We were up early to meet with the Traveller Tour excursion from Riga to Vilnius. We really enjoyed their Tallinn to Riga tour and were looking forward to this one.
It’s a 12-hour excursion, from 9am to 9pm, but it doesn’t seem that long. The drive itself is only about four hours.
Traveller Tours does a great job of arranging a varied itinerary. They also give you an overview of the recent history of the country. The guides are great at explaining the culture and not just a bunch of facts about each site.
We stopped in at four sites along the drive:
* Salaspils Memorial for victims of Fascism. This was very well done
* Rundāle Palace, it’s a common day trip, lots of tour buses stop here
* Hill of Crosses, a pilgrimage site, it’s a unique site
* Kaunas, a charming town
We arrived in Vilnius around 8:30pm, and our driver very kindly dropped us all off at our hotels (we were a five minute walk from the normal drop off point, but it was nicer not to have to carry our bags).
I had researched places that had a late kitchen, and so we walked over to Cozy. Our hotel is just off one of the tourist drags which was filled with people on patios and very lively, but without the partiers more prevalent in Riga and Tallinn.
Cozy was perfect for what we were looking for - small bites, craft beer, cool music (oh yah, and cozy, haha). It was a great start to Vilnius!
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