Trakai

Vilnius

Today we explored Vilnius. First, we went to the Tower Hill with the Gediminas Tower, the remnants of the castle, and a great view of Vilnius and the Neris and Vilnia rivers....

Vilnius - Riga

Today it was time to say goodbye to Lithuania. Our next destination: Riga/Latvia. However, we still had two destinations in Lithuania on the travel itinerary. The first...

Return journey

We spent the last day on the plane, at airports, and on the train. But everything went wonderfully. Paris will probably never be our favorite airport, but this time we only had to...

Niagara Falls

Today it was once again an early start. The booked tour began at nine o'clock, and before that we had to unload the car and pack everything into the suitcases. This was the first...

Algonquin Park - Niagara by the Falls

The next farewell was upon us as we left Algonquin Park. It’s a truly great area for hiking or canoeing. But our next and last highlight was coming up: Niagara Falls. So it was...

Algonquin Park - Day 2

Today was meant to be just a short hike, and we decided on the Whisky Rapids Trail. Once again, a lovely walk, featuring a beautiful section of the Oxtongue River.

Vilnius

A Mountain Full of Crosses

Yesterday we arrived in Lithuania. Our first destination today took us to the 'Hill of Crosses', a Catholic pilgrimage site. We found a hill with many thousands...

Vilnius Calling

Right after breakfast, we leave Kaunas for the first destination of the day: Trakai Castle. We walk along the lake, across a bridge to the impressively located water castle,...

Between Storks and City Stories

With a stop at Panemunė Castle, we follow the Nemunas River upstream – always along the Russian border, heading towards Kaunas. Wildflowers bloom everywhere, and of course, we...