This morning Dan and I dropped off school applications for Isabella's schools for plan A and B. I feel relieved that now she is taken care of as well. We also got trousers for Dan for our business meetings next week. It was entertaining to learn the British words pertaining to the male dress up. Dan is now looking smart :)
We set out to the airport over 3.5 hours prior to our flight from Luton, some 40 miles away. Took us longer to get to the airport than the flight itself. At one spot there was a large accumulation of cars in front of railroad tracks near a train station. We must have spent 30 minutes there alone watching the gates go up, let one car through and then close again for the train to pass. One would think to build an overpass.
In general, roads top the list of the worst ones we have ever navigated. Infrastructure is outdated, and while roads are generally in good shape, they are too narrow, highways are too few and too far from the cities and really cannot accommodate larger modern cars and bikes and motorcycles and just the volume itself. Plus people park just about anywhere forcing you go drive in the lane of opposing traffic and them do the same to you. Bus drivers must have the worst job in the world. It is not surprising that riders prefer to not notice pedestrians. I really did not expect it but don't wait to cross the street at the crossing - you'll be there for a long time.
One time Dan and I tried to cross zebra with our bikes and our side of the road was green but there was no pedestrian light. If they did not fear coming pedestrians themselves they would have come out and lynched us for all the screaming Mind you our side was GREEN. So be careful pedestrians!!
So the flight was pretty uneventful except us seeing the fireworks from the plane. Kind of weird watching it upside down. Isabella was very impressed by the site, kept asking why they stopped and trying to get an explanation.
Andrei picked us up from the airport. It felt like coming back home. Ground was wet but it was not raining. The old town was filled with young people hanging out at bars and restaurants. It was nice.
We had a triple reserved at Apia hotel. When we arrived the man who met us looked at the computer and spoke on the phone with someone in Lithuanian. Then he handed us back our reservation printout and said, "take this paper, you will not be staying at this hotel." "You will be staying at a five star hotel Narutis on Pilies at the same rate as here." Narutis is right at the corner of St. John's, one of my favorite places here. For years we passed by and said to ourselves that we should have dinner here. Ha, now we will have breakfast here :) It is five stars all right. But getting this unexpectedly makes it feel like 10 :) I'll take pictures of the beautiful lobby made by enclosing in glass a backyard between three old buildings. Kids did not know what to do with all the soap and little creams. Hurray!!!!!
We set out to the airport over 3.5 hours prior to our flight from Luton, some 40 miles away. Took us longer to get to the airport than the flight itself. At one spot there was a large accumulation of cars in front of railroad tracks near a train station. We must have spent 30 minutes there alone watching the gates go up, let one car through and then close again for the train to pass. One would think to build an overpass. 
In general, roads top the list of the worst ones we have ever navigated. Infrastructure is outdated, and while roads are generally in good shape, they are too narrow, highways are too few and too far from the cities and really cannot accommodate larger modern cars and bikes and motorcycles and just the volume itself. Plus people park just about anywhere forcing you go drive in the lane of opposing traffic and them do the same to you. Bus drivers must have the worst job in the world. It is not surprising that riders prefer to not notice pedestrians. I really did not expect it but don't wait to cross the street at the crossing - you'll be there for a long time.One time Dan and I tried to cross zebra with our bikes and our side of the road was green but there was no pedestrian light. If they did not fear coming pedestrians themselves they would have come out and lynched us for all the screaming Mind you our side was GREEN. So be careful pedestrians!!
So the flight was pretty uneventful except us seeing the fireworks from the plane. Kind of weird watching it upside down. Isabella was very impressed by the site, kept asking why they stopped and trying to get an explanation.Andrei picked us up from the airport. It felt like coming back home. Ground was wet but it was not raining. The old town was filled with young people hanging out at bars and restaurants. It was nice.
We had a triple reserved at Apia hotel. When we arrived the man who met us looked at the computer and spoke on the phone with someone in Lithuanian. Then he handed us back our reservation printout and said, "take this paper, you will not be staying at this hotel." "You will be staying at a five star hotel Narutis on Pilies at the same rate as here." Narutis is right at the corner of St. John's, one of my favorite places here. For years we passed by and said to ourselves that we should have dinner here. Ha, now we will have breakfast here :) It is five stars all right. But getting this unexpectedly makes it feel like 10 :) I'll take pictures of the beautiful lobby made by enclosing in glass a backyard between three old buildings. Kids did not know what to do with all the soap and little creams. Hurray!!!!!
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