Day 5 Riga

This day we got up and headed to St. Peters Church where a free walking tour started. This time we were lucky - the guide Tom was informative and funny. He took us 2 hours around the old town and told a lot of stories. After the tour we decided to rent bikes to explore areas outside of the city center. No sooner said than done we went to a bike rental shop and got us 2 bikes. We visited the neighbourhood north and east of the old town where lots of Jugendstil buildings are. Then we saw the Nativity Cathedral and a big market. Next to the market was a prominent Soviet building which looked a little bit like the Empire State Building. On the top was an observation deck, so we went up there and enjoyed the view over the city. Afterwards we crossed the river Daugava to see the city from another perspective. Later we went to have dinner in another Latvian restaurant. For the sunset we sat at the river Daugava and drank some beers.Read more