15 June 2024

Some of the views from Old Town Riga

Regrettably, I have never grown a curiosity nor an appreciation for architecture or long dead people. Most of Europe cities’ charm to other tourists is lost on me. On the other hand, I love the natural beauties that Europe has to offer and of course, the Europeans, in general.

That said, here are some shots from my walk in Old Town Riga.

15 June 2024

We finally entered Latvia

Right behind a good old Lada car (a relic from Soviet days). This is the first time, as I can recollect that I have entered a new country by road. Twice I have done by rail (Denmark to Sweden and Germany to Austria) but the rest of them were all by flights.

15 June 2024

Kirkilai Observation Tower

Next, we drove to Kirkilai Observation Tower. It may not be apparent from the picture due to the distance, but that structure is over 32m in height. If you strain your eyes hard, you can see the small silhouettes of people on top of it. That is our target.

15 June 2024

Spent another hour in the lake

We were wondering if we could find someway to get into the lake. There were a couple of boats but they seemed to be private ones. Made some enquiries and found out a guy who rents out paddle boats. That was good enough for us. Some more quiet time on the lake.