THE COOLEST COUNTRY YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO | UŽUPIS, LITHUANIA | EP 167

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If there was a place that was perfect for us, this is is. The Republic of Užupus in Lithuania is the coolest country you have never been to. It is an artist community that emerged from dilapidated former soviet capital. This is such an amazing story.
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[@Mikelk71]

Lithuania is at the top of my list to see. Both my great grandmother and great grandmother are from Lithuania. Thank you so much

[@WorldTowning]

You must go! You would love it!

[@aelitabliznik2001]

So as mine half of my cousins is in Lithuania and grand

[@souldoc123]

kohen or cohen,was very common surname in Lithuania,in hebrew -priest,Leonard Cohen,Sasha Baron Cohen....The modern world is simply bursting with the fame of notable Litvaks and their descendants. Those for whom fortune smiled, that is, those who were unsuccessful here and emigrated before the war. Bob Dylan, knocking at Heaven’s door; Philip Glass the composer whose works seem to be included in every third Hollywood film now; Scarlett Johansson with whom about a third of the men of Lithuania have secretly fallen in love; director Michel Hazanavicius whose “Artist” [2011] recently took the most important Oscar; Sasha Baron Cohen, or Borat; Harrison Ford; Pink; and J. D. Salinger-yes, the same Salinger who gave the world “Catcher in the Rye,” read by millions of thinking youths around the world. And these are only the contemporary artists whose names are impossible to ignore. And all those famous politicians, economists, Israeli prime ministers and mayors of New York City-they are all from that small portion of Litvaks who managed to get out, so we can only imagine what gigantic unfulfilled intellectual and artistic potential lies buried in our ground. Leonard Cohen is also from here. You must surely have heard his love ballad, “Dance Me to the End of Love,” and perhaps you have even danced to this song. If not, give it a listen. It turns out it’s about our Jews from Eišiškės [Eyshishok, Ejszyszki] in detention waiting to be brought out and shot:

[@KinZaZa77]

I am proud to be Lithuanian!!! Very nice video

[@WorldTowning]

Loved your country, wish we had more time there though.

[@Capt.Pacoloco]

I'm really glad you liked our country! 😄 I love Vilnius and Lithuania. Subscribing right now. Good luck and hope you will come back!

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks for the sub! We loved your country and have put it on our list to visit again.

[@AlwaysAnAdventureWithKids]

This was neat to watch! We would like to visit Lithuania someday. My roots are Lithuanian.

[@WorldTowning]

You would love it then. It was a short visit, but we found the people to be really nice and interesting.

[@lipeferreira7]

It's funny to find out now that I've been there, their main bridge had even red cloth threads and going through them was like walking through an endless red curtain only to end up in the other side. I had no idea the place was a "republic", just an artist neighbourhood. Nice video btw ;)

[@WorldTowning]

How funny! Such a fun place. Thanks for watching our vlog.

[@juliaangelicaa5395]

Such a fun little country and u got to meet the queen 👸. I liked the artsy bohemian vibe.

[@WorldTowning]

So cool, right? We talk to everyone and as a result we get to meet the coolest people. She was so kind.

[@dziugasdz9279]

Sorry to disappoint, but she's not a queen. It's just a child's play. Užupis is not a country. It's just a place in Lithuania.

[@vytautassulcas6494]

@@dziugasdz9279 should disagree. If Uzhupians believe She is a queen.... She is.

[@Ladygirl1211]

Very interesting country! Enjoyed the tour very much. Thank you!

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks. It was such a cool experience and a bit off the tourist path which was fun.

[@bethanybaker7791]

Definitely on my list!

[@WorldTowning]

So much fun!!!!

[@samuelbarns118]

Absolutely fascinating, I had no idea this place existed! I loved Jessica's monologue with the montage of clips from your travels, a superb bit of film making!

[@WorldTowning]

It was such a fun experience, but yet again it was made better by the locals taking us around. Well, I wish I could take credit for it, but I was just the voice, Will did the edit and wrote it. He is pure magic this guy and totally on fire! He says thank you.

[@nidiacorzo7635]

Samuel Barns i told you Jess!!

[@CLoop79]

I just found your vlog last week as my family is in the beginning stages of planning a year of travel and I'm hooked. I love watching your day to day travel and am learning so much! Keep it up!!

[@WorldTowning]

Welcome to this amazing community of cool folks Carla! So happy you found us. Awesome and congrats, a year of travel is THE BEST! You will love it so much. Glad our vlogs have been helpful.

[@user-my8bx2gd5t]

I am so proud to be a student of užupis gymnasium! I love this place!

[@martynaweronika1330]

Great episode 🙂 Thank you for sharing, I've never heard of this place!

[@WorldTowning]

You are most welcome. It was such a cool experience and so welcoming.

[@kenkliu]

Super cool! I’m glad you guys enjoyed it. I wanna go too!

[@WorldTowning]

It was so fun. I think you were the person who recommended it, right?

[@kenkliu]

@@WorldTowning Yup I was! I take 100% credit for this video ;)

[@WorldTowning]

Yes, thanks!!! You deserve it, we had a great time.

[@aroundtheworldinaslongasit4500]

Awesome! Put it on the bucket list! I think our life is the prettiest road you could ever take! Less junk more journey! 😁👍 I'm the minister of purple hair! 😂👍 We'll work well together 😁

[@WorldTowning]

I agree, prettiest road ever. Great, we can just call our group the ministry of colored hair and invite others. Thanks for being part of my community.

[@artasyoutube3372]

Thanks for nice words and cool video! Like!

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks. Such a fun place!

[@LetsTravelFamily]

We have friends from Lithuania but have never heard of Uzpuits!

[@WorldTowning]

How funny, it is a wild place and I bet many people don't go there. Definitely mention it to them and see if they have heard of it.

[@_Tiboh_]

Not Uzpuits. Uzupis!!

[@yuurrrrrrrr1]

i am Lithuanian and didn't know užupis was a thing until a few months ago 😂

[@brownhairblond]

My god, you all are sooo cool. It is so nice that you visited my country and that you liked it :)

[@WorldTowning]

Loved it, only wish we had more time there. Just means we need another visit.

[@christinachurchill5991]

You all look amazing! Loving these daily vlogs, so fascinating! xx

[@WorldTowning]

Wow, thanks. We were so tired in eastern Europe so this makes me smile. I guess moving fast looks good on us. Thanks for watching our vlogs and being part of this community.

[@christinachurchill5991]

@@WorldTowning You do it with style! Love the vlogs, only wish I could world town, maybe one day :)

[@marijalukoseviciute8050]

What an amazing place !

[@WorldTowning]

It was really special and we can't wait to go back one day.

[@em......]

Love the daily vlogs. Love the look of this "country". How cool.

[@WorldTowning]

Me too! It was so cool. Love places like this. So glad you are enjoying the daily vlogs!

[@TheTisha007]

Daily vlogs are great, this one was amazing

[@TheTisha007]

You guys are absolutely amazing

[@sangonomiyakokomi1054]

When the Queen have your back 👑

[@WorldTowning]

No better place to be!

[@journofay]

It would be great if you all met up with the couple from "Beer for Breakfast" who are you tubing in Lithuania. They usually share their travels around South East Asia.

[@WorldTowning]

Fun, but we are already gone. A bit behind on editing. We will be in Asia in 2020, so maybe then.

[@ComunaBbr]

Jess! That first statement... AMEN!

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks YES!!!!

[@ganjaaboss]

Very professional vlog

[@WorldTowning]

Thank you and thanks for watching!!!

[@TANYAYARA555]

Nice video!

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks!

[@joanhall3718]

This neighborhood definitely fit the World Towning family. Jessica, I have wondered for a while if you any time to spend on art. I would think it would be hard to have such an artistic soul, but no time or space for expression.

[@WorldTowning]

Joan I have so many interests in life I could never get bored. I expressed my artistic side through a Graphic Design career for 20 years, now through photography and some other outlets. But, yes I don't have a lot of time for other expression, however I am ok with that as this is the phase of life I am in right now and I am so loving this phase. My kids will not be young and with me forever and I want to soak up every moment of it. Now is now. I do miss reading daily though and I envision the first year both kids are in uni I will do nothing but read. We read to the kids everyday, but that is a bit different. Thanks for asking, great question.

[@iristrask1483]

So cool.

[@WorldTowning]

It was a lot of fun!

[@240pixel]

"The coolest country you have never been to" Wrong title. I live there haha.

[@WorldTowning]

Ha, yeah! You are lucky, it is a great place. We loved it.

[@crabLT]

How did you find the country? I've heard good things.

[@WorldTowning]

Good question, it might have been recommended by someone in our community. I forget.

[@kenkliu]

World Towning it was me! 😂

[@WorldTowning]

Yes, I remember, but it slipped my mind at first. 30s. Ha!

[@piladopa9025]

jeez the guide at the beginning

[@WorldTowning]

She was amazing. God save the queen!

[@mantasdatenis7100]

Lithuania is not eastern europe. Thank"s for your atention :-)

[@WorldTowning]

Really? Everywhere we went in Europe said they were not eastern Europe. What is eastern Europe then? Really curious?

[@KatinoBerete]

@@WorldTowning According to United Nations and EuroVoc, Lithuania is in Northern Europe. Lithuanian's neighbors Poland and Belarus are in Central/Eastern Europe. Lithuania is in Eastern Europe according to CIA World Factbook. So, it depends. I like to think we are in Northern Europe.

[@KatinoBerete]

It was really nice to see your video :)

[@huginug]

@@WorldTowning These countries just want to run away from the bad rep the term Eastern European carries, especially in Western European countries who suffered from illegal immigration and criminal activities. This term is not based on the geographical location of the country but the history of being under the USSR rule when Europe was divided into East and West. So it is not a wrong term and it is historically accurate even if some people dislike it. They are Northern European countries geographically (even though you will find some claims that Lithuania is the midpoint of Europe) and Eastern Europe historically, so don't mind the triggered people.

[@blueeyedbaer]

She can't be the queen of Užupis because Užupis is a rebublic, not a monarchy. She can be the first lady though as Užupis has a president. Or maybe she is the president :)

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks, always learning. This community is the best!

[@redtony58]

Please move to Portlandia and never leave.

[@WorldTowning]

Sounds like a deal.

[@publiedos]

well done family, pretty short visit but definetely a must when visiting Vilnius, having a very good memories on that FROZEN water river in which I took a bath and some other people join me too, just enjoying A LOT your daily vlogs, cool ..!!!! #teamdailyON

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks. We had to beat feet to Estonia, so wish we could have stayed longer. I guess another visit is in order one day.

[@aelitabliznik2001]

I speak Lithuania

[@aelitabliznik2001]

Labās

[@yuurrrrrrrr1]

Labas 😂

[@juicysucculentbreast2754]

you say ive never been there? i live there boi

[@WorldTowning]

What a cool place to live.

[@SuperMOKSLAS]

Some of gas stations have grocery. So why your kids are not going to school?

[@WorldTowning]

They go to school online, as well as learn from the places we travel. Thanks for the gas station tip.

[@smiltest460]

Alytus is pronounced Aleetus

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks for helping us out, we really count on this community.

[@dziugasdz9279]

I mean I'm lithuanian, but that Užupis thing is kinda stupid, it's like they're playing like kids and imagining that it's their different country. It's not classified as a country by Lithuanian government. So yeah sorry, but you visited one county.

[@vytautassulcas6494]

Užupis isnt a single or even first republic/state within Lithuania. Maybe You should know the history if Lithuania a bit better ;) moreover the moto of chanel "live is game" fully fit and accept an idea of "so called". Any real thing started from the idea u imagine

[@jirikozel3801]

You demonise all this Eastern European isssue or former Soviet block or Communist And post Communist ..

[@yakeosicki8965]

That was the USSR from 1945. The previous one was Poland. Poles constitute 23% of the population in the Vilnius district. It was Stalin who moved the boundaries. The situation is similar in Lviv in Ukraine. The Polish national poem "Pan Tadeusz" begins with words. "Lithuania, my country! You are as good health: How much one should prize you, he only can tell Who has lost you. Your beauty and splendour I view And describe here today, for I long after you."

[@WorldTowning]

Thanks for the history. We so enjoyed our short time in Lithuania. Must go back one day.

[@atmnute]

It was occupied by Poland for 20 years, get your facts straight