In August 2021 I went on a Baltic trip for 6 days. In this trip I traveled to 3 countries: Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. As an Indonesian, I know very little about the Baltics region, let alone the countries alongside. So, knowing that in Summer, most Europeans love going to the southern to enjoy the sun, I went north to get away from it! :P Also to get away from swarms of people keeping in mind that it is still during the Pandemic time. I was already vaccinated when I took this trip, and also brought tons of masks with me.
I took a flight from Düsseldorf to Riga, the capital of Latvia. Arrived there almost quite late in the evening, I went straight to my hostel #cheapaccomodation in the old town part of the city. I bought a little dinner from a nearby CircleK, and walk around a bit before resting. The next day I walk around the old town part and before I know it, I sort of 'finish' it already in about 1 hour - it's a pretty small area, so after eating breakfast, I walk a bit farther away from the old town. I visited the local market and was blown away by the cheap price! Then I ate lunch at restaurant nearby, eating local food which blows me away. The food in this region I have never tasted before, so some of them felt pretty new such as the pink cold soup. However, since I love tasting new dishes, this town has surprised me when it comes to their cuisine!
After lunch, I walk north to venture more about the city, I must say the city architecture feels like a lot of Hansastadt (German harbour city) but with Russian influence on some of the buildings. Pretty interesting! It also feels that a lot of part of the city/country is rather poor in comparison to other European nation. The next day when I took the bus to Tallinn, its neighbouring country, along the way, I can feel the contrast of the economy between the two nations.
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| Potato dumplings, it is said to be Lithuanian food, and since I didn't visit Lithuania, what better way to get a taste of the country? |
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| The pink soup! it's a cold soup from beetroot! I don't like beetroot normally, but this one is surprisingly pleasant to my palate! Even though one might say taste like drinking salad dressing. |
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| oh, apparently the Baltic regions is famous for their rye bread. They're are not wrong! These are some of the best rye bread I've had in my life!!!! |
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| Look at the price!!! So cheap! |
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| Lebanese breakfast at a resto nearby |
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