NEW YORK TIMES:
Vilnius among the 10
hippest world cities!

Vilnius early this morning, Sunday 20 November 2011.
Youngsters lighting candles at the Cathedral
to mourn people killed in traffic accidences.
Photo: Aage Myhre

“Hip cities that think about how they work. The story of young people, full of ambition, energy, skill and talent, moving to enticing cities that call to them like a siren’s song is as old as modern civilization. And in a world where national borders are easier to traverse, where more countries are joining the prosperous global middle class and where the cost of a one-way plane ticket is more affordable, young professionals probably have more cities to choose from than ever before.”

This is how New York Times this week introduces its article about what they consider the 10 hippest cities in the world. Vilnius being one of them.

Click here to read the New York Times article

“The corrupt neoliberal mayor of Vilnius managed to brainwash even New York Times”

Vilnius Mayor, Arturas Zuokas crushing
an illegally parked car with an armed
vehicle from the Lithuanian army.

Not everyone is impressed by the New York Times’ selection of Vilnius among the top ten hip cities in the world. Here are two comments from Facebook this morning:

1)   “My dislike for Vilnius aside, this kind of publicity is very important and would be valuable, if only different aspects were stressed and many of the statements weren't propaganda”

2)   “Oh come on, this Zuokas' neoliberalism is way overrated while his public relations drive is closer to idiocy than propaganda. I happened to get in touch with some of his apparatchiks with the city hall's PR and press offices; I'm telling you, they could barely qualify to work for a kolkhoz. The dude is very funny for an ex-convict though, a good journalistic back scratch.”

Here is MY Vilnius – of today:

Aage Myhre,
Editor-in-Chief.

I took to the streets of Vilnius early today morning, Sunday 20 November.
It was a mysterious, misty morning, excellent for photographing. If you want to see a slide show of my early morning impressions, simply click on one of the below images:

Click here to see my misty early Sunday morning slide show.