Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Lithuania - May 28, 2008

From my notes: This morning we were all on the bus and going down the road by 8:50, after a good breakfast at the hotel. Sylvia gives us a talk about the economic situation in Latvia. --- she shows us a video of her daughter's ballet solo for a concert. Her husband is in the film business and made this video. --- As we drive along there are crops up in the fields and in some pretty big garden patches. I saw a field of swathed hay, and a canola field in bloom. The farms and fields look well kept with farming of all kinds.

Our first stop is at the palace of the Polish favourite of the widowed duchess. (I did not record the name of the palace or duchess and we are getting no pamphlets or paper of any kind). My photos from inside are not great, so I won't bore you with them. The last photo is of the newly refurbished garden.

Today was Thanksgiving day at home. We have a duck and pumpkin pie for our Thanksgiving day feast. Its cool out, light rain, and sun.