Trakai

Trakai is a small town located about 28km outside of Vilnius. We caught a local bus out there, which meant cheap but no aircon. Luckily it didn't take too long and we managed not to completely melt. The Castle on the lake is ridiculously scenic, although up close it looks a little over restored. Still, better than it falling down forever I guess. This place is definitiely worth the day trip from Vilnius. When it came to catching the bus back home we managed to get there by the time it was standing room only. Decided to see if the driver would mind if we sat on the entrance stairs by sitting there and seeing what he did. Instead of telling us off he handed us a paper to sit on so we didn't get our asses dirty ! Try that in Oz. Best of all, we got to be the door chaeuffeurs for all the people who got on/off all the way back to Vilnius !

Satellite Map. This interactive map is pretty cool too. Unfortunately most of the photos on the interactive map site are far more interesting than mine, so look at mine first to prevent disappointment. If you are really interested, the Wikipedia article is good too.

Click on the photo to see the other photos .... Consistency be damned.