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Practicalities
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There's a helpful
tourist office
just off Laisves aleja at Mickieviciaus 36 (April-Sept Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-3pm; Oct-March Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; tel 27/323 436,
turizmas@takas.lt
) doling out English-language leaflets and a free map. You can also pick up a copy of
Kaunas in Your Pocket
here (
www.inyourpocket.com
; 4Lt), a very handy little publication produced by the
Vilnius in Your Pocket
people - also available from bookstores, newspaper kiosks and some hotel foyers. For
accommodation
the ever-reliable
Litinterp
, Kumeliu 15-4 (tel 27/228 718,
www.litinterp.lt
), can sort you out with a room in the centre for 60Lt single, 100Lt double. Central
hotels
include the unrenovated but tolerable
Monela
, Laisves 35 (tel 27/221 791; A?10-15/$16-24); the gloomy but charmingly olde-worlde
Lietuva I
, just north of Laisves at Daukanto 21 (tel 27/225 992,
metropol@takas.lt
; A?10-15/$16-24); and the hulking concrete
Takijoji Neris
, off Laisves to the north at Donelaiaio 27 (tel 27/204 224,
takneris@takas.lt
; A?15-20/$24-32). Real comfort in Kaunas comes at a price: best of the upscale hotels is the friendly
Perkuno Namai
, in suburban streets east of the train and bus stations at Perkuno 61 (tel 27/320 230,
hotel@perkuno-namai.lt
; A?35-40/$56-64).
To
eat
in style head for
Chez Eliza
, Vilniaus 30, with an international, French-influenced menu (main courses from 12Lt). For something a little more indigenous try the
Berneliu Uzeiga
, Valanciaus 9, where you can dine on meat and potatoes in an attractive rustic interior.
Pizza Jazz
, Laisves aleja 68, does delicious thin-crust pizzas and Mexican dishes at reasonable prices.
CafAŠs
and
bars
are often a good bet for eating too:
Avilys
, Vilniaus 9, is a chic cellar-bound establishment that has a full range of meals and brews its own beer;
Elfu Selsmas
, Laisves 93, offers drinking, dining and dancing in faux-rustic surroundings.
Fortas
, Donelaiao 65, is an Irish pub just off Laisves with bars on three levels. The
Skliautai
, Rotuses aikste 26, and the nearby
B.O.
, Muitines 9, are the best places to hook up with a young, arty, bohemian crowd.
Los Patrankos
, Savanoriu 124, is the biggest and friendliest of the techno-oriented
clubs
. You can access the
Internet
at Kavine Internetas, Dauksos 12 (8Lt per hour). Other useful information
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