We woke up about 8, showered and had breakfast, which was included in our room cost. There was quite a spread to choose from. No bacon and eggs though! just local food.

After breakfast we left to start exploring. It was a dismal looking day and was definitely going to rain so i went back up to get my rainjacket and Kaoru grabbed her umbrella. About 5 minutes out of the hotel we stopped to put on all my layers and the umbrella was up. But we weren’t going to let that stop us.

We walked around the village, opting againstbuying the local tourist card. The architecture was beautiful and we enjoyed looking at the buildings down the narrow streets.

We decided to have a break and had a hot chocolate at a Belgium chocolate shop, which left us feeling quite bloated. So after a bit more walking we decided to do the war museum. Entrance was free and the sign says 3 hours! i don’t think we will be that long! I didn’t really know anything about Latvian history so this was a very moving stop. We were there for a good 90 minutes, and put some money in the donation tin.

A bit of a walk took us to the canal where we decided to catch a 1 hour boat ride. We went along the canal, up the river and back down again. It was windy and cold, but luckily they had a blanket in the boat for us-i was still in shorts. We got to see a number of the sites from the outside, including the freedom monument, and relax a bit.

We wanted to go to the market for lunch-it was about 215. But we were quite cold so i went to put jeans on, and Kaoru put on a jacket. We then walked to the market and wandered around deciding what to eat, and also looking at the food for sale. We bought a few things not knowing what they are, and they all tasted great.

A bit more walking and we ended up at the cathedral which we could go up the top of, and get one of the highest views of the area. It was beautiful but very windy. And after a couple of minutes the rain came too. So once we had taken photos and had a good look we caught the elevator down.

A bit more walking around and we decided it was time for a drink. We found a place called”Easy Beer”, which is the most awesome concept I’ve seen for beer dispensing. They give you a card, and you tap and pour your own drink. So you can put as little or as much as you want in a glass and it shows you how much you have dispensed and how much credit you have left. Then at the end you pay for what you used. You could also get shots of whisky or measures of wine.

We wanted to get some food for the day tomorrow so went to a supermarket; but theydidn’t have as good selection as the one we used in Tallinn, so we found another supermarket which was marginally better.

Then it was dinner time so we ended up at an Irish pub before going back to our room and packing our bags. We went to bed about 10.45 after thinking a bit about what we would be doing in a couple of days.