Category Archives: Vilnius

I’m just singing in the rain……………..in Vilnius (or six days of virtual non stop inclement weather)

Posted on October 28, 2016 by kindadukish

At the beginning of October I returned to Vilnius with my friend and colleague Mike (who had not visited for a couple of years because of illness) and we were both looking forward to visiting some of our old haunts, … Continue reading →

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La Boheme in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Posted on October 17, 2016 by kindadukish

On my recent rain-soaked visit to Vilnius one of the highlights of the week was to take in a performance of Puccinis La Boheme at the Lietuvos Nacionalinis Operos ir Baleto Teatras with my friend and colleague Renata. I last … Continue reading →

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Vilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika (or as I know it the “White Cathedral”)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by kindadukish

I made one of my regular trips to Vilnius in Lithuania on the 4 October 2016 and stayed for six days. On this occasion the weather was atrocious, virtually non stop rain for the duration of my visit. This is … Continue reading →

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Wedding Parties in Uzupis

Posted on October 12, 2016 by kindadukish

Whilst making my way down to the river that runs alongside the independent “nation” of Uzupis last Saturday I came across a wedding party that was braving the elements on one of the bridges across the river. Uzupis is exclusive, … Continue reading →

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Lithuania’s Soviet “Brutalist Architecture”

Posted on October 12, 2016 by kindadukish

On my recent rain drenched visit to Lithuania I was taken on a photography expedition by my friend Antanas and also accompanied by our mutual friend Renata who came along to see that “good order” was maintained during our wanderings. … Continue reading →

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Vilnius……..happiest residents in Europe

Posted on September 20, 2016 by kindadukish

Ninety-eight percent of residents of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, were satisfied with life in their city in an EU survey taken last year, closely followed by Stockholm and Copenhagen at 97 percent each. The lowest satisfaction among EU capitals was … Continue reading →

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Five star revue for Mirga at the “Proms”

Posted on August 30, 2016 by kindadukish

Prom 55: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the CBSO ★★★★★ “London debuts are seldom such a baptism of fire” – John Allison Perhaps the most newsworthy of all the 2016 Proms, this concert went into the schedule initially tagged “Conductor TBC”. No … Continue reading →

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Lithuanian porkers………surely not!

Posted on April 18, 2016 by kindadukish

  Lithuania has the highest percentage of obese men and women in the post-Soviet world, while Tajikistan has the least. Azeri men ranked 7th compared to women ranked 3rd. I have made around thirty or so visits to Lithuania (primarily … Continue reading →

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Sardinija comes to Uzupis………

Posted on April 14, 2016 by kindadukish

If you happen to be wandering around Uzupis and come to the little square where the “angel of Uzupis” statue resides then stand in front of it, look directly ahead and you will see a relatively new cafe and deli … Continue reading →

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Vilnius re-visted…………..

Posted on April 14, 2016 by kindadukish

After a gap of eighteen months I made my thirty something trip back to Vilnius in April 2016. I had been invited to do a presentation to the HR Group at the Danish Chamber of Commerce (thank you Finn for … Continue reading →

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