Hey there! Just writing an update to say that I’ve made another channel to better focus on my personal experiences of Lithuania. This channel will focus on Lithuanian geopolitics, military, and defence/security. You can check out the other channel here: youtube.com/@lithuaniaexplainedvlog?si=8RijI-sKDzOcquZA

I have been watching your videos for a long time now and never thought to be as surprised as I was just now! The apartment you stayed at belongs to my parents, it is a very small family business and I really appreciate your kind comments ❤️ everything in that apartment is done by my parents, from the construction to the smallest interior details. We would be more than happy to host you again, so you can explore more of our beautiful Kaunas! :) Thank you!

I studied in Kaunas for a year and after 4 years passes, always want to go back and stay there. So this video reminds me of my happy days and makes me cry Thank you for posting!!!

I had the pleasure of living in Kaunas for two months last year and absolutely fell in love with this City, my family and I had plenty of free time to explore every day and as a runner and cyclist I got to see much of the surrounding area ❤️

The Church of St Michael the Archangel is called Soboras by locals.

I was in Kaunas in 2016. It is my favourite city in Lietuva..

I went there like a month ago. I've spent like 7-8 hours of walking/going by bus around the city. I walked like 30 km. and saw most of the popular places in Kaunas, it was awesome.

Kaunas yra Kaunas. The end ;) Thank you for this clip. I grew up in Kaunas (Kalbieciu rajone. Siaures pr. ) and felt nice and nostalgic watching it. It/nostalgia was the reason I clicked :) "Labas" to your wife, and hope she has made you 'cepelinai' many a time ;)

I would recommend going outside the city centre because the city is beautiful but the villages or the sides of the city are the most fun

Good points on urban planning in Kaunas. Sadly this also applies to Vilnius, Klaipeda, Siauliai and other cities. Some of the good urban planning practices are already being pushed but it will take time as society and even some local governments still don't quite understand it. Many people think that carparks and wide roads is the most important thing as opposed to good public transport, walkability and quality street level environment. People are discussing this on Lithuanian internet but you're probably right that there are not many discussions on it in English. I guess Reddit would be a good place to do that. Also, why didn't you take a train? Driving to Kaunas is mostly fine but taking a train is a good option too, especially 1st class.

Laisves aleja used to be more of a shopping strip, we didn't have a lot of restaurants or caffe's there back in the day (around 15 years ago), so lot's of clothing stores, apparel, shoes and stuff like - you guessed it, eye glass shops! It's even where i got my first glasses, So i think that's why there's still so many of em lol Only now when i recently came back from abroad i noticed that laisves aleja is filled with restaurants bakeries , more hotels and focus towards entertainment and eating out rather than shopping

There is a huge shrine Kauno Marios outside the city. Shrine pilgrimages are a great way to see Lithuania, I did this with my brother.

I visited Kaunas in 2016 or 2017 and loved it. I'm very interested in history, and the city has some good museums and sites to visit. Especially if you are intersted in the world wars. 9th fort is worth a visit, so is the war museum which I can't remember the name of off of my head. The old town castles and churches are obviously great visits as well.

That was about time, since I plan to go there this year and I look for more plans. My current goals are watch basketball in Žalgirio Arena, eat traditionally at Bernelių Užeiga and pay a small tribute to knygnešiai in Karo Muziejus, maybe my comment will inspire other people to add it to their list.

It was nice video and with good commentary. What a lovely and peaceful city Kaunas is. Love and regards from Islamabad, Pakistan.

Not enough! My City! Thank you!❤

I was there last week, it’s an amazing city but only there for the day until our flight home to Uk.

I lived in both Kaunas and Vilnius (also Klaipėda) equally long and I think both Kaunas and Vilnius are equally connected and disconnected at the same time. Vilnius has a much larger center and old town, that's why it feels more connected. But travelling fron Pašilaičiai or Jeruzalė to the Vilnius center is the same as travelling from Šilainiai or Dainava to the Kaunas center - the same long and wide streets. Kaunas has nicer buses and trolleybuses though.

Kaunas is an Art-Deco city that has no equal in the world. The spirit of the interwar period is alive in it. Kaunas was then the temporary capital of Lithuania, when the capital Vilnius was occupied by Poland (1920-1939). It has many interesting buildings, such as former embassies of foreign countries etc. But such an educational route requires special preparation.

Ačiū, kad pasidalinai savo įspūdžiais 😊

Enjoyed the video, although as far as 01:08 goes, somewhat jokingly I'd point out ('jokingly' about actually being fussy about it, but I'm about to drop straight facts) that Laisvės Alėja begins at "Vytauto parko laiptai" as they're marked on Google Maps, it's just that it's the unrenovated and boring part with nothing much to do.

Interesting point about the connectedness of the city. Have you been to all the sleeping neighbourhoods of Vilnius? They take long to reach and it's definitely not walkable. I think both Kaunas and Vilnius has this. Agreed on the streets however, if they were a bit more humane it would tie the urban space together more.

Interesting video! It sums up my experience with Kaunas whenever I got to visit it over the years as well, as I also have had experience mostly with the Old Town, Laisvės Alėja and the train station (since I usually travel to Kaunas by rail). One thing we Vilnius residents have is a joke about Kaunas, going something like "Kaunas ne miestas, Vilnius ne kaimas" (Kaunas isn't a city, Vilnius isn't a village). I think Kaunas residents have something similar for Vilnius as well, though I don't remember what it is. My Kaunas friends have mentioned it though, I just forgot. Kaunas and Vilnius have this "friendly rivalry" with each other from my own experience as a Vilnius resident going to Kaunas, and my Kaunas friends visiting Vilnius, which I think is really interesting, even as a Lithuanian. I hope you revisit the city in the future to explore more of it. Last time I was there was in April 2023 to attend a friend's convention he was hosting, and I got the chance to walk from the train station all the way to the Kauno autobusų parkas (or the Kaunas bus park, which is where the public transport buses terminate at and are maintained at), and walking along the parks & the riverbed from the train station to there was really relaxing & refreshing.

Nice vdeo

You may walk or cycle trough Kaunas parks and green areas quite a lot, but if you have a car, and you have appointments, you will choose driving to do everything faster, and, in this case, you will see all those wide roads which are not pleasant to walk, so nobody does walk along them. Vilnius has bigger old areas, yes. Vilnius has more life in them as well. Kaunas has some exact walk routes to some pleasant destinations instead. You must conciously avoid those wide cartrafic streets, and go trough hills, and through the cottage-areas only.

If that will be possible, I will try to show you more because I live in Kaunas

Nice video!

Panemunė, Šančiai, Vičiūnai, Pažaislis ;)

I noticed the same thing about the optical shops on my first visit to Kaunas! As for the city itself, I think it’s great but feels much smaller than Vilnius. Be sure to see 9th Fort and also the war museum. Both are worth the visit.

I adore shakshouka. Used to make it all the time when I was in grad school. Go to the Devil's Museum!

fun fact MEGA is the secound biggest shopping mall in Baltic countries

very good city❤

Great video! Im also from kaunas and i agree that many parts of the city have very little life to them. I wouldn't entirely agree vilnius is better, but it does have a much larger city center that feels lively. Kaunas does only have laisves aleja as you mentioned. Outside the city center life is an issue with lithuania overall sadly. The difference is striking when compared to the netherlands. Might be an interesting topic to make a video about!

Mylimiausias mano miestas.❤❤❤

Ever thought of going to Alytus???

I am curious about thé country

Black Mirror, hell yeah =]

Priminė man kad belekiek optikos parduotuvių yra. Ar daug iš mūsų nemato?😂

2nd greatest place in Lithuania! (the 1st is very clear on the sign at the 43 scond mark :) )

I live in Kaunas

First!

Bizarre choice of music though, bro. Sounded grotesque. 😐

A saying of Lithuanians who hate Kaunas goes like: šūdas - ne sviestas, Kaunas - ne miestas. But they should admit that Lithuania has max one city, if even Kaunas is not.

Margarinas - ne sviestas, Kaunas - ne miestas. 👍

I lived here all my life, and I never go to any shops in the centre it's criminally overpriced, daylight robbery, one simple donut in that shop you showed will cost you 1 hour of wage in a job where you need university degree. just in general it's a very competitive place everyone tries to trick or scam or exploit you in some way, from school to work to shops to buying and selling things between people like cars or real estate, it's eat or be eaten mentality, driving culture is terrible too, if you keep safe distance someone will cut in front of you, you always gotta be on high alert whatever you do

Looks ok not that spectacular

Kauen is a beautiful little city 🇩🇪

Mylimiausias mano miestas.❤❤❤

Mylimiausias mano miestas.❤❤❤

Mylimiausias mano miestas.❤❤❤