Čau, Čau! Līdz drīzumam
It is time to leave Latvia. For the final blog post here are some of the things I'll miss about Latvia and Rīga (not in any particular order) Jūgendstil architecture Even this past weekend we were still seeing examples we hadn't noticed before. Elizabetes iela 10B, architect Mihails Eizenšteins Wooden house architecture Wooden houses are interspersed in a few neighborhoods and were one of the first unusual things I noticed as we drove in the city on our arrival. Those that survived are quite old from the 19th or even 18th century. Kalnciema iela 25 Walking, walking, walking Rīga is a walkable city. Even though I loved the public transportation, the vast majority of our needs and desires were all within walking distance of our apartment. Curd cheese snacks (Biezpiena sieri ņ i) I think these taste like cheesecake and at least two of our visitors agreed with me. These are the best afternoon snack, late night snack, mid-morning snack, travelling snack A...