Riga is a funky city located at the mouth of the Daugava River on the shores of the Riga Gulf of the Baltic Sea. Riga and Latvia enjoy one of the fastest growing economies in Europe. Riga is a transportation Hub for the region. Again a mix of old and new buildings. Old town has been rebuilt as it was mainly destroyed by the German's and Russian's. They have restored the charm to the area. The Dome Cathedral is the home to the famous 19th century Dome organ containing over 6 thousand pipes. Our plan was no plan, just a leisurely walk around old town. That quickly changed when we were approached in the square of old town by a young man who wanted to give us a guided tour. We had a very interesting and informative time. And as it turned out his father was a technician on the bobsled team that were in Calgary for the Olympics. The guides recollection of his father returning from the Olympic was fresh bananas. In the winter months they had very few fresh fruits and he was so excited to have bananas. I am hoping tonight we will not have the motion of the ocean as we had last night.
Visby, Sweden didn't happen. The water was very rough and they weren't able to tender us to shore. We went straight on to Copenhagen.
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