I cannot remember where I learned, but apparently the view of the famous building, Blackhead’s House at the sunset time is very beautiful, so we set out to see it. The sunset on the day was 10:19pm. Certainly the view was beautiful with the rich colour of the soft light. Blackhead’s House is famous and nearly always used in the photos of Riga.

[ July2016 ] We continued our sightseeing in Riga. After ‘Three Brothers’ we came across Our Lady of Sorrows Church, so we went in. It is a Cathoric church built in the…

[ July2016 ] Apparently the cathedral in Riga is the largest church in the Baltic countries. It was built in 1211. The interior was rather simple. I learned afterwards that …

[ July2016 ] After leaving our shopping from the market in the hotel, we started sightseeing in the old town of Riga. First, we visited St.Peter’s Church. The design of the tower is nice and…

At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of…

[ July2016 ] The next day was Saturday. I had searched in advance and found that there would be a market called Kalnciems Fair outside of the old town of the city. It was open from…

[ July2016 ] When we arrived in Riga in Latvia, it was already after 10pm. We thought it could be too late for eating, but we found many restaurants open in …

[ July2016 ] We had a short holiday in Riga in Latvia, one of the three Baltic countries. This was one of the places I always wanted to go, but there was a reason why …