On Saturday morning we were heading to a village located outside of Vilnius, the Lithuanian Capital. Our destination was a castle on an Island. The Castle was a Stronghold during the Lithuanian battles with Germany (Crusaders) and also against Russia if I understood right. The castle was really beautiful but almost nothing of its beauty are from the past, many parts of the castle has been rebuilt because of the wars.
After we had a guided tour at the Castle and some sightseeing we went to a restaurant that is located near the castle. Since we were guided by some of our co-workers in the Bank they recommended us to try this restaurant. A long time ago the Lithuanian king invited an small ethnic group from Turkey to come to live here and it was some ancestors to them that had this restaurant.
We had some bad luck when we were going home. One of the cars we came with was locked by a security device around one of the front wheels of the car. We had to call the parking control and also the police. The only thing that was very strange were that none of the policemen knew why the Parking Control guy had locked our car. But they were forced to give a fine of 50 litas, around 150 kr, to one of my co-worker, even as they did not know why they gave the fine to him… strange!
In the evening we discovered one of the best restaurants yet, here in Vilnius. Barbecue dishes as well as some Thai dishes. To our surprise the owner of the restaurant was a Swedish man. So next Saturday we are invited to join as they are going to have some Swedish traditional courses among the Scandinavians that are living here in Vilnius. It will be fun. After the restaurant we visit the Prospektas Nightclub! A really fun night, Lithuanian nightlife seems to be quite fun!
