Day 15 – 20:42 – 09/06/2010 – In Transit, Estonia
So we’re on the move again, this time to Tallinn in Estonia, but the method for the time being remains the same, the coach! Same company, same comfort, this coach has a lot more people on it though.
Riga was very nice, but the weather was not kind to us – today it was cloudy and cold, despite the weather forecast stating sun and steady 20 degrees Celsius. Never mind. We made the most of the time we had today, looking around some of the newer parts of the town this morning and then some of old town before stopping for some lunch.
In the afternoon we went to the Latvian war museum, which was absolutely fascinating. They’ve been invaded by absolutely everyone over time and it shows very much in their capital city. The museum had some great exhibits, particular from the two world wars, some of the stuff they still had was amazing – like the Latvian flag the soviets unstitched the white on and replaced it with a hammer and sickle in the top corner – you could see where they had unstitched it! Best of all - the museum was free, which was nice for us as Latvia on our budget was a lot more expensive than anywhere we’ve been so far, so we found it hard to keep within the unofficial budget we set. That said, it’s still a lot cheaper than the west of Europe for living!
I liked Riga, it’s a shame about the weather and I’d like to visit Latvia (as a country next time) again. The one thing that did annoy me were the amount of beggars there were, more than we’d seen everywhere else, but it’s a small gripe. Riga was clean and friendly and I would definitely recommend a visit there. We've also bought a small bottle (4cl - 2 shots) of Black Balsam, a local Riga based liqueur. Will probably have it tonight and report back - it was £1.20 - told you it was cheap compared to the UK!
On to Estonia and Tallinn now! Will post Riga pictures this evening!
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