Riga

[ July, 2016 ] Mittens seem to be a very important item for people in Latvia. We came across a shop called SENA KLETS in Riga which was mentioned in some of the Japanese websites, so…

[ July 2016 ] We went to a restaurant called “3 Pavaru Restorans” in Riga, Latvia, which was recommended by a Japanese website. I was surprised to see that it had an atmosphere with a…

This is the photo of “Cat House” in the old town of Riga. It has two turrets like a medieval house and on top of those there are cats with…

The forecast was correct. It was raining all day on the next day. We went out to see the Central Market of Riga, a huge place including 5 buildings which …

After seeing the beautiful sunset in Riga, we looked for a restaurant where we could have a light supper. The one which we had picked in the internet was…

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…