This was part of A weekend in the Baltics - Day 2 π±π» π.
Our Alternative Riga Free Tour by Riga Free Tour started at St. Peter’s Church, and we made our way to the Riga Central Market which was a massive indoor/outdoor market with stalls selling fruits, veggies, cheese, meats and prepared dishes.
We then headed across the tracks to the parts of town which were not considered safe earlier. We saw the Latvian Academy of Sciences; the architecture was typical of the Soviet era.
We stopped at the Lutheran Church of Jesus, where we learnt more about the area and its history.
We walked past BΔnΕ«zis to the train station. We had a quick 10-minute break here and then moved on to the Bergs Bazaar, which is a renovated shopping arcade with boutiques, restaurants and cafes.
We walked through the VΔrmane Garden to our last stop, which was the Freedom Monument.
