Once the train arrived in Riga, we were able to walk from the station directly to our hotel. We were still a bit tired from the train ride, but unfortunately were too early to check-in to the hotel. So, we left our luggage in storage, and walked around “old town“. First stop was an ATM to get some Lats (fun fact: all three of the countries on our Europe trip used different currencies, and none of them were Euros).
Once we had some money, we stopped at a cafe to get some breakfast (I had a raisin pastry and another one with bacon bits in it). After breakfast, we walked around old town some more and saw some really old buildings (i.e. churches from the 1200’s), a bunch of different squares, a building with cat statues on the roof, the old city walls, etc..
We walked over to the canal/river (which I think was out of or on the edge of old town), then back again and went for lunch at a nice (and very cheap) restaurant. I had a chanterelle risotto with smoked chicken, a raspberry smoothie, and shared a salad with Michelle.
While we were eating, it started to rain, and by the time we finished and got back to the hotel it was pouring. Once we were checked in, we went back out (where it was still raining) and went to a restaurant in the basement of a building for dinner. I forget the name, but it was pretty good (I had duck with apples). After dinner, we met up with Roman’s Mom’s friend’s son (and his wife and son) for coffee, then back to the hotel for some much deserved sleep.
