Riga Bound
Jul/09/2008 16:05
I thought that after the 15 hour flight to India
this 7 hour flight to Amsterdam would be a piece
of cake. Not so. I got no sleep and although I
could drown out the screaming babies with music I
could not drown out the unpleasantness of several
screaming babies with unchanged diapers. But I
have had no complaints since then (well, except
for the internet service in the hotel room). I
got a bit of sleep on the plane from Amsterdam to
Riga. And while I was asleep Graeme tore his
pants on a seat and I woke up to the KLM
stewardess telling us we would be getting a
goodie bag of small liquor bottles, champagne and
juices as reparation. Score!
Our Latvian friends Maris, Ilze, Aina and Gustavs picked us up at the airport welcoming us with flowers from Maris' and Ilze's garden.
The first thing we did was head to the bank and grocery store. At the store I took some picture of the beer section and a young security guard sipping on a can of coke with a straw told me that no photographs were allowed. It was hard to take him seriously but I did. After Lenore arrived we headed out to walk around VecRiga (old Riga) and find a place to eat. We ended up eating a half block from the hotel under the clock tower of St Peter's church. The meal was great.
Our Latvian friends Maris, Ilze, Aina and Gustavs picked us up at the airport welcoming us with flowers from Maris' and Ilze's garden.
The first thing we did was head to the bank and grocery store. At the store I took some picture of the beer section and a young security guard sipping on a can of coke with a straw told me that no photographs were allowed. It was hard to take him seriously but I did. After Lenore arrived we headed out to walk around VecRiga (old Riga) and find a place to eat. We ended up eating a half block from the hotel under the clock tower of St Peter's church. The meal was great.