I spent last evening using the internet version of the cell phone guide to trnslate all the bold print instructions of the Lithuanian version, hoping to figure out how to change the words on the phone to English, but after figuring out how to set time and date, I gave up and went to bed. I felt sure the people at the phone store could help me, and we needed to go out to forage and gather again today.
We started out by walking to the old city market - a very small scaled Westside Market for you NE Ohio folks - lots of pieces parts of animals, especially pork and sausages and some things I did not recognize. We didn't buy food items, but did make a major score. Del is a suspender kind of guy and a clip on the pair he wears with his more casual pants broke. This left him with a choice of wearing dress pants with button on suspenders, walking around holding his pants up or having them end up around his ankles, so they were at the top of our list. There were several stalls with hats, gloves, etc. around the outside of the market, and when I just happened to look up - there they were - suspenders! The very thing we thought we would have to search the city for were right before our eyes! He is a happy man - likes them much better than the ones he brought from home.
After that, we headed out for the bus stop to go to the Acropolis, the largest mall in the Baltics, to get the phones fixed and look for the other things we needed. The nice young man at the phone store downloaded English instructions for the phones and changed them over to English. I almost hugged his neck, but decided it might not be appropriate. We then toured a Lithuanian vesrion of super Walmart to get a few things for the flat, including water, extension cord, a few food items a clock, curling iron and coffee pot. We decided instant coffee will not work for the duration.
Who knew how much my big ugly Hummer backpack from Marcs (I miss that place.) and a big old reusable grocery bag could hold so much. We squeezed onto the standing room only bus with our bags and our snow canes and were home in a jiffy. We live only about 4 blocks from the bus stop, so we really are fortunate.
Regarding those canes. I strongly recommend that travelers who tend to be clumsy consider them or hiking sticks to give that third point of stability. Hiking sticks probably look classier, but canes are what we had, so we brought them. Even in warm weather, the streets are often cobbled or otherwise uneven and can be a problem for some of us, bless our hearts.
Another really good day!
No comments:
Post a Comment