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A Stag Weekend In Vilnius – The Greatest In Pre Wedding Fun, Part 2

This can be Where I Ate a Thigh of Roe Deer and washed it Down with Acorn Coffee!

If you’ve ever needed to savour the culinary delights of beaver, cow’s tongue or smoked hog’s ear- and who hasn’t? – the east is where to feast. In Vilnius they’ve got a specialty beer divined from each malt and peas and a cup of coffee is historically created from ground acorns. There’s a heap to love about traditional Lithuanian fare and not least as a result of it has ‘hangover cure’ written all over it. Imagine waking up when a serious night on the tiles, therefore hungry you’re willing to gnaw your huge toe off, your stomach has that recent time vat of acid feeling and you’re dreaming of a greasy fry-up. This is often where Cepelinai steps up to the plate. Described by a revered food writer as “a Zeppelin-shaped parcel of potato dough” filled with meat, covered in an exceedingly sauce of onions, cream, butter and bacon bits, (and bacon bits, magic words in anyone’s language) Cepelinai hits the spot to reline the stomach and imbue the patron with a heat inner glow of nothing short however pure satisfaction. Nearly spiritual. Therefore wealthy, thus creamy, therefore oniony, thus meaty, therefore bacony and therefore straightforward in its delight that it makes you want to require the Tesco ‘5 a day’ and moon the daylights out of Gordon Ramsay which bloody Gillian you-are-what-you-eat-woman. Style it. Love it. Become a replacement man.

And This is Where I Drank this Random Honey Stuff

Thus what are you anticipating? Get involved. Knowing that you’ve got a sure fire hangover cure offers you no legitimate excuse for turning down the God bestowed nectar that is Lithuania’s Special Honey Mead Balsam. Amateurs need not apply. There are two main varieties; Suktinis at fifty% proof and Zalgaris which is a scorcher at a staggering seventy five%. Seventy-five. You may, but just as simply keep on with the vast array of boutique beers from the encompassing breweries, the simplest of which are the pale bronze lagers made from each malt and peas, a fine drop by the name of ‘Sirvenos’ could be a sensible place to start. You’ll also realize many rich reddish brown lagers with hints of whiskey and sherry undertones.

Vilnius is Baltic Thus Will I Freeze My B@$$s Off?

Maybe. However not necessarily. Simply just like the UK January is the most freezing month with lows hitting a chillin’ -9C. The record low for Vilnius is -30C however that was therefore long ago that no one really remembers and therefore the record high could be a toasty 35C. But usually from April to October Vilnius is cool without being cold and heat without being sweltering.

Average January Temperature: -2 C

Average July Temerature: 19C

Weird However Cool Lithuanian Facts:

In a move which will only be described as unconventional, the Lituanian Basketball team, which rocketed to fame in the first 90s once scooping the bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics, is supported by none alternative than the Yank Pyschedelic rock band ‘The Grateful Dead’. Official team photos show the athletes sporting highly fetching tie died shorts during a varying assortments of lime, magenta and acid pink. Dude.

Lithuania is the proud home of the planet’s largest TV sculpture. Artist Gintaras Karosas created the work entitled “LNK Infotree” using simply beneath three thousand individual tv sets. Lithuanian man/beast Antanas Kontrimas, who reportedly hadn’t shaved in a quarter of a century, set the Guinness World record for the best weight lifted by a human beard. On the 11 September 2004, Kontrimas lifted a 136 pound lady with solely his whiskers. On previous occasions Kontrimas carried a sack of grain, a TV host and an entire keg of homemade beer. Girls, get in line.

Thus How Do I Organise All the Travelly Details While not Screwing Up?

Easy. There’s a London-primarily based company by the name of Chillisauce who employ folks who very fancy tailoring packages stag groups to Vilnius, and a full bunch of different cities. They are doing all the phoning, reserving and then return up with ideas just for you and your friends. All you truly have to try and do is turn up to own the foremost kicking ass time.

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