Druskininkai — kids' day

Today belonged to the kids. We started with a generous breakfast featuring local staples (groats, tiny fried fish, and pancakes that caught the boys’ attention).

Then a walk through the park by the hotel — the shade helped, and we had to kill time until noon, when the water park opened. The kids bought souvenirs in Pepco, and off we went into the water.

After swimming and a sauna (me only; the boys weren’t allowed under 18), we rode the cable car and the kids tried the go-karts.

In the afternoon we moved on to Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, where we’ll spend two nights. We kicked things off with a local tasting — cold beetroot soup and cepelinai, potato dumplings shaped like airships (the name means exactly that).