Arrival in Riga, mid morning. The old town was already packed with tourists from two other ships that had arrived earlier and with locals doing their weekend shopping. There was an open air market in the city center that spilled out into two or three adjacent squares. You could buy crafts and homemade soap, listen to some Latvian schoolchildren play traditional instruments in costume to appease their masters, and watch the babushkas hand paint refrigerator magnets.
with Juan Hector, Julien, Benoit, and Ricardo
reminding us all to slay more dragons
time to grab a Latvian beer
with JH, Christian, Ela and Estelle
5 o'clock: Time to figure out how to pay in Latvia, head back through the old town, buy some Zelenaya Marka (see below), purchase and eat a Chicken Kebab with potatoes and cabbage, and take a quick detour through the park to check out this bridge covered in locks whose keys were thrown into the river by newlyweds, romantic types, and the insane.
Back to the ships.
Rough seas and rough times awaited.
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