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 Svyturys beer by HORSCHECK
Nowadays Svyturys is owned by Baltic Beverages Holding which is controlled by the Carlsberg breweries.
On my trip through Lithuania I tried a few Lithuanian beers and I must admit that Svyturys Ekstra was among my favourites. Leave a Comment
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Although Lithuania joined the European Union (EU) on the 1st of May 2004, they don't have the Euro as currency. Lithuania's currency is still the Litas. 1 Litas is divided into 100 Centai.
The 10 Litas note shows the two pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas and their airplane "Lithuanica" whose wreckage can be seen in the War Museum (Vytauto Didziojo Muziejus).
For the full story, please see separate tips under "Things to do" and "Off the beaten path". Leave a Comment
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 Hired wedding limousine by HORSCHECK
We saw at least 4 weddings on a Saturday in August 2006.
It looks like it is quite popular to hire a fancy limousine or a horse carriage for this event. Leave a Comment
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There always has been some kind of "competition" between Kaunas and Vilnius. Most of people living in Vilnius don't say any good thing about Kaunas. Most people living in Kaunas don't say some good words about Vilnius because of that. And "Kaunas is Kaunas" is the most common phrase here, what means that Kaunas is the best:) Leave a Comment
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Kaunas is suffering "the second city syndrome" as I say, so nobody in Kaunas likes Vilnius people and anything related to Vilnius and vice versa. It's not the rule, but usually you won't get many friends if you go around declaring your love to Vilnius:) And at night in some bar with drunk Kaunas people you even can get punched on your nose because of that! Leave a Comment
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 Red tulips by satara
Ah, by the way - if you want to give some flowers to your Lithuanian friends or colleagues, don't give them an even number of flowers (like 6, 8, 12 etc.) because that's not appropriate. In Lithuania people bring an even number of flowers only for deceased people. I was a bit frustrated at first when in the USA I received a dozen of roses, but seems they can't count in another way - it's dozen or half dozen and no other way ..:) Leave a Comment
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 A DAY BEFORE ELECTION TO
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT by matcrazy1
Lithuanians elected 13 of 732 members of European Parliament and with the turnout of 48.2% they were more politicaly active than say Polish people with only 20.42%. Well, Lithuanians were the most enthusiastic for European Union among 15 new EU members - over 91% of them voted for joining EU, in city of Kaunas the most in Lithuania, almost 95% - results here. Is Lithuania a country of euroenthusiasts? Is Kaunas the most euroenthusiastic city in Europe? We will see... in a few years...
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 CLOSED AND MONITORED :-) by matcrazy1
Well, I felt in Kaunas as safe as in, say Berlin, Wien or Krakow :-). Leave a Comment
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 LEAVE YOUR SHOES HERE,
PLEASE by matcrazy1
But not exclusively, whenever you visit any local at home or apartment take your shoes off when you enter even if you are not asked to do it. Mostly slippers will be offered for you or... you - as a special guest - will be allowed to enter with shoes on. Leave a Comment
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 GRAFFITI ON FENCES by matcrazy1Leave a Comment
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- Alanta
Alantos 33, Kaunas - Best Eastern Hotel Daniela
28 Mickeviciaous Street, Kaunas - Home Hotel Kaunas
Gaiziunu 80, Kaunas - Hermis Hotel
Savanoriu Ave 404, Kaunas - Perkuno Namai Hotel
Perkuno al. 61, Kaunas - Reval Hotel Neris Kaunas
Donelaicio 27 (formerly Takioji Neris), Kaunas - Zaliakalnio Viesbutis Hotel
Zemaiciu 31 / Savanoriu 66, Kaunas - Best Western Santakos Hotel
J. Gruodzio Street 21, Kaunas - Minotel Kaunas Hotel
8 Kuzmos Str., Kaunas - Kunigaiksciu Mene
M. Dauksos 28, Kaunas - Metropolis
S Daukanto str 21, Kaunas - Kaunas Hotel
79 Laisves Ave, Kaunas
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