[旅行] 波羅的海三小國行程安排分享 The Baltic Nations Itinerary Sharing

        2013年的9月30，我結束了在波羅的海三小國的旅程，也結束了九月幾乎一整個月在歐洲四處旅遊的夏末時光。爾後，一張到里加的便宜船票，讓我在十二月底再度踏上拉脫維亞及立陶宛的土地，當時已屆隆冬，雖然沒有下雪，天氣仍然嚴寒。在這兩趟旅程中，原本陌生的三個小國，開始變的輪廓清晰，從他們身上，我找到更多國家發展及國族想像的靈感。
        On September 30, 2013, my trip to the Baltic Nations as well as my one month travel around Europe has come to an end. The nice summer has ended as well. In Mid December, a cheap ferry ticket to Riga has brought me again to Latvia and Lithuania. It was Winter, and although it wasn't snowing, the weather was freezing. From these two trips, the Baltic Nations, once remote and familiar to me, have turned into vivid pictures in my mind. I learned from the three countries how a nation and a country went through hardships and how they should develop. They gave me inspiration when I reflect political issues in my own society.

行程分享 Itinerary Sharing ：
大多數的人選擇停留四至六天，由於我去了兩次，就決定把兩個行程合併，規劃成四至六天的行程。
Most trips in the Baltic Nations last for four to six days. Since I went there twice, I combined the two travel plans and made it into a six day plan.

第一天：立陶宛首都維爾紐斯市區觀光，推薦花半天的時間去Trakai水上城堡
                晚上搭乘夜車，隔天早晨抵達愛沙尼亞
1st day: Flight to Vilnius→City Sightseeing (Half day tour to Trakai Castle)→Night bus to Tallinn
第二天：愛沙尼亞首都塔林觀光 宿塔林
2nd day: Tallinn City Sightseeing
第三天：愛沙尼亞首都塔林觀光 宿塔林
3rd day: Tallinn City Sightseeing
第四天：早上搭乘巴士抵達拉脫維亞 拉脫維亞首都里加觀光 宿里加
4th day: Morning bus to Riga
第五天：拉脫維亞首都里加觀光 搭乘巴士前往Šiauliai，參觀十字架山 宿Šiauliai
5th day: Bus to Šiauliai→Hill of Crosses
             參考 [旅行] 寒風颯颯 十字架山 Hill of Crosses (Šiauliai, Lithuania)
第六天：搭乘火車回到立陶宛首都維爾紐斯市區觀光
6th day: Train back to Vilnius→City Sightseeing

交通工具 Transportation：
我們選擇搭乘 Simple Express 建議在網路上先訂好票，可以線上刷卡，把票印出，搭乘時記得攜帶護照，有時會檢查。Simple Express價格實惠，巴士相當新，坐起來很舒服。
We booked our bus tickets from Simple Express. We booked our tickets and paid by card in advance online. Remember to print the tickets and bring your passport with you. They might need to check it on board. Simple Express has relatively good price, and the bus ride was comfortable.
從Šiauliai回到維爾紐斯那一段，我搭乘立陶宛國鐵，無法線上訂票，只能到現場，記得先查好時刻表。
We took train from Šiauliai to Vilnius. Online booking is unavailable, and the tickets should be bought at the train station counter. Be sure to check the time tables.
當時因為瑞典飛立陶宛的機票比較便宜，所以我選擇由立陶宛進出，也有人買兩張單程票從兩國進出。從斯德哥爾摩到里加及塔琳都有船可搭，湊滿四個人相當便宜。我們搭乘的是Tallink Silja，記得在下訂時要選Round Trip，在選擇要單程還是來回，不要選成Cruise。記得要在開船前三十分鐘到達，以免無法上船。
I chose to start and end my trip in Vilnius because the flight tickets were cheaper. However, there are some travelers that bought two one-way tickets, which allows them to arrive and depart from different places. There are ferries that go from Stockholm to Riga and Tallinn, which may be quite cheap if four travelers share a room. The ferry I took was Tallink Silja. Tickets should be booked and printed online in advance. Remember to choose Round trip and then select one-way or round trip. Do not choose the cruise tab. Be sure to arrive 30 minutes before departure.

住宿 Accommodation：
我們選擇用Booking.com，大推里加Guesthouse Jakob Lenz及Šiauliai的Litrada Apartments
Litrada Apartments 評價 [旅行] 立陶宛 Šiauliai 超值住宿 Litrada Apartments
We used Booking.com to book our accommodation. Our experience in staying in Guesthouse Jakob Lenz, Riga, and Litrada Apartments, Šiauliai, were nice.