A Few Days in Latvia

We met up with our friends from Saudi, Sunny and Todd, who have purchased a RV and are driving around Europe.  We decided to join the road trip in Riga, Latvia and then up to Estonia and then an impulsive visit to Helsinki, Finland (we were so close, we really couldn’t resist the temptation).  Our journey took us from Abu Dhabi to Dubai to drop the dog off, a layover in Moscow and then to Riga.  So now I can say I’ve spent time in the famous International Transit Zone of the Moscow airport!

The agenda for this trip included the old Europe style sites, town centers, castles and cathedrals, and hiking through the forests of this sparsely populated eastern edge of Europe.  Our hotel in Riga was in the old city center which gave us the opportunity to walk around and see all of the sites before hitching a ride in the RV.  It was refreshing to break out the puffy jackets for a stroll around town in the evening, sit in an outdoor cafe and have a pint, and generally just enjoy the old city and the wonderful twists and turns our lives have taken.