We discovered flights for £45 return, leaving Friday and coming again on the Monday and we booked a ravishing residence proper by the outdated city which labored out £60 every for the three nights. Vilnius airport may be very small and it price us seven Euros for a big taxi from the airport to our residence (barely much less for the standard sized automobile).
In December Lithuania is barely colder than the UK and temperatures ranged between-5 and -15 throughout our journey. There was a short flurry of snow one night and if you happen to received away from the city centre there was snow on the bottom and timber nonetheless. We got here ready with heat layers, thick socks and thermals and the chilly did not really feel practically as biting because the UK for my part.
There have been two Christmas markets on while we have been there, the primary one was only for a weekend and was a world market within the city corridor which was principally tables run by totally different embassies. The second was within the Cathedral sq. and centered across the big Christmas tree. Yearly there’s a totally different theme to the tree and 2022 seemed like a 3 tiered cake. It was spectacular day and night time, nonetheless the market was fairly restricted. We did get mulled wine and a few Lithuanian sweet however purchased extra from different stalls across the outdated city somewhat than the market right here.
While the market was disappointing, the mini break definitely wasn’t and I adored Vilnius. The structure is unbelievable and the outdated city with its cobbled streets, stunning espresso retailers and Christmas lights was fairly particular. There have been so many buildings which had gone large with their Christmas decorations and made the entire city really feel so heat.
Listed here are among the locations we visited throughout our keep
1) Uzupis is a self declared republic inside Vilnius and a brief stroll from the outdated city. You’ll find their structure in 23 languages written on the wall which comprises statements reminiscent of ‘everybody has the proper to cry’. The realm is filled with enjoyable avenue artwork, attention-grabbing boutiques and a vacationer workplace the place you’ll be able to stamp your passport.
3) There’s a Christmas practice that drives across the outdated city at night time, all lit up with fairy lights. It’s 2 euros per ticket and a enjoyable exercise to get out of the chilly for a short time and see the attractive metropolis.
Rex was 12 months outdated once we visited and was really easy. He was joyful within the stroller or sling as we explored and I made time to search out empty espresso retailers for him to discover or took him again to the residence for a crawl round when he wanted it. The bars we visited (sky bar and the jail bar) have been each joyful to have a child in and the town was stroller pleasant. Vilnius is a ravishing metropolis to go to, sufficiently small that you would be able to see quite a bit in a few days and it felt very festive in early December.
