Seeing and Tasting Creatively

The 5th Day of the Meeting: Seeing and Tasting

Today our bus moved from Kaunas  towards Trakai. It was a truly memorable and enjoyable trip. On our way we sang songs, played funny games and, of course,  communicated with each other to strengthen our friendship.
In Trakai we were amazed to see views of the Castle and the lake and the antiquity of the town. As soon as we got off the bus we headed off towards the castle. Trakai is well known for Karaims and their traditional dish kybyn.  We had an educational program how to cook  it in the old kybyn restaurant built in the 18th century. After tasting kybyns in the restaurant, we headed for the Lithuanian capital and the largest city Vilnius, where we visited a lot of places in the Old Town. We climbed the Gediminas Castle, did the sights of the Cathedral and the City Hall, the President‘s residence  and the Gates of Dawn. However, a cozy and luxurious dinner in a nice restaurant Ida Basar located almost in the heart of Vilnius made the biggest impression on us. It is not only a restaurant, it houses the only museum of culinary heritage of Lithuania. Despite the bad weather it was still a day to remember.
                                                                                                                                        Rasa Krukaitė