A" Rigarous" few days in Riga

We enjoyed our time in Riga with lots to see as we walked the old town. There are not as many must see places but each turn of the cobble stoned road revealed new places. We saw churches and historic buildings, castles and walls along with quaint restaurants and pubs.

                          The Riga Town Hall. Not as grand as the Hansiatic versions.

The most stunning buildings are the House of the Blackheads. These are 14th century guild halls for the unmarried merchants.

                                                            Detail of the facade.

                                                           The old and the new.

                               We explored the Riga underground especially the beer cellars.

                             but we didn't neglect the outdoors. We had fine weather.

Continuing with our explorations we found more historic buildings along with small markets.

                                       The" three brothers" in one of the side streets.

                                                            The Powder Tower.

                                                         Gail at the Swedish Gate.

                                                             Freedom monument.

We visited many churches. The Lutheran cathedral, St Peters with its tall steeple and great views and this one, the Russian Orthodox Pareizticigo Cathedral. Not sure why the tourist map didn't include it!

                                                  Collecting fungi for dinner.

                                                       Trying Latvian produce.

                                     Not sure if I am game to put a caption on this!