Day 49 - Monday 24 July

I had planned a visit to the Riga Art Nouveau Museum on our last day - not planned very well as it is closed on Mondays!

Instead we went on a tram ride to see what I thought would be an outdoor clothing shop. It turned out to have an amazing collection of military uniforms, but nothing of interest to us. We walked past this huge mural which has not been damaged by graffiti, which suggests it has some significance as there is lots of graffiti all over Riga.

We had lunch at the Riviera restaurant where we have enjoyed good food at reasonable prices. Yesterday we made the mistake of eating at our hotel - the food was very ordinary and expensive by Latvian standards.

Our hotel has an arrangement with a taxi service to take guests to the airport for a flat fee of €12 - a very reasonable price for a death defying ride! At the airport we had to queue with kids from the Beijing Students Art Troupe who had been involved in the choir games. I am not sure why there were multiple Chinese choirs in the European Choir Games, but maybe there has been a change in geopolitical boundaries that we missed. The kids were well behaved and sang while waiting for our flight to Helsinki.

Now we are waiting for our flight to Singapore. The Finnair Lounge could improve its food offerings but it is better than waiting in this huge airport with its 60 gates.

Comments

SrAct3 said…
Ah, those drafted Monday closures!!
24 July 2017 at 22:28
SrAct3 said…
Ah those dratted Mobday closures!!
24 July 2017 at 22:29
SrAct3 said…
Oh that bloody auto correct!
24 July 2017 at 22:39
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