Sorry, on vacation!

  • 1999-07-29
  • By Katya Cengel
Ah, summer. A time to relax, enjoy the sun, sip lemonade in the shade and swim at the beach. But whatever you do, don't try working, at least not in the Baltics. As long as the sun is out, which is more than 14 hours for much of the summer, so are the people. Beer gardens beckon and offices empty. Sunshine until 11 means people are at play until late. The next work day will definitely not begin at 9 a.m. The only people working 9 to 5 are expats with guilty consciences. Summer brings life back to Baltic residents, who have not seen sun for most of the long dark winter that seems like it on...
 
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