On Saturday, Lena went to a sleep over party, which left me with a night without anything to do. It had been a very long time since I had gone bar hoping, so I thought that this would be a nice chance to get it out of my system. The night started by heading over to Aaron's (One of the people I work with) place. Elizabeth (Another person from work) was there too. We sat around, drank Gin & Tonics, and talked about the joys of being an American Latvian. I'd like to say that it was a very interesting conversation, but after Aaron said that we had to finish the Gin bottle I don't remember the details of what we talked about. After we were good and tipsy we went to Orange bar (Yes the whole bar is Orange) to wait for a friend of Aaron's who might be moving in with him. Aaron has a huge apartment in a quiet part of town, but without a roommate it's way too expensive. After Martins got there, we went to Tequila Boom. Its a nice place with a staggered terrace courtyard. The tequila is served with oranges and cinnamon and is served on old bricklayer wedges with old bike bells attached. When you've finished your tequila you can ring the bell and another full round will magically appear. After Tequila Boom we got the urge to eat, but we didn't go to a place where we could get food. As I remember this fact I am puzzled as to why we didn't go eat right away. Anyway, we ended up at the new Balsam Bars that opened up across the Dome square from our work. I remember the music being good enough to sing too(and we did), but the prices were a bit high and everything was brown which doesn't make for a comfortable drinking environment. After deciding to leave we went to eat at Pelmeni which is one of the few places you can get food at 2 AM. After filling our stomachs with boiled and fried ravioli with with assorted meats and cheeses, I walked home, because it wasn't until I was at the trollybus stop that I realized the trollys don't run that late at night. Other than that outline the details of the night escape me, but that was to be expected. It was a good night that I probably won't be doing again for a long time.
