The flight was early in the morning. It was only an hour and a half to fly, but there is a +1 hour time zone difference, so by half past nine local time I was already out of the airport. The city is compact, it took me about 20 minutes to get to the old town by bus.

The weather was foggy with drizzling rain.

In 2011-2012 I lived in Riga next to St. Peter's Cathedral. I went to my old house the first thing. Everything was the same as before, but the wooden horse near the entrance had been replaced by a new one.

The old town is full of tourists, I walked the streets until noon and then stopped for lunch at Lido. In my opinion, Lido (at least the one in the old town) is one of the best fast food places. Quick, inexpensive, and most importantly very tasty and authentic. I especially liked the hot drink with sea buckthorn and oranges. Grilled meat and pickled herring are also above all praise.

Then I reached the central market and plunged into the native “Soviet” atmosphere.

I stopped near the center, check in was from 2 p.m.

In the evening a light fog descended on the city, I went for a walk again. The night lights looked dreamy in the haze.

Christmas in Riga

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