The well preserved Art Nouveau quarter
The Art Nouveau quarter in Riga is one of the most impressive still in existence with streets full of magnificent buildings
Riga Central Market, everything but food
You can find anything in the Central Market except something to eat for lunch at least in our case
The informative War Museum in the Powder Tower
The impressive Powder Tower is host for the informative War Museum showing Latvia through wars ending with its freedom from Russia
Two days in magnificent Riga
We spend two full days in Riga exploring the beautiful town with magnificent buildings and narrow alleys
Sigulda, the city of castles
We stop for a few hours in Sigulda to visit two of the four impressive castles that protected this important town near Riga
Ligatne, a mostly abandoned company town
We spend the night in Ligatne a former company town before exploring the ruined buildings and caves the next day
Interesting Helme castle and cave
Last stop in Estonia is Helme to visit the castle and cave as well as the healing fountain while finding the first cache in Estonia
Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia
On the way to Latvia we stop for a few hours in Tartu a historic student city and the second largest in Estonia
Seeing bears in Estonia, what an adventure!
The big adventure in Estonia is an overnight stay at a primitive cabin to see successfully bears and boars
The impressive Sagadi Manor
The major man made attraction in Lahemaa NP is the impressive Sagadi Manor with period furniture that can be visited and explored