JourneyMonkey

We're back in Frankfurt after a really pleasant five-hour train ride from Vilnius to Riga, a two-hour flight from Riga to Frankfurt-Hahn, a two hour bus ride to Frankfurt-Hauptbahnhof and then a taxi ride to our hotel. Those short hops really take it out of you.

My uncle Statis and his sister, Regina, took us out to dinner our last night in Vilnius. We went to this crazy restaurant so far underground that it's like the Coal Mine ride at the Museum of Science and Industry trying to get down the stairs. Lots of authentic and mostly-authentic Lithuanian cuisine.

This is the right time to visit Frankfurt, we wandered into the city just as they started Fall celebrations with their equivalent of a farmer's market just down the street from our hotel. We spent the morning drinking new wine, direct from the wineries and eating tasty German snacks. The fridge at our hotel has a bottle of new wine, fresh grapes, a sausage and two loaves of freshly baked bread for dinner tonight.

Tomorrow we're planning on renting a car and driving out of the city for further adventures. We're planning on heading home on the 30th, on the first available flight to either Chicago or Washington.