you got to see the
    Užupis neighbourhood of Vilnius as well which was a republic sometime ago. Interesting area!

  • @TheTeoras1
    @TheTeoras1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love how you guys are going trough some of the oldest parts of Vilnius and saying "wow, look at this Soviet architecture" lol. Very glad that you guys enjoy(ed) my city

  • @esthermoore2502
    @esthermoore2502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your content Johnny! Sending peace & love from Québec.

  • @register1430
    @register1430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good presentation. First time I expect 99.9% of the world has seen the streets of Vilnius. I;m impressed too.

  • @AlfonsLC
    @AlfonsLC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Its the Vytis on a flag. National symbol. Flag of vilnius is the iron wolf. Geležinas Vilkas. Also. Eat cepalinai at snekutas.

    • @urtekaselionyte7723
      @urtekaselionyte7723 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And kibinai in trakai! Trakai also has a gorg castle, definitely best to visit in the spring

  • @awolsam
    @awolsam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hmm Vilnius reminds me of Finland, like how the architecture and people look, and there is also Hesburger.

  • @davidgreen6490
    @davidgreen6490 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW! What a surprisingly beautiful and modern place.

  • @Tindre
    @Tindre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    both of you are just amazing to watch, so much joy and lust for life. Love it.

  • @kulik03
    @kulik03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Vilnius looks way cleaner and more beautiful than Paris

    • @NostalgicMem0ries
      @NostalgicMem0ries 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its just oldtown, most countries capital old town looks good, since it represents it for tourists, i wish they went to old microdistricts of soviet times or outside vilnius....

  • @calgarycolt
    @calgarycolt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Hope you and Bald get to see more of Vilnius before you leave. The downtown and "Old City" are impressive. Go visit the self proclaimed "Republic of Uzupis" in the old city. I spent a week in the city in 2017 and cant wait to go back to visit again. Take a look at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius and note the flags that are flying there: The Lithuanian national flag, the EU flag and the NATO flag. Where can you go in the west and see a nation proudly fly the NATO flag.

  • @stillhousefilms6165
    @stillhousefilms6165 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a joy it is to travel the world in my mind with the help of Bald and Johnny .

  • @mbtopografija9180
    @mbtopografija9180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Go to Grutas park if you like soviet relics :). This park for you for sure

  • @FuuHolliday
    @FuuHolliday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wow, what an amazing place. Though it does look like the fancy pantsy part. I actually just found out with Ancestry I'm %13 Lithuanian and Estonian.

  • @pushpavalybhaskaran4545
    @pushpavalybhaskaran4545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a beautiful place… love it

  • @amberbecerra7435
    @amberbecerra7435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can’t get enough of bald and Johnny

  • @bomber16
    @bomber16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New fan of Johnny but long time fan of Ben
    You guys rock please keep it up
    Cheers from Canada