The Baltics: Vilnius, Lithuania – The G-Spot of Europe?, Vilnius, Lithuania

History wasn’t kind to this country. Its independence was recognised in 1918 (precisely 100 years ago, which makes this year very special), but this didn’t last for long. The 20th century was about to bring very bad news. We all know what happened. Two big World Wars. A Cold War. Terrible crimes committed against humanity. The Baltics suffered terribly, trapped between the German Nazis and the Soviets. I mean…between one or the other, we can hardly decide whose worst. The Lithuanians saw its territory invaded by the Soviets, then by the German Nazis and again occupied by the soviet union.

We can only imagine in our worst nightmares the terrors of living in war. We are lucky enough to be only shocked and disgusted by the crimes humans were (are) capable to commit against each other. Lucky enough to be young and live in a society where war only happens “far away”. For a western millennial, war seems like a dystopian reality.

For that, it’s good to be reminded of how privileged we are. We were only born in the right place at the right time. How unfortunate are those who live in a completely different reality – never knowing if they will survive another day. Not recognising peace as a possible reality. Not even understanding it. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).