Our
friend met us at the airport with two car seats, and if not for the lost
baggage we wouldn’t have fit. A stop at home base, and then we were back out,
Lauris establishing an immediate friendship with Karlīna as if they were simply picking up from where
they left off…
It’s
as if someone has hit pause in the city – Jāņi is over, and I expected the gearing up for Dziesmu Svētki to be farther
along. The momentum is there, maybe I am only viewing it as if underwater
through the jetlag and time difference – after all there was a media crew
awaiting our flight at the airport, to greet the famous 100 year old diriģents we were lucky
enough to sit next to on our flight over the Atlantic.
Diriģents Roberts Zuika and the lovely kr. Sīka |
The
boys bravely stayed awake long enough for a foray to Rimi, to search for the necessities for the following day. Once
again I slid into the old habits of grocery shopping in Europe; bagging my own
groceries seemed as natural as if we had never left France. But then I stepped
out on the street to hear Latvian! spoken by those passing by, to see the
satisfaction of Lauris speaking a blue streak and being understood, and it hit
me – we are here, in Latvia, with our two sons to experience Dziesmu
Svētki!
Dziesma, ar ko tu sācies!
It must be so lovely to be back in Latvia. Enjoy your visit.
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ReplyDeleteWelcome back to Europe!
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