Hello everyone!
It’s been a very busy summer. We were away from Mongolia for 6 and a half weeks, in Latvia and Greece.
I’ll make a separate entry for both countries, though I took far more photos in Greece. Latvia was incredibly beautiful, but it rained most of the time we were there.
We arrived shortly before Līgo, Latvia’s midsummer holiday. It was very fortunate for us, because I love beer, and my wife loves good food, as you could expect any European holiday to have.
Myself and my father-in-law, Eugene. We’ve got this covered.
Līgo was a great time, and by great, I mean we sat around a cottage house eating, drinking, and walking or driving around the countryside to eat and drink some more.
Latvians know how to do smoked fish. Delicious.
Poppies
Stuck selling Līgo wreaths in the rain…
Of course one of the great things about Europe are the old-world markets, and Latvia didn’t disappoint.
You can imagine how good this cheese bread was when it came out of the oven.
You can drink local beer right in the market. Or take it away.
Riga is a very modern city, with the usual international brand stores. Here is some of the old city, which was incorporated in the year 1201 (although many of the buildings date at around 1900.)
And of course, since Riga is a post-communist port city… what would any children’s playground be without a little fun on the back of a dying soldier?
We had a great time in Riga despite the constant rain. It took a little getting used to for the sky to be “day lit” up until or past midnight, and made it hard to sleep since it came back up just a few hours later.
I have no idea where we’ll live next on our international agenda… but the food and beer alone has put Riga on the list.
Next:
Summer of 2014 (Part 2 of 2) – Greece: from Crete to Athens
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