Riga was even quieter than Vilnius from a tourist perspective- it was a very odd feeling when we hit the main square and there were hardly any people?! Are we in the right place -we wondered?!? So many stunning Art Nouveau buildings in the city- and so beautifully maintained and restored! The city also has beautiful gardens, and we spent a lot of time walking around enjoying it all!
One of the first things that caught my eye on the drive in was the tall and very familiar building of Latvian Academy of Sciences. This was not because I had been here before but because there is a very similar building in Warsaw- The Palace of Culture.
