After 2 long nights, we were pretty beat… but still wanted to see all that Riga had to offer beyond the market and bus station. So, we walked the city from top to bottom (are you surprised?). The city was kind of like a ghost town, except for the old town, which was mainly touristy. […]
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Positivus
The next day was the Positivus Festival in Salacgriva. We hopped on the bus for the 2 hour ride over bumpy Latvian roads, through cattle fields and forests, with the Baltic beaches peeking through along the way. We weren’t really sure what to expect of Positivus. We didn’t know it’s the biggest music and arts […]
The final leg: Riga
As my vacation neared an end, I took a short 40 minute flight down the coast from Tallinn to Riga, Latvia. The idea for this trip actually stemmed from Riga. My brother’s friend (my friend too, I guess) is in a band and when I saw him at Christmas, he mentioned that they’d be playing […]