Monthly Archives: July 2009
Food Ration Queues And Concrete Bunkers
Reading between the lines, it seems that Sarah’s folks still aren’t convinced about Rīga (and the Baltics in general). She spoke to them on the phone today and told me afterwards that they sounded sceptical about her enthusiasm for the … Continue reading
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Regal Rīga
Fit for a king, indeed. The Latvian capital is a charming city, instantly likeable in its understated lustre. For most of today’s journey, the sat-nav once again showed us traversing a massive, white expanse. As far as she (our sat-nav … Continue reading
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Late In Latvia
We’re in Latvia. We awoke yesterday to find that Mother Nature had smiled on us: it wasn’t raining. Precipitation had battered our guesthouse for most of the night, so this really was a very pleasant surprise. After breakfast, we hired … Continue reading
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Curonian Spit
Getting to Lithuania was completely painless. We left home shortly after noon on Sunday and drove 500 odd kilometres to a surprisingly pleasant hotel, conveniently located just off the A21 in Germany. This enabled us to literally drive off the … Continue reading
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Endless Preparation
Why does it always take so long to get ready for a trip? A million chores have to be completed in the 24 hours preceding departure. Audi didn’t manage to find the problem with the wing mirrors not folding in … Continue reading
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