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Join Geoff and Alexa as they explore Vilnius Lithuania, showcasing their favorite spots before venturing to Trakai in the Lithuanian countryside. They’ll take a scenic bicycle route through along beautiful streets and trails, ultimately reaching the famous Trakai castle on an island. This travel video offers a glimpse into the beauty, history and geography of Lithuania.
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This video was filmed in July 2025.
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49 Comments
Think I would share Alexaโs reaction to beetroot soup, an acquired taste. Appreciate your brief informative history comments to explain reasons for Lithuanian building form, defensive constructions (outweighing contemporary planning elements)
"Uzupis" reminds me of the "Conch Republic"ย (Key West, Florida).
Don't blink. IYKYK
All these great episodes and no dramatic "Alexa, will you be my wife" and a fancy engagement ring??? Unbelievable. Cheers, Mate.
You should go to Africa r South America sometime.
Perfect timing. I'm in Vilnius right now and plan to go to Trakai tomorrow.
Did you find the river near Vilnius where Captain Marko Ramiusโs grandfather taught him to fish?
Nice video, but as always the soviets… There always was a forest as you see it. yes, there was a wooden fortress of some sort somewhere in 12-13 sentury, but that's it… The soviets did nothing good for the hill of three crosses, but destroyed said crosses in 1950.
Always buy tickets online. I remember there was a long line at the Portland Japanese Gardens, but I bypassed the line because I bought my ticket online
Lithuania ๐
A lot of factual errors in this video but no big deal. still interesting
There used to be one bicycle trail right by the lake going from the station to the castle. It actually was a shared bike & pedestrian path. And this year they put the signs on all entrances to this path, that forbid bicycles ๐
If you like nice wooden houses, sand dunes and sea, you must visit Nida.
Trakai castle wasn't destroyed by Teutonic Order but by Muscovy, much later after the Teutonic Order was defeated and ceased to exist.
my city ! TRAKAI ! <3
I would not give credit to the soviets for Kalnลณ parkas (the green space you mentioned) as it was a green area before them and after them. Same way we would be giving them credit for not completely poisoning the water and destroying the old town. They just have nothing to do with it.
That is not the famous painting in Auลกros vartai, the famous one is in the chappel, inside.
The bike paths were already mentioned, you can reach the train station on a completely new bike path, unfortunate that itโs not more apparent. But itโs like saying that the city is not driveable by commenting on the one way loop in the old town.
The Kibinai that you had is a specifically karaim pastry
As you had bikes, you couldโve riden them back to Vilnius and skipped the train back
Just something to point out- the decision for Vilnius to be so green was up to soviets, but as Lithuania is so remote- even soviet officials that were Lithuanian would do some tricks to persuade not to build an extra multi-storey block at certain places with excuses that the terrain is not safe etc. but with the thought of saving those magical spots. Soviets had no sentiments for nature or culture
Stop laughing it's annoying, good video
Thanks for loving lithuania I live in lithuania
Thanks for the great video! We visited Vilnius (including Uzupis), Kaunas, the Folk Life Museum in Rumลกiลกkฤs, Trakai and Kernave in 2019. Fabulous country!
Alexa is very beautiful โค๏ธ
Actually Vilnius is waaaay ahead of Tallinn in bicycle infrastructure. You can watch Bicycle Dutch videos on that here on youtube.
That being mentioned, Vilnius has a way bigger oldtown and more hilly terrain which makes it difficult in some parts
Looks like we are in for another travel vlog series from lithuania, in hopefully near future, and you should visit some smaller towns with lakes in the midst of those ๐
You really didnโt find the cycling paths? ๐ Youโll just have to come again โ but this time with a cycling path map ๐ Welcome ๐ ๐ https://youtu.be/jpitpPuA0e4?si=oCS8RYSsLfK3Lt0o&t=67
Hey curd curd cheese muncher. You kept calling everything in Lithuania soviet. But do you realize that soviets (russians TBH) occupied lithuania from 1945 to 1990 so its 45 years, even less than half of century. I don't get this image that everything is soviet, when its not.
really? using paper isntead of BikeGPX app or something similar? ๐
ALEXA HER NAME? OH BOY….. THAT SHOULD BE FUNNY IF YOU HAVE AMAZON'S ALEXA ALSO ๐
It seems you did not visit the quirkier corners of Uzupis, the best-kept secrets ๐
no Klaipฤda, Nida?
Imagine living in literal most dangerous region on planet aka eastern europe and moving from capital city with most police to little village where your body woudlnt be found for weeks…
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Next time you have to try Telลกiai and Klaipฤda. ๐
Portugal has to be potato Europe. There's potatoes in everything we eat.
Hi, you completely missed that the huge sign of the independet autonomy is also written in Yiddish and did not ask why and the Karaim story. What was the reason they had community in Vilna and them realtions with Judhaism.
This popped up on my feed because I am a GIS Analyst, my first college roommate was proudly of Lithuanian descent. It is nice to see the country. Thank you.
Not "cottage" cheese! Farmer's cheese or curd cheese, much drier than cottage cheese.
Hi , I love your work . Could you please list any background music you use . Cheers from Adelaide , Australia.
Vilnius looks pretty cool, and that beer!
There was a few bits of information you gave that were incorrect in this video as well as a few comments and actions within this video is seen as offensive, disrespectful and insulting to the Lithuanian culture (just a heads up)
I find your US videos more compelling but it's always something to see Vilnius and LT get exploited for content. Some locals feast on any foreign mention or interaction so its generally well received. As others pointed out, Vilnius is very developed of bike lanes, just not as much in Old Town. As for Uzupis, it's the most gentrified phony neighborhood in the nation. Tech bros, bankers and expats is what it's become. It started as a collapsed, prostitute and riff raff artists center in the late Soviet era. It has slowly but surely been completely conquered by new money colonizers.
Give Poland a shot, dozens of potential places to produce content and again a lot of locals are starved for recognition.
Kepures nusiimkit- Lietuvoj niekas nevalgo kepurฤti.
We dont need someone will talk about our country
The soviets had nothing to do with green spaces in Vilnius. It was like that from its earliest years. The city is 700 years old.
I like that phrase, Potato Europe vs Tomato Europe! That's almost like Grain Beer Europe vs Grape Wine Europe? The PINK SOUP may be a Borscht Soup which is a sour soup popular in Eastern Europe? Key ingredients include beets, cabbage, and potatoes, often in a meat or vegetable broth, and it's typically served with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill. The soup's characteristic tangy flavor comes from ingredients like vinegar or lemon juice, and it can be made with various meats or kept vegetarian.
ะั You have too high an opinion of the Soviets. This regime is simply incapable of building a park. All they built was a concrete staircase on the other side of the mountain. It ascends from the barracks through the forest, roughly halfway up the mountain. But apparently they couldn't handle more, so they laid out a serpentine road and paved it over. The "park" structures they built included a wooden firefighter training shed, a police shooting range, and a stadium (which also belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs). They also tacked on a garage for military equipment on the other side of the mountain. That's a "park." And the century-old forest that had grown on this mountain since time immemorial wasn't even cleared. It was practically impossible to navigate through the thickets, littered with fallen branches. That's why people rarely walked in this "park," and in Soviet times there weren't even any paths.
Uลพupis simply cannot be serious if they declared their "independence" on April 1st. ))
Jesus! Don't speak of Uzupis if you aren't even going to learn how to actually pronounce Uzupis. SMFH Long live The Republic! Locals only!
You: "gEoGraPhY iS eVeRyThiNg…. DERP DERP"
btw–why tf is every other second you filming your goofyazz faces? Nobody wants that. Y'all are goofus maximus
this video is a reminder why you should completely avoid the entire East Coast of the U.S. These clueless goofies are all the same.