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Location Date Tue, 28 April 2015 1430255040 Tue, 28 April 2015
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Having left the Vilnius Synagogue we now were heading to the town of Kaunas, the former capital for our day trip. We debated taking bus vs train as both were about 90 mins. We about 30 mins before the train, so we checked the bus station, and ended up going back to the train station for a better arrival time.
We took the 11.13 train which got us there at 12.29. Ticket was 5.15 Eu ($6.50). It was a modern German style two deck train, not the rickety old Soviet ones I had seen in Latvia, again highlighting how developed Lithuania was in comparison to neighbouring Latvia.
Me and my friend were chatting in English for the train ride. As we pulled into Kaunas the girl sitting opposite made the effort to ask us why we came to Kaunas? We told her we looked it up on wikitravel and there are interesting things to see. Her starting reply was "I dont think there is much to do in Kaunas and you should not stay the night", so basically telling us to turn round and go back!!
Coming out the train station we wanted to get to the former Japanese Embassy which is now a museum due to its wartime assistance to Jews during WWII. There was no way to cross the road except by underpass which took us the other way.
We went instead to the Tatar Mosque which is at the end of a city park a short walk from the station. There are only four Mosques in Lithuania, the other three are made of timber, this is the only stone Mosque.
Sources : http://en.islamasvisiems.lt/
http://www.inyourpocket.com/kaunas/Vyta utas-the-Great-Mosque_13013v
The Mosque was locked until prayer time so we didnt get to see inside and didnt have time to wait or come back. We made our way into town to the main pedestrian blvd.
This was headed by a large domed Orthodox looking church but wasnt Orthodox inside. We were going to head off the main blvd to find a lesser known Devil Museum.
When we found it entrance was 2.30 Eu ($3) and another good chance to cool off from the midday heat. They believe Vodka summons the Devil and there were interesting carvings of the Devil on peoples backs.
We took the 11.13 train which got us there at 12.29. Ticket was 5.15 Eu ($6.50). It was a modern German style two deck train, not the rickety old Soviet ones I had seen in Latvia, again highlighting how developed Lithuania was in comparison to neighbouring Latvia.
Me and my friend were chatting in English for the train ride. As we pulled into Kaunas the girl sitting opposite made the effort to ask us why we came to Kaunas? We told her we looked it up on wikitravel and there are interesting things to see. Her starting reply was "I dont think there is much to do in Kaunas and you should not stay the night", so basically telling us to turn round and go back!!
Coming out the train station we wanted to get to the former Japanese Embassy which is now a museum due to its wartime assistance to Jews during WWII. There was no way to cross the road except by underpass which took us the other way.
We went instead to the Tatar Mosque which is at the end of a city park a short walk from the station. There are only four Mosques in Lithuania, the other three are made of timber, this is the only stone Mosque.
Sources : http://en.islamasvisiems.lt/
http://www.inyourpocket.com/kaunas/Vyta utas-the-Great-Mosque_13013v
The Mosque was locked until prayer time so we didnt get to see inside and didnt have time to wait or come back. We made our way into town to the main pedestrian blvd.
This was headed by a large domed Orthodox looking church but wasnt Orthodox inside. We were going to head off the main blvd to find a lesser known Devil Museum.
When we found it entrance was 2.30 Eu ($3) and another good chance to cool off from the midday heat. They believe Vodka summons the Devil and there were interesting carvings of the Devil on peoples backs.
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