Finland and the Baltics: July 2022: Day 6: Vilnius

Index
Day 1 - Flying
Day 2 - Helsinki
Day 3 - to Tallinn
Day 4 - to Riga
Day 5 - to Vilnius
Day 6 - Vilnius
Day 7 - Return

The Baltics

July 2022: Day 6: Vilnius

Presidential palace.

Vilnius University.

Architecture is a mix of old and concrete.

Rough shape yet signs of restoration.

Zibintininkas, aka man who set off torch? (if the internet can be trusted...)

Old brick below new.

Everything's okay (unsure if that's the best translation).

Lots of old vs. new here.

And some outright abandoned.

St. Anne's Church.

Town hall.

Protest art.

Church of St. Casimir.

Halle Market very close to closing.

Halle Market.

Menu at Selfish Bistro.

Escaping the pouring rain.

6 of the 7 oysters on the menu.

Thai-style seafood soup.

Octopus was quite good.

The main meal spread.

The one full day with no driving or flying of the trip ended up being the one day it rained most of the day. Of course.

Headed out in the afternoon during a break in the rain, explored Vilnius University, stopped by the presidential palace, St. Anne's Church, some well done protest art, then just barely missed Halle Market. Felt a good bit larger than Tallinn or Riga's old towns, and quite a bit less well-kept, with more than a few abandoned buildings. The rain started to come down again so stopped by Selfish Bistro for an early dinner.

Between bouts of absolutely pouring rain, had a pretty solid round of oysters, some a bit ocean-y, some more meaty, one (the bottom-most one in the picture) very mild. The Thai-style seafood soup was surprisingly good from a European restaurant, and the octopus was not only properly cooked but was quite good. Even a small child passing by with his mom exclaimed "look! Squid!" upon seeing my meal.