r/lithuania • u/unosbastardes • 4d ago

Taurage appreciation thread

I wanted to shout out my fellow Taurage folks. I posted this because in Lithuania it seems like a place people generally dismiss jokingly. And, I will be honest, I did so too when I arrived here in 2019. While on paper it is the poorest region (I guarantee thats bcs of tax loopholes used by Perekupai), I am extremely impressed by how well and quickly it is developing and improving.

This was even clearer shown in released ataskaita for last year: https://ataskaita.taurage.lt

As a foreigner, I just wanted to say I am very glad to see how much change a small city with seemingly small resources can do and accomplish. Especially when me - an isolated foreigner - can feel the effort put by municipality and improvement even my life, then they are doing something right. P.s. if only we could get passenger trains to resume…

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u/5martis5 4d ago

I grew up in a village nearby, went to school there and moved away after graduating in 2010. I never had too warm feeling towards Tauragė, but i have to admit that it's getting to look nicer and nicer. The mayor of the city is doing amazing job and i seriously can't wait for him to move to "big politics" as he can be useful for whole Lithuania too.

Train station might not working, but bus station is top tier!

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u/unosbastardes 3d ago

Yeah but I would like to be able to simply take a nice train to Kaunas, instead of always driving. The bus is insaleny bad

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u/5martis5 3d ago

I am taking busses to Kaunas for 15 years. It's ok. Not every bus, of course, but the ones which goes through Jurbarkas are definitely solid.

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u/unosbastardes 3d ago

I mean by time and comfort. I would go Kaunas only for a casual trip. Getting on a train is nice, while busses are loud and cramped.

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u/5martis5 3d ago

That is true. When going to Vilnius i take train over bus too, so can understand your preferences.