Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania is the city in which I've lived for most of the past 11 years. With a population of about 650,000, it's big but not too big. It can with justification be called a beautiful city, but like any other city, it has its ugly parts. I can't say I love it, but I certainly don't hate it. I think you get my drift...

Anyway, some videos and slide shows of the beautiful parts of Vilnius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9oHAVfH1g
A promotional video. Welcoming Spirit is the title of the last section. My comment: yeah, if they know you're a foreigner (who has light-colored skin). It seems to be quite normal for inhabitants to behave rather rudely to each other here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7K09AkJTqU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2-kxAzCmss
Driving in Vilnius. This is cool! And good music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byHpCwRHMHI
One of three videos made by a French tourist. The highlights of his trip from beginning to end. Very nicely done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6xJf5-bFUg
Part two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky2G3aiGIZg
Part three.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7qhuXDO0RU
Actually a slide show. Nice photos. Pleasant music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9PCMptbE8w
A slide show made by some tourists. The last part tells the sad history of the Jewish population of the city in WWII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALulRpZjQs0
Another slide show. But turn the volume down! The music is just pitiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OUQSNNrj9M
Yet another slide show. Warning: Turn the volume down. The music is Lithuanian but the vocalist is singing about Paris!