Vilnius, Lithuania

My list of new countries visited in 2013 has yet been extended to one include one more: Lithuania. Long overdue considering how much I love Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries and it was worth a visit, indeed. I combined it with a work meeting in Vilnius and added an extra day to explore the city.

One thing is for sure: Vilnius is the best European city for knit-graffiti so far!And it doesn't surprise me considering the amount of yarn shops and the knitting tradition that still seems to be going strong. I bought some lovely natural yarn for a ridiculously cheap price which is now waiting to be transformed into a nice cardigan.

Apart from that, we experienced 4 seasons in 2 days including snow, rain and perfectly blue skies with sunshine. And on our way back, our flight was cancelled and we had to be re-routed via Frankfurt. But all of that was no big deal considering what an exciting place Vilnius is! And I had one particularly funny encounter with a 12-year old boy who helped me to find the right bus and tood me to the station, immediately involving me in a conversation about computer games and internt download speed rates in impeccable English. The young man also told me that his grandmother makes the best pie in Vilnius. Of course.