Today we were up bright and early, ready to go explore Kaunas, Lithuania’s second largest city. The reason for getting up early? To avoid the traffic and the crowds, though it was a Saturday.

We arrived in the city just after 8am, and parked in the castle car park. There was a farmers market so we browsed around, but didn’t see anything we fancied. 12 euros for strawberries??? I don’t think so!

After that we wandered around the old town in search of coffee and breakfast. We found a quirky cafe, and ordered two servings of bacon, two eggs, and espressos. It came to only 12 euros, which seemed much better value than the strawberries. The bacon and eggs came sizzling in a skillet, and some ciabatta bread on the side. It was really delicious, and I suspect it was cooked in butter.

The church here is on the pilgrim trail, and while it looked ordinary on the outside, inside I was blown away. I’m hopeless at description, so lets just say it was fancy.

After going to church it was 10am, and the tour groups were creeping out of the woodwork, so that was our cue to leave. We drove on to the Meteliai lakes which a local had suggested to us. We found a nice spot overlooking the lake, had some lunch, then fell asleep. I know, I’m always mentioning us sleeping in the daytime in our blogs, and you probably think that’s what we do all day. But it’s an integral part of the journey!

After our daytime sleep, it was time to look for somewhere for night-time sleep. We drove into a freshly cut paddock, looking for a spot. But as soon as we stopped, we were swamped with flies, so we aborted quickly. We checked out a rest stop overlooking a lake, but it didn’t have the vibe. So we continued on until we found another spot, also overlooking a lake, but with a better vibe. It was very quiet for a Saturday night (no local hoons).

Tomorrow, we go to Poland!