Because otherwise it will be forever before I get round to adding all of this… Day 1: Vilnius. Dinner at amazing Sorena. Day 2: Vilnius- Gediminas tower, the old town, then out to the TV tower by trolleybus, and a beer in the revolving restaurant. Looking out on an awe-inspiring view of white forests and…

Kaunas. In a taxi en route to the station. Our driver is just as you’d expect, a hearty Lithuanian guy, chatting away happily about how green the town is in summer and how much he loves watching the Premier League- “Wayne Rooney- 2 goals- boom-boom”. I never knew there were 3 players from Kaunas playing…

(followed by a few longer snippets about my trip). Eating: “Sorena”– a wonderful Azerbajani restaurant. Salmon slowly grilled over charcoal, lavash and fresh walnut and coriander dip- so so good.Drinking: tea at “Skonis ir Kvapas”. 40 types of tea, freshly ground coffee (I didn’t count but about 20 kinds), 3 cosy rooms with vaulted ceilings….

I will update this with my Vilnius tales soon- just grabbing a few minutes of net time here. Just a small thing that bugs me. Hotel bars. Business hotel bars. Odd places. Was sitting in the bar last night before heading out, and there was a small party in there. One Irish guy, three Lithuanians…