Kaunas is one of the largest cities in Lithuania and can easily be accessed from Poland through a Flixbus service. However, by the time we reached Kaunas, the combined effort of trekking through the wintry landscape of Poland was taking its toll. We spent our first day in Kaunas lounging around our beautiful Airbnb. We ate lunch at a place called Radherane. If you are hoping for a traditional Indian meal, this is not the right place, despite the glowing reviews. 

The next day, we got a bus to the central part of Kaunas. We were able to walk by the river Neumanas! We then walked by several parks and gardens until we finally reached the central basilica in Kaunas church called the Church of St. Michael the Archangel. This was the first of many times we had occasion to visit an originally Orthodox cathedral constructed in a typically neo-byzantine style architecture. The church was later consecrated as a Catholic Church. The church belonged to different faiths at different points and continues as a testament to points of connection and disconnect within the various religions inhabiting Kaunas.