Flavor Anomaly

17 go home

It's been about a week Jeslin was in Riga. The work began to decrease and they had the opportunity to walk the streets enjoying the sights and tours in the city. That opportunity will not be missed. Remembering two more days they will return home. Jeslin and Ben still text and make video calls every night. Jeslin is getting used to Ben, and his attitude is slowly getting warm.

[Don't forget to have breakfast before you go, Jes. Continue ... By him to me, yes.]

This morning they were going to walk according to the original plan. There are even tour guides who are ready to deliver and become a source of informants to know various things about Riga.

The country known as the introverted country has several tourist destinations that attract domestic and foreign tourists.

Jeslin made breakfast for himself. Other friends have also made breakfast as they wish. There is no cooking show for all, as they are not in the country. If you are lazy to cook, then the second option is to go to the nearest dining place to order ready meals. Jeslin did that a few days ago. Either for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. But this time, he wanted to have breakfast by making his own toast. Plus fruit salad and low-fat milk.

While waiting for another friend to be ready, Jeslin ate his homemade food while checking the email on his laptop. It's just that the message notification from Ben made his attention become divided.

Ben is in the office and has just finished a meeting. He became more diligent after getting closer to Jeslin. It brought a big change with the company. Even this is the first time Papa Ben praised his only son. Ben has also made many changes in the company and he is increasingly worthy of being named as the heir of Gunawan, his father.

Jeslin replies to Ben's message with a faint smile behind the plate. Even he did not realize that Balqis, who had been sitting in his front seat, kept staring at Jeslin intes.

"God! Laughs themselves! Again Wa same who is hayo," Balqis quipped and made Jeslin aware. If he was not alone, and his friend was ready to go, just wait for Aqila.

"What the hell? No! Eaten? Uhhuh?" jeslin asked to switch the conversation.

"Later ah. Hungry yet. What time are we leaving?"

"Wait for Javier to come. He said he wanted to be our tour guide." Aira was still drying her hair. While other friends, Bisma and Brian were sitting on the terrace accompanied by a cup of coffee.

Apparently the person they were waiting for finally came as well. Javier appears as he descends from a minibus that will take them all the way for a day around Riga.

"Great, Javier has come! The chunky!" pekik Balqis. He immediately took the bag to be taken and went out of the house to meet the young European. 

"Eh, wait!" aira's unfinished screams dressed up.

The Ethnographic Open Museum of Latvia or in English means Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum is suitable for visitors who like the quiet and still natural countryside. Because it is on the edge of the dense forest of Jugla lake.

The idea of opening a new museum was inspired by the open museums in Scandinavia, especially Skasen in Stockholm. Today, the museum hosts many cultural events, such as folk concerts and traditional festivals and crafts. The museum promotes traditional Latvian culture and lifestyle with such cultural events. The annual traditional craft fair has been organized by the museum since 1971. The annual craft fair became the museum's most famous annual event, attended by tens of thousands of people each year.

The museum currently occupies 87 acres and displays 118 buildings, as well as over 3,000 items. Most of Latvia's historic ethnic groups are represented in museums. The museum's collection holds about 150,000 artifacts.

This outdoor museum also allows visitors to get to know the traditions of Latvia and the daily life of Latvian farmers and villagers. There are village houses, windmills, artificial lakes, and churches in this vast museum. They learned a lot in this place, like a student tour and it was amazing.

Second place

Latvia's National Theatre is the largest and most magnificent in the country. The theatre was built between 1899-1902. Many of the most important cultural events take place here which certainly makes it one of the most important theatre buildings in Latvia. 

The architecture of the building is also amazing. At night, the lights that light up in this theater building add to the impression that is so beautiful and amazing.

There is not much they do there because there is no show that can be enjoyed at this time. Then they moved to the next place.

The Cathedral of the Birth of Jesus or in English means Nativity Cathedral is a church that was originally Orthodox then converted into Lutheran during World War I but after the war, reverted to Orthodoxy.

This magnificent church looks so amazing from the outside and from the inside is also no less charming.  In this place they can see the beauty of the ancient church one in the world.

During the Soviet era, one of the church's side altar rooms was turned into a cafe, which in people became known as the "ear of God."

Realizing that there was still a place to visit, they rushed to the next place. The Old Town of Riga.

The Old City of Riga is part of the UNESCO World Heritage list. This place is also one of the most beautiful parts of Riga. When visiting, tourists will learn everything about Latvian culture, see unique architecture, and appreciate the history of Latvia.

The old buildings have a variety of colors that are certainly very interesting to explore. There are also various historical monuments that will also make visitors love Riga more.

Old Riga, or, as Latvians say, Vecriga is the historic district of the capital of Latvia with its narrow cobbled streets, beautiful medieval buildings, distinctive old courtyards, and a lot of interesting museums. Here they can fully experience the charm of the old city by visiting the sights of Riga such as Dome Cathedral, St. Peter's Church, House of the Blackheads, Riga Castle, Big and Small Guilds. After a pleasant walk, they can also have fun in one of the comfortable cafes or restaurants.

"Finally eat too!"

Latvia is one of the countries that is not only famous for its popular tourist destinations, but also its diverse culinary tourism. Food from this country is famous for successfully shaking the tongue of its connoisseurs.

One of the dishes that become a tourist hunt is a typical Latvian soup. This country has a variety of soups to choose from and most of them can nourish the body.

They sit in their own chairs. While removing fatigue, they stared at each phone with some photos that had been immortalized before.

Located in a medieval building in the Old City, Muusu has tried to bring the Latvian countryside to restaurants. The restaurant is equipped with a backyard and terrace garden filled with beautiful plants and vines that are convoluted with a roof. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very relaxed and friendly because the staff is very polite and attentive. Muusu is one of the famous Latvian food restaurants serving mouth-watering dishes with a Nordic twist. Mussu being one of the most appreciated restaurants in the capital, reservations are highly recommended here. The restaurant has a limited menu that changes every few days.

"What message are you guys?"

"I am this." Jeslin pointed at some menus with images that he immediately liked, even though he had never eaten them before.

For appetizers, he chose Rasol.

Rasol, a traditional Latvian-coated potato salad. Rachel Erdos

This rich potato salad consists of several layers of meat and/or fish (usually herring), boiled eggs and vegetables, all put together with mayonnaise and sour cream. It is very similar to the traditional Russian Olivier salad (made in the mid-1800s by chefs at the famous Hermitage restaurant in Moscow) but there will be different variations served throughout the city. There may even be ingredients like chopped apples, beetroot, chives, and dill making an appearance as well.

After Rasol finished, he continued to eat palmeni dumplings. Although they may not have originated in Latvia, pelmeni are eaten all over Riga and are definitely worth a try. A cross between Polish pierogi and Italian tortellini, these small dumplings are made with unleavened dough and filled with minced meat, vegetables or cheese. They can be served in broth or fried and always come with a spoonful of sour cream. Head to Pelmenu Sturitis, a small family-run kiosk at Central Market for a bowl of made-up cake an order for about 3 euros. The restaurant chain Pelmeni XL serves pelmeni until 4am every Friday and Saturday for late-night snacks. Jeslin greedily ate the dumplings until they ran out.

The last dish is sip

Rupjmaizes zupa is an original soup that visitors must taste when in Latvia. This food can be a healthy dessert.

This soup is made by baking slices of rye bread first, then boiling the pieces in water.

When the soup is served, it can be decorated with various dried fruits and berries, such as apples, raisins, and plums.

Auksta zupa is a mild cold soup that is refreshing and can also be served a little more spicy. This soup requires ingredients consisting of kefir or sour milk, boiled beets, chopped radishes, fresh cucumbers, and boiled eggs.

This soup is sprinkled with a variety of vegetables before serving. The secret of a unique and refreshing taste lies in a balanced sour, sweet, and salty taste.

Before serving, this soup should be stored in the refrigerator for approximately two hours. This needs to be done to help improve the taste.

They were all getting tired already, but Riga's old town did not make them give up on exploring it. They split up, in addition to walking and spending the day in the old city, they also shop for by family and relatives in the country.

Jeslin started shopping for a lot of things. Starting from snacks to goods for people closest to him. He bought a chocolate bar in Riga.  Then

Mozartkugeln— is a type of chocolate-coated truffle with nougat fillings and pistachio-flavored marzipan. This dish is also often referred to by the name Mozart Balls because of its truffle shape that tends to be round like a ball.

Because of its historical value, Licitar Heart was appointed by UNESCO in 2010 as a Representative List of The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Croatian culture. In addition to Licitar Heart, some types of Western European sweets that you can make souvenirs.

When he saw Mass , Jeslin immediately remembered his beloved brother, Daniel. Mass is a type of one-liter muk commonly used by local people to drink beer.

Then as soon as he saw the watch, he remembered Ben. There is no harm in him buying Ben a watch with the original brand of the country.

Not only a watch, but also a sweater . Jeslin chose a brand.

Dale of Norway knite wool sweater. In addition to making knit sweater products for sale, several types of Dale products have been recognized for quality by being used as clothing for the Norwegian national ski team since 1950. The sweater was not only for Ben, but Astrid and Daniel also he bought with different motifs and colors.

Finally all were purchased. It was late afternoon, almost dark. They also went home with so much luggage. It turns out they just knew, if their return must be advanced, tomorrow. So tomorrow morning they will return home.

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"Where is the road?" ask Ben. This time they make a call with skype through a laptop, so Ben can freely stare at Jeslin who is busy pacing back and forth to pack his luggage.

"Zinc! But tired of it."

"What did you buy? Much anyway? Where do I do it?"

"Yes, secrets!"

"Is, why use the secret of everything, anyway I've seen the goods. But there's so much."

Jeslin was sitting on the bed he was staring around and it turned out that he only realized that his room was quite a mess tonight. Many bags and bags of various types. "Where yes, by for you. Oh that!" pekik Jeslin pointed to the corner of his room. He immediately picked up the thing and showed it to Ben. "May you like. I just bought this for you, same food."

"Well, see the sweater?" ben Pinta.

Jeslin shows the object in his hand and shows it to Ben. "Where? Don't like?"

"Well, I love the color!" ben said with a smile. He hated the color red. But Jeslin bought her that color.

"Seriously? You likey? Thank goodness. I'm afraid you don't like it. When I see this color, I don't know why I remember you."

"What else does it matter?"

"Eum, that! The watch!" Jeslin took the object and showed it to Ben. Ben who was wearing a watch with the same brand and series, slowly released the object by hiding. He did not want Jeslin to know about it, as he did not want to break the girl's heart.

"You came home in the morning, didn't you, Jes?"

"Yes, Ben. I also told Daniel about Astrid. Said Daniel was leaving, huh?"

"Yes, again to his area. There's a project there. Actually it's the same project as me too, only Daniel went there first, I'll follow later. I still have a lot of work at the office" Ben said, rubbing his tired-looking face.

"You're tired, huh?"

"Little anyway. It's nothing."

"Yes, hopefully, yes. I want to sleep too. Let's get up early tomorrow and go home soon."

"Oh yes, really. You also rest, yes.. Let's wake up in the morning tomorrow. Lagian ... You must be tired too."

"Yes, yeah, bye Ben." Jeslin waved at the young man on the screen.

"Bye. I'll pick you up at the airport tomorrow."

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"Yan, are you crazy? Anjir, how would Lidya feel if she saw this?!" tessa asked while showing a video on her mobile phone.

"Why? Yes let it be. I am bored with him. A moment, Yang ... Come here, Yang ... I am this, Yang ... I'm it. Hih, take this girl."

"Here, you get the new one. That's why the old one was left out. Aye, right?"

"Sokay you know!"

"Which other girl, Yan?"

"Where is new. It's the old one."

"The old? Wh who? Tumben you want to reverse the ex?"

"not ex. But ... Jeslin's."

"Jeslin? Yang ... Where, huh?"

"Bego! That ... The girl at the time."

"When is that time? The feeling of women is a lot. Which one, goat!"

"Yes my. That's Susan's cousin."

"Susan? Ooh yeah! Inget! Huh huh? You want to turn him back?"

"No. I want him to be mine."

"You mean?"

"Lo inget right, the guy who made me go to the hospital at that time? Well, I'm gonna get him back, through Jeslin."

"Couldn't you? What connection?"

"Gue was sure he liked Jeslin. So if Jeslin's life is ruined, then he must be ruined, right? So no need to use the punch scene again. It's not his time. Now the real thing is to use your brain before you act!"

"What do you want to do!"

"We'll see later. I want to destroy them all. At the same time. I didn't accept their treatment yesterday. They don't know who they are dealing with. How dare I spit it out!"

Ian stared at the phone in his hand, and an old video was playing with a cynical smile. "If I spread this out, will you be good?" ian asked on the face of a woman he had harassed some time ago. Yeah, Jeslin. The video contains a rape scene that Ian has committed. But in the video, it does not look like the actual coercion happened, because Jeslin was very weak at that time, and the sound in the video was obliterated.