Russ and I left Vancouver for the last leg of our trip on Friday, September 25th, at 6:45 p.m. It was a KLM flight and the plane was an old timer, I believe it was a MD 11. We sat in the very first seat which gives you extra leg room, you just have to [...]
Continue reading about Day 76 – Saturday, Sunday, September 26th, 27th, Vancouver to Riga, Latvia
Today was our trip home to Vancouver! The weather was again fantastic and Edgars, our driver took us to the airport in Riga at 10:30 a.m. Edgars and his wife are holding all our stuff in his apartment until we return which was very kind of them. They were just married one month ago and [...]
Continue reading about Day 75 – Friday, September 11th, 2009 – Riga, Latvia to Vancouver
Our hotel, The Grand Palace Hotel,is just perfect and located in the middle of the historical center. Riga looks very European because in the 1500′s if you wanted to do business in Riga you had to be a resident of Riga. Therefore, many German, Dutch, Finnish and Swedish businessmen took up residence in Riga. The [...]
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