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Date: 12th September 2009
Hi Gail! Nice to have you reading! To answer your question, we did book the lodgings before we left -- in some cities you can get away without doing this, but we didn't want to have to spend any of our time here knocking on doors. When our inter-city travel required flying, we got those tickets in advance, but have been buying bus and train tickets the day of travel. There was a lot of pre-trip planning to make sure it would all work and I think it's safe to say Graham did most of that (though I helped some).
From Blog: Entering Lithuania!
Hi Gail! Nice to have you reading! To answer your question, we did book the lodgings before we left -- in some cities you can get away without doing this, but we didn't want to have to spend any of our time here knocking on doors. When our inter-city travel required flying, we got those tickets in advance, but have been buying bus and train tickets the day of travel. There was a lot of pre-trip planning to make sure it would all work and I think it's safe to say Graham did most of that (though I helped some).
From Blog: Entering Lithuania!
Date: 11th September 2009
I can't believe you took the Banagrams game with you [smile].
From Blog: Vilnius, Day the Firsecond
I can't believe you took the Banagrams game with you [smile].
From Blog: Vilnius, Day the Firsecond
Date: 10th September 2009
First read - liked it a lot!
Hi Erin and Graham! This is my first time reading your blog. I don't think it's the first day of your trip. I plan to read more tomorrow. It's very interesting. The city names intrigue (sp?) me, as I know little of eastern European history. I'm curious if you booked your lodgings before you left and how detailed you planned it before you left. I even enjoyed reading of your airplane ride on this day. I never heard of the airline. Well, enjoy the rest of your trip! Love, A. Gail
From Blog: Entering Lithuania!
First read - liked it a lot!
Hi Erin and Graham! This is my first time reading your blog. I don't think it's the first day of your trip. I plan to read more tomorrow. It's very interesting. The city names intrigue (sp?) me, as I know little of eastern European history. I'm curious if you booked your lodgings before you left and how detailed you planned it before you left. I even enjoyed reading of your airplane ride on this day. I never heard of the airline. Well, enjoy the rest of your trip! Love, A. Gail
From Blog: Entering Lithuania!
Date: 9th September 2009
Hi Erin and Graham
I am enjoying reading your blog...Have a wonderful time and stay safe.
Hi Erin and Graham
I am enjoying reading your blog...Have a wonderful time and stay safe.
Date: 6th September 2009
You guys should write a novel together! You both have such a beautiful way with words. These posts are captivating!
From Blog: Entering Lithuania!
You guys should write a novel together! You both have such a beautiful way with words. These posts are captivating!
From Blog: Entering Lithuania!
Date: 6th September 2009
WOO SHOUT-OUT And kombucha does that to me! It makes me feel tipsy every single time, though it's non-alcoholic. I hope you're feeling better, Erin!
From Blog: Rīga - Chapter 2
WOO SHOUT-OUT And kombucha does that to me! It makes me feel tipsy every single time, though it's non-alcoholic. I hope you're feeling better, Erin!
From Blog: Rīga - Chapter 2
Date: 6th September 2009
Ha, I remember that one-voice dub-over phenomenon from Krakow, too! It cracked me up!!
From Blog: Gauja National Park
Ha, I remember that one-voice dub-over phenomenon from Krakow, too! It cracked me up!!
From Blog: Gauja National Park
Date: 6th September 2009
gobstopper of quality = new favorite way to describe anything
From Blog: Rīga - Chapter 1
gobstopper of quality = new favorite way to describe anything
From Blog: Rīga - Chapter 1
Date: 2nd September 2009
Keep the entries coming!
I can't wait for the next installment! And I can't wait to see all of your pictures when you get back "home".
Keep the entries coming!
I can't wait for the next installment! And I can't wait to see all of your pictures when you get back "home".
Date: 31st August 2009
The link to the Toy museum was wonderful! Contemporary artists' dolls that were ironically so old worldly-nostalgic, and the idea of diplomas in doll-making, passing a craft to the next generation. This is one of the richnesses of experiencing europe. Speaking of lovely gardens, taste any local honeys yet?
From Blog: Tartu
The link to the Toy museum was wonderful! Contemporary artists' dolls that were ironically so old worldly-nostalgic, and the idea of diplomas in doll-making, passing a craft to the next generation. This is one of the richnesses of experiencing europe. Speaking of lovely gardens, taste any local honeys yet?
From Blog: Tartu
Date: 31st August 2009
Sorry Graham, I tried to alter those genes before I passed them to you. Thank Jah Erin was born with a compass in her head. Hoolitse uksteist...take care of each other. Google translate is king.
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Sorry Graham, I tried to alter those genes before I passed them to you. Thank Jah Erin was born with a compass in her head. Hoolitse uksteist...take care of each other. Google translate is king.
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Date: 30th August 2009
Dry in Rīga
Laurie: There was another great meal we had in Rīga. Stay tuned! :) David: You are totally right. And that's actually something that our guidebooks have been saying, too, in the form of: "Wander into a city, and don't look at the guide. Get lost." And it's been great advice, especially here in Rīga. Though I must say, that's easier for me than for Erin, as my sense of direction is about as good as a slime mold's.
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Dry in Rīga
Laurie: There was another great meal we had in Rīga. Stay tuned! :) David: You are totally right. And that's actually something that our guidebooks have been saying, too, in the form of: "Wander into a city, and don't look at the guide. Get lost." And it's been great advice, especially here in Rīga. Though I must say, that's easier for me than for Erin, as my sense of direction is about as good as a slime mold's.
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Date: 30th August 2009
Adventure!!! I'm glad that story ended so happily. :)
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Adventure!!! I'm glad that story ended so happily. :)
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Date: 30th August 2009
I love!
I love your travel blog! I'm enjoying these posts so much. :) And that meal sounds AMAZING.
From Blog: Arrival in Tallinn
I love!
I love your travel blog! I'm enjoying these posts so much. :) And that meal sounds AMAZING.
From Blog: Arrival in Tallinn
Date: 30th August 2009
hi!
Hi! Looks like you guys are having an awesome time! Loved the ei edasi-tagasi situation. Would you actually have visited the park if you would have known that? Sometimes knowing less leads to achieving/experiencing more. :)
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
hi!
Hi! Looks like you guys are having an awesome time! Loved the ei edasi-tagasi situation. Would you actually have visited the park if you would have known that? Sometimes knowing less leads to achieving/experiencing more. :)
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Date: 30th August 2009
interesting Estonian lesson
I'm glad our Altja adventure didn't turn out to be more painful; flagging down a bus would have been quite harrowing. I'm glad you guys eventually made it back, though being born in England wouldn't have been *so* bad. ;) About "Hoolitse üksteist": Erin and I were a little confused when first seeing this, since we knew that "üksteist" meant "eleven." We were trying to figure out how 11 would figure in to something you would tell us. Turns out that "üksteist" means both 11 ("üks" is 1) and the pronoun "each other." Sounds kind of poetic to me -- "one and one."
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
interesting Estonian lesson
I'm glad our Altja adventure didn't turn out to be more painful; flagging down a bus would have been quite harrowing. I'm glad you guys eventually made it back, though being born in England wouldn't have been *so* bad. ;) About "Hoolitse üksteist": Erin and I were a little confused when first seeing this, since we knew that "üksteist" meant "eleven." We were trying to figure out how 11 would figure in to something you would tell us. Turns out that "üksteist" means both 11 ("üks" is 1) and the pronoun "each other." Sounds kind of poetic to me -- "one and one."
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Date: 29th August 2009
stockholm!
we loved it there! and yes that train kicks ass. makes you wonder why chicago doesnt have something similar from o'hare....HAVE FUN !!!
From Blog: Stockholm Layover
stockholm!
we loved it there! and yes that train kicks ass. makes you wonder why chicago doesnt have something similar from o'hare....HAVE FUN !!!
From Blog: Stockholm Layover
Date: 29th August 2009
Oh yeah...
....and probably won't be the last and least of your traveling woes. Laughter is your friend. At least you didn't have to flag down a bus in the middle of the hot countryside, with a cranky driver that wouldn't talk to you and tell you where the bus was going. England, 1978. Hoolitse üksteist.
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Oh yeah...
....and probably won't be the last and least of your traveling woes. Laughter is your friend. At least you didn't have to flag down a bus in the middle of the hot countryside, with a cranky driver that wouldn't talk to you and tell you where the bus was going. England, 1978. Hoolitse üksteist.
From Blog: Lahemaa National Park, and a Surprise
Date: 29th August 2009
Tere/ halloo !
Bees and buzzards. I like it! Looked up pic of the Blue Szechuan sheep...they're cute and fuzzy-and really are blue! And, when you google them, your travel blog pops up as the 5th entry. Not bad for your first entry. I love it! Armastan sind nii
From Blog: Tallinn
Tere/ halloo !
Bees and buzzards. I like it! Looked up pic of the Blue Szechuan sheep...they're cute and fuzzy-and really are blue! And, when you google them, your travel blog pops up as the 5th entry. Not bad for your first entry. I love it! Armastan sind nii
From Blog: Tallinn
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WRUW ubiquity rocks
My, Graham, what a fetching shirt you are wearing in Latvia!!
From Blog: Gauja National Park