We discovered flights for £45 return, leaving Friday and coming again on the Monday and we booked an attractive condo proper by the outdated city which labored out £60 every for the three nights. Vilnius airport could be very small and it price us seven Euros for a big taxi from the airport to our condo (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 quick flurry of snow one night and should you received away from the city centre there was snow on the bottom and bushes 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 in my view.
There have been two Christmas markets on while we had been there, the primary one was only for a weekend and was a global market within the city corridor which was largely tables run by completely different embassies. The second was within the Cathedral sq. and centered across the big Christmas tree. Yearly there’s a completely different theme to the tree and 2022 appeared 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 We did get mulled wine and a few Lithuanian sweet however purchased extra from different stalls across the outdated city slightly than the market right here.
While the market was disappointing, the mini break definitely wasn’t and I adored Vilnius. The structure is unimaginable and the outdated city with its cobbled streets, lovely espresso outlets and Christmas lights was fairly particular. There have been so many buildings which had gone huge with their Christmas decorations and made the entire city really feel so heat.
Listed below are a few of 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1) Uzupis is a self declared republic inside Vilnius and a brief stroll from the outdated city.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 will discover their structure in 23 languages written on the wall which comprises statements comparable to ‘everybody has the precise to cry’. The world is stuffed with enjoyable road artwork, fascinating boutiques and a vacationer workplace the place you may stamp your passport.
3) There’s a Christmas prepare that drives across the outdated city at night time, all lit up with fairy lights.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 while and see the gorgeous metropolis.
Rex was 12 months outdated after we visited and was really easy. He was completely satisfied within the stroller or sling as we explored and I made time to search out empty espresso outlets for him to discover or took him again to the condo for a crawl round when he wanted it. The bars we visited (sky bar and the jail bar) had been each completely satisfied to have a child in and town was stroller pleasant. Vilnius is an attractive metropolis to go to, sufficiently small which you could see rather a lot in a few days and it felt very festive in early December.
