The Dames of Vilnius
Love Is In The Air Vilnius Version
The major Lithuanian newspaper Lietuvos rytas (BTW, it's online version is free for registered overseas users since last week) whirls about the new excursion offer "The Most Famous Dames of Vilnius and Their Most Famous Love Stories" by Vilnius tourist information center.
The story revolves around the most famous Lithuanian lovers pair Žygimantas Augustas (Sygismunt II Augustus) and Barbora Radvilaitė (Radzwill) and their secret meetings in gardens and catacombs, the Itallian-styled royal arrival of Bona Sforza and the Italian-styled not-so-noble life of Marija Neri - Nagurska - Oginska. However, the most charming of them all was Zofia Tyzenhaus, which managed to sort of date both Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon Bonapart himself.
Apparently, Napoleon wrote in his memoirs: "There was just one ray of sun left in Lithuania - Zofia Tyzenhauz".
Which we all know is untrue.
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Vilniaus turizmo informacijos centras siūlo šiek tiek erotišką ekskursiją "Žymiausios Vilniaus moterys ir jų meilės istorijos", kur reikalas daugiausiai sukasi apie Žygimanto Augusto motiną ir žmoną, o taip pat apie XVIII a. pabaigą ir XIX a. pradžią. Apie Moniką Mironaitę pašnekesio dar nėra...
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