I finished work at about 14:00 and made my way home.  Having arrived home I quickly got changed out of my suit and threw some last minute items into my trusty backpack.

Claire and I locked up the house and made our way, rather hastily, to Ravenscourt bus terminal.  Fortunately we just made it as the bus was pulling in to the station.

After the bus pulled up we entered Liverpool John Lennon Airport and made a beeline for the Bureau de Change.  Lats are not an easy currency to get in most Bureau de Changes but I remembered that Liverpool John Lennon Airport covered all its flight destinations.

Having collected our Lats we joined the check in queue.  Unfortunately, as always seems to be the case, we chose the slowest of the two queues.  Several people checking in had queries or complaints and we were kept waiting for nearly an hour.

Eventually we checked in although the delay meant that our plans for a nice relaxing meal turned into a ten minute scramble.  No less than ten minutes after wolfing down our tea we were called to our boarding gate.

Our flight took off bang on time leaving behind Liverpool which, as is always the case when I go to the airport, was raining.  We’re on our way to Riga!

We arrived twenty minutes early at Riga Airport.  Claire could hardly wait!  We cleared immigration to find our bags already on the carousel.

Having collected our bags we headed straight for the bus to Riga city centre.  In typical Russian(ish) fashion the bus conductor wouldn’t let us on until we walked fifty yards down the road for no apparent reason.  Anyway, having been allowed to board the bus this time we played sardines on the cramped bus and made our way towards the hostel.

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