#VilniusFairs
#ChristmasinVilnius
Fashion Bazaar Kalėdos this year (2019) took place on the third Saturday of the Advent @Siemens Arena.
I do not have information is this annual event or just single time event.
I would probably confirm or deny it the next year.
Admission: Free
16 Dec 2019
15 Dec 2019
Day 115. Christmas Running
#ChristmasinVilnius
#VilniusandSports
Christmas Season in Vilnius is full of different festive events, one of which is Christmas Running.
I suppose that it usually takes place on the 3rd Sunday of the Advent.
This year (2019) ir was the 44th running. At the begining thsi running used to be a New Year Running and after 1990 it became Christmas Running.
It has motto: It's cold in winter, it's warm to run!
So if if you love running, it's a perfect event for you!
#VilniusandSports
Christmas Season in Vilnius is full of different festive events, one of which is Christmas Running.
I suppose that it usually takes place on the 3rd Sunday of the Advent.
This year (2019) ir was the 44th running. At the begining thsi running used to be a New Year Running and after 1990 it became Christmas Running.
It has motto: It's cold in winter, it's warm to run!
So if if you love running, it's a perfect event for you!
14 Dec 2019
Day 114. SEL Concert @LITEXPO
Usually around Christmas in December a legendary Lithuanian electro music group SEL organizes a grand concert tour.
Two grand concerts are organized, of course, in Kaunas and Vilnius.
This year (2019) one of these concerts took place on Decemeber 13 @LITEXPO (2019).
Going to SEL concert is A MUST TO ATTEND in Lithuania, because the concerts of this group are real unforgetable shows.
Admission: 35 - 100 eur.
Day 113. International Christmas Charity Bazaar. Christmas in Vilnius
#ChristmasinVilnius
International Christmas Charity Bazaar usually takes place on the Christmas Season opening day - Christmas Tree Enlightening Day.
Bazaar is organized by Lithuanian Diplomatic Corps.
Location: Town Hall building.
International Christmas Charity Bazaar usually takes place on the Christmas Season opening day - Christmas Tree Enlightening Day.
Bazaar is organized by Lithuanian Diplomatic Corps.
Location: Town Hall building.
11 Dec 2019
Day 112. BC Rytas Vilnius game in EuroCup @Siemens Arena
#VilniusandSports
#VilniusandBasketball
All who have visited Vilnius at least once know that a home basketball team of Vilnius is Rytas Vilnius.
Rytas plays not only in our Lithuanian national prime league LKL, but also in FIBA EuroCup.
All EuroCup games take place in Siemens Arena.
Yesterday, on December 10, 2019, Rytas had a very important game against Turkish team Tofas Bursa. By winning the game qualified to Eurocup Top16.
The odd fact about me is that I am an old fan of Žalgiris since 1998. But I really really recommend to attend EuroCup games of Rytas and to be with them.
Cause we stand for strong Lithuanian basketball in international competitions! We stand for Lithuanisn basketball!
On January 08, 2020 Rytas plays already in TOP16 with Unics Kazan @Siemens arena in one of 4 groups.
#VilniusandBasketball
All who have visited Vilnius at least once know that a home basketball team of Vilnius is Rytas Vilnius.
Rytas plays not only in our Lithuanian national prime league LKL, but also in FIBA EuroCup.
All EuroCup games take place in Siemens Arena.
Yesterday, on December 10, 2019, Rytas had a very important game against Turkish team Tofas Bursa. By winning the game qualified to Eurocup Top16.
The odd fact about me is that I am an old fan of Žalgiris since 1998. But I really really recommend to attend EuroCup games of Rytas and to be with them.
Cause we stand for strong Lithuanian basketball in international competitions! We stand for Lithuanisn basketball!
On January 08, 2020 Rytas plays already in TOP16 with Unics Kazan @Siemens arena in one of 4 groups.
9 Dec 2019
Day 111. Christmas on Ice. Skating Court @Lukiškės Sqaure
#ChristmasinVilnius
Well, well, skating court @Lukiškės Square is opened again!
It will be operating till March 2020.
You can skate with your own ice skates or you can borrow a pair. Ice hockey games will paled there.
Also, on weekends you can take ice skating classes.
Have fun everybody!
Well, well, skating court @Lukiškės Square is opened again!
It will be operating till March 2020.
You can skate with your own ice skates or you can borrow a pair. Ice hockey games will paled there.
Also, on weekends you can take ice skating classes.
Have fun everybody!
Brand new song Kalėdų Senio arija
by Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys
8 Dec 2019
Day 110. Vilnius Grand Christmas Fair @LITEXPO
#ChristmasinVilnius
#VilniusFairs
Vilnius Grand Christmas Fair @LITEXPO takes place also on the next weekend after Christmas Tree lightening.
This year (2019) it was just the 3rd fair.
Admission: Free :)
#VilniusFairs
Vilnius Grand Christmas Fair @LITEXPO takes place also on the next weekend after Christmas Tree lightening.
This year (2019) it was just the 3rd fair.
Admission: Free :)
Brand new song Geros žiemos
by Marijonas Mikutavičius
Day 109. Christmas in Vilnius. Meeting Santa
And usually next Saturday after the Lightening all children in Vilnius can meet Santa at the Cathedral Square near the the Christmas Tree.
Lithuanian Santa is called Senelis Kalėda, and as all social people he has a profile on social networks, you can find Senelis Kalėda on Facebook here.
I have no idea where he lives and where he comes from to Vilnius but I don't know why I think that he lives somewhere near Pakruojis, maybe because I think he visits Pakruojis Manor sometimes.
6 Dec 2019
Day 108. Vilnius Fejerija. Fireworks festival. #Vilnius festivals. #September in Vilnius.
#Vilniusfestivals
#SeptemberinVilnius
Vilnius fejerija - is an international fireworks festival, which takes place on the last Saturday of September each year.
It's a huge event which annually attracts thousands and thousands of visitors.
I could even dare say that it is one of the top 5 annual massive events in Vilnius.
Next year it will be the 12th fetstival. Tickets to the next Vilnius fejerija are immediately being on sale on the next day afer fejerija taht took place that year.
Location: Vingis park
Admission: 15 -39eur (for Fejerija 2020).
#SeptemberinVilnius
Vilnius fejerija - is an international fireworks festival, which takes place on the last Saturday of September each year.
It's a huge event which annually attracts thousands and thousands of visitors.
I could even dare say that it is one of the top 5 annual massive events in Vilnius.
Next year it will be the 12th fetstival. Tickets to the next Vilnius fejerija are immediately being on sale on the next day afer fejerija taht took place that year.
Location: Vingis park
Admission: 15 -39eur (for Fejerija 2020).
20 Nov 2019
Day 107. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. Vilnius Museums
#VilniusMuseums
series of #VilniusINdoors
Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania - completely rebuilt, partially opened in 2009, and finally opened in 2018.
The Museum offers 4 tour routes.
In order to visit all 4 routes you must have a lot of energy and and a lot of time. Thanks God they have a cafe inside, so when you get really tired and hungry you could have some lunch.
Shortly, you wil need half a day - the whole day to visit all 4 routes on your own.
Routes I and II host permanent exhibitions.
My favourite spot on route I is on the 1st floor - a short 3D movie.
You put on 3D glasses, grab strongly handrails and the adventure begins.
The short movie takes you high above the whole Cathedral Square and you see how the surroundings have been changing during the centuries. You start your journey in acient times when only first people used to live there and you end it in nowadays times. You see how the Palace, the upper castle and the Cathedral have been changing.
Amazing experience! I really recommend it! Price - 2 eur (well, in 2019 used to be :))
Routes III and IV are newly opened in 2018 and host temporal exhibitions.
One of the newest exhibitions is The Radziwills. History and legacy of the princes.
As usually, I have visted the exhibition with a musuem tour guide (on Thursdays with prior registration)
Although most of the facts were known to me, exhibition is really interesting.
It may be more interesting to those who are at least intermediate in history of Lithuania and especially interesting to those who are fans of The Radziwills history.
series of #VilniusINdoors
Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania - completely rebuilt, partially opened in 2009, and finally opened in 2018.
The Museum offers 4 tour routes.
In order to visit all 4 routes you must have a lot of energy and and a lot of time. Thanks God they have a cafe inside, so when you get really tired and hungry you could have some lunch.
Shortly, you wil need half a day - the whole day to visit all 4 routes on your own.
Routes I and II host permanent exhibitions.
My favourite spot on route I is on the 1st floor - a short 3D movie.
You put on 3D glasses, grab strongly handrails and the adventure begins.
The short movie takes you high above the whole Cathedral Square and you see how the surroundings have been changing during the centuries. You start your journey in acient times when only first people used to live there and you end it in nowadays times. You see how the Palace, the upper castle and the Cathedral have been changing.
Amazing experience! I really recommend it! Price - 2 eur (well, in 2019 used to be :))
Routes III and IV are newly opened in 2018 and host temporal exhibitions.
One of the newest exhibitions is The Radziwills. History and legacy of the princes.
As usually, I have visted the exhibition with a musuem tour guide (on Thursdays with prior registration)
Although most of the facts were known to me, exhibition is really interesting.
It may be more interesting to those who are at least intermediate in history of Lithuania and especially interesting to those who are fans of The Radziwills history.
The Radziwills coat of arms
The Mace of Janusz Radziwill (1612 - 1655)
the portrait of Mikolaj Radziwill Amor Poloniae (1470-1522)
(uncle of Radziwill the Black)
WOW! First Travel Guide in Lithuania!
Mikolaj Krzysztof Radzwill Sierotka
decribes his travel to Jerusalem!
(translated into Lithuanian at the end of 20th cent)
What a book! The Radziwill Bible
printed by the Radziwill printing house
portrait of
Karol Stanislaw Radziwill Panie Kochanku (1734-1790)
The Lands of the Radziwills across the GDL
18 Nov 2019
Day 106. Afraid of a wolf, don't go to forest. Walks in Vilnius. Green Vilnius
Series of #WalksinVilnius
#GreenVilnius
We have few parks in Vilnius. And this summer either madeinVilnius or some other site has published ranking od safe and unsafe parks in Vilnius.
So only only safe park in Vilnius is Bernardines Garden.
Well it has undergone fundamental reconstruction few year ago and it is in a perfect state.
It hosts 3 out of 15 Vilnius functioning fountais.
But I have deviated from my main topic.
Pasaku park or Park of Faity tales is among those unsafe Vilnius parks.
But of course, as everyting, the safety or unsafety of this park is questionable.
Why I am talking about this?
Pasaku Park became famous again in January 2019 because of a new project: Vilnius legends in lights that are being shown on the ground, or in winter, on snow.
More about the project: https://www.15min.lt/m/id/pasaulis-kiseneje/per-lietuva/sostines-pasaku-parke-atgime-vilniaus-legendos-642-1084844
Since the dark period of day start quite late in summer, now, in winter, or late autumsn it is the perfect time to see them.
Alreday at 16:45 lights are visible.
Park is considered to be unsafe.
But as old Russian and Lithuanian proverb says: If you are afraid of wolf, don't go to forest.
#GreenVilnius
We have few parks in Vilnius. And this summer either madeinVilnius or some other site has published ranking od safe and unsafe parks in Vilnius.
So only only safe park in Vilnius is Bernardines Garden.
Well it has undergone fundamental reconstruction few year ago and it is in a perfect state.
It hosts 3 out of 15 Vilnius functioning fountais.
But I have deviated from my main topic.
Pasaku park or Park of Faity tales is among those unsafe Vilnius parks.
But of course, as everyting, the safety or unsafety of this park is questionable.
Why I am talking about this?
Pasaku Park became famous again in January 2019 because of a new project: Vilnius legends in lights that are being shown on the ground, or in winter, on snow.
More about the project: https://www.15min.lt/m/id/pasaulis-kiseneje/per-lietuva/sostines-pasaku-parke-atgime-vilniaus-legendos-642-1084844
Since the dark period of day start quite late in summer, now, in winter, or late autumsn it is the perfect time to see them.
Alreday at 16:45 lights are visible.
Park is considered to be unsafe.
But as old Russian and Lithuanian proverb says: If you are afraid of wolf, don't go to forest.
17 Nov 2019
Day 105. Lithuania National Football Team. Sports and Vilnius.
#VilniusandSports
Well, one of the mosts controversial topics in Lithuania, and especially in Vilnius.
Lithuania National Football Team has to play official home games in a home stadium.
Lithuania National Football Stadium is even more controvercial topic than the the national team.
The whole sitautaion could be represented by the fact that the team has won the game against the foreign national team for the the last time in March 2018.
Today we have 17 November, 2019. A year and a half passed by. No victory taste.
The National Team od New Zealand has come to Lithuania for the first to time to play a friendly game. And today, on this grey Sunday, Lithuanian team won the game for the first time since March 2018.
Congratulations to all fans and believers.
Sad Conclusion: The attidute towards Lithuanian football of Lithuanian politics reflects the results of the National Team.
What can we expect if we don't believe and do not assign an appropriate financing?
Well, one of the mosts controversial topics in Lithuania, and especially in Vilnius.
Lithuania National Football Team has to play official home games in a home stadium.
Lithuania National Football Stadium is even more controvercial topic than the the national team.
The whole sitautaion could be represented by the fact that the team has won the game against the foreign national team for the the last time in March 2018.
Today we have 17 November, 2019. A year and a half passed by. No victory taste.
The National Team od New Zealand has come to Lithuania for the first to time to play a friendly game. And today, on this grey Sunday, Lithuanian team won the game for the first time since March 2018.
Congratulations to all fans and believers.
Sad Conclusion: The attidute towards Lithuanian football of Lithuanian politics reflects the results of the National Team.
What can we expect if we don't believe and do not assign an appropriate financing?
104. Scanorama. European Film Forum. Vilnius Festivals. November in Vilnius
#VilniusFestivals
#NovemberinVilnius
Scanorama - European Film Forum for all lovers of good films take place in Vilnius in 2nd and 3rd weeks of November.
#NovemberinVilnius
Scanorama - European Film Forum for all lovers of good films take place in Vilnius in 2nd and 3rd weeks of November.
24 Sept 2019
Future Visions of Vilnius. Episode III. Tauras Hill
Day 103. National Holocaust Rememberance Day. 23 September.
National Holocaust Rememberance Day or (Jewish Genocide Day) is commemorated in Lithuania on 23 September 23.
On this day the large Vilnius ghetto was started to liquidate in 1943.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day on 27 January.
#JewishVilnius
On this day the large Vilnius ghetto was started to liquidate in 1943.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day on 27 January.
#JewishVilnius
The Walls Remember project
@Entrance into the former Jewish Quarter
Part of Project Kuriu Vilnių, edition 2
22 Sept 2019
Day 102. European Heritage Days. HERITAS.
European Heritage Days 2019. They started on 19 September and lasted till 22 September.
And actually It is the first time when I hear about European Heritage Days.
TO BE VISITED NEXT YEAR. Promise
to be continued ...
Day 101. Autumn Equinox @Neris Enbankment. #SeptemebrinVilnius
I really do not know what is wrong with me, but I have missed series events in Vilnius:
Autumn Equinox 2019 in Vilnius
#EthnoVilnius
#SeptemberinVilnius
This year it was celebrated for the 25th time.
TO BE VISTED NEXT YEAR. PROMISE :)
Autumn Equinox 2019 in Vilnius
#EthnoVilnius
#SeptemberinVilnius
This year it was celebrated for the 25th time.
TO BE VISTED NEXT YEAR. PROMISE :)
15 Sept 2019
Day 100. In search for Vilnius Agels. Part Ii
Well, this is a continuation of Day 36. Part I.
#VilniusAngels
#Vilnius Angels
#VilniusAngels
#Vilnius Angels
LIDL Angel (No 16) @ Drujos street
Zemieji Paneriai Angel (No 17)@Savanoriu str. 123a
18. Diamondus House of Diamonds Angel
@Domininkonu str. 8
(discovered in November 2019)
Look for Angel No 19 at some privite clinic at Jeruzalės maybe 22
Look for Angel No 20 at SMK at Kalvarijų 137E.
5 Jul 2019
Day 99. Vilnius philosophy
#StreetArt
How a cool young guy has got into the system to debug it,
and the system has digested him.
Vilnius Fairytales
Vilniaus komentatorius
on Kauno str.
On a rainy Friday morning
in Pilaitė
Narbutas str. sidewalk leading to the bridge over the street
Ed. II
Ed. I
Užupis
Tibet Square
Tibet Square
ane?
Ed. III
15 Jun 2019
Day 98. Fountains of Vilnius
Yesterday Panorama by LRT was talking about Vilnius fountains. That's why I've decided to go back this topic.
A journalist mentioned that there are 15 functioning fountains in Vilnius.
And Vilnius municipality authorities have planns to double their number!!!
WOW! Really?!
15 fountains in Vilnius??? Are you joking?
I started in to count them in in my mind, and I counted to 6.
So? For the next 2 weeks I will explore the city and will find all 15.
1. Europos square fountain; 2. Vincas Kudirka Monument fountain; 3. Amberton Hotel fountain; 4. Town Hall square fountain; 5. Vokieciu Street fountain; 6. Lukiskiu Square fountain , ok, and let it be, 7. Tilto street little fountain (egg form).
and I remember not a single one more.
So... In search for Vilnius Fountains:
A journalist mentioned that there are 15 functioning fountains in Vilnius.
And Vilnius municipality authorities have planns to double their number!!!
WOW! Really?!
I started in to count them in in my mind, and I counted to 6.
So? For the next 2 weeks I will explore the city and will find all 15.
1. Europos square fountain; 2. Vincas Kudirka Monument fountain; 3. Amberton Hotel fountain; 4. Town Hall square fountain; 5. Vokieciu Street fountain; 6. Lukiskiu Square fountain , ok, and let it be, 7. Tilto street little fountain (egg form).
and I remember not a single one more.
So... In search for Vilnius Fountains:
No 1 Washington Square fountain
well, in September 2020 Panorama by LRT has announced
that the price of renovated fountain was 170 000 euro.
No 3 Vincas Kudirka square
Fountain
No 4 Vokieciu street fountain
No 5 Town Hall Square fountain
No 6 K. Sirvydas Square fountain
No 7 One of Bernardine Garden fountains
No 8 One of Bernardine Garden fountains
No 10 Lower Castle Renessainse Garden
fountain
No 11 Amberton hotel fountains
No 12 Tilto str. fountain in front
Registru Centras
No 13 Opera House fountain
No 13 Opera House fountain
No 14 Europa Square fountain
Does it count as Vilnius Fountain?
The last functioning fountain:
No 15 Bussines STADIUM quarter fountain
That's it for 2019.
30 Mar 2019
Day 97. Republic of Užupis
#Užupis
In 1997 the residents of the Užupis delared the Republic of Užupis.
And it celebrates Independence Day on 1st of April!!!
In 1997 the residents of the Užupis delared the Republic of Užupis.
And it celebrates Independence Day on 1st of April!!!
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