Riga, Latvia!

Ok, I think this is my favorite Baltic capital. I've been on a day trip to Tallinn a few years ago, and I still think this one is better.. Not sure. Ill see tomorrow for sure though. Its a compact city center, but its really clean, lots of large buildings, and the people are a lot nicer than Lithuanians. They seem to be doing the most with their new independence after the Soviets screwed them over. I went to a few museums here - they were free! My favorite two were the Museum of Latvian Occupation, and that was a real detailed view of how Latvia suffered under the Soviets, then the Nazis, and then the Soviets again. The other awesome museum was the Museum of War. Free.. and they had so many bombs and rifles and stories of the past 60 some years of Latvia. They ended with Latvia joining NATO in 2004.

Today I went to Sigulda, which is about 60KM away. It has a few castles from the 1300s or something, and I walked around 10 miles up and down hills and staircases in the forest. Im thoroughly exhausted from it. There are some good photos of it. Check it out.

Tomorrow I go to Tallinn. Its a 5 hour bus ride and I have to leave early. If they have WiFi then I can upload more photos to the internet, but I don't think there are that many picturesque things in Tallinn anyhow. Good Luck to me.

See you in a few days