VILNIUS - In Your Pocket

4 Foreword
As we go to press at the end of July the Gulf Stream
continues to act like a spoilt child, refusing to
share its toys and generally making a mockery
of the word summer. On behalf of Mother Nature,
Vilnius In Your Pocket would like to apologise for
the gross inconvenience caused so far this year.
Every cloud has a silver lining however, and the
good news is that not only are you now reading a
fully updated guide to everything you need to know
about Vilnius for the next four months, the weather
is set to improve, making the city’s glorious parks
and gardens (see p.65) more tempting than ever.
For those who need more from their lives than
eating, drinking and chasing girls, we’ve also
cobbled together a small feature about the tiny
rural village of Keturiasdešimt Totorių (see p.61),
where the residents once wrote Belarusian using
the Arabic script and that still boasts a marvellous
little mosque and cemetery. And you thought Vilnius
was Lithuanian. Think again! Have a smashing
time in Vilnius everyone, be good and come back
soon. Enjoy the rest of the summer and the rest
of this guide. Vilnius In Your Pocket welcomes all
comments, suggestions, death threats, marriage
proposals and anything else you can throw at us
as usual. Write to us at vilnius.inyourpocket.com
and see you again in December.
Cover story
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Two tourists snapping images
of the Cathedral-Basilica
of St. Stanislaus & St.
Ladislaus. Read about other
famous and not-so famous
things to see and visit in
our What to see section
on p.54.
Editorial
Editor Sco
Research Vaida Kursevičiūtė
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Cover Richard Schofield
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