Jan4
Chiune Sugihara Museum
Vilnius used to have such a large Jewish population that it was known as the Jerusalem of the North. There were more than 100 synagogues, but now there is only one remaining. Almost all of the Jews living in Vilnius died or fled during World War 2.
I visited the Chiune Sugihara museum in Kaunas in [...]
Dec21
Lithuania
From Latvia I took the bus to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Like Tallinn, Vilnius’ old city is a World Heritage site and has lots of grand buildings and old streets.
Vilnius also has an interesting neighborhood called Uzupis, a self-proclaimed independent artists’ community.
There is a lot of interesting artwork in the neighborhood, as [...]
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