I rode the bus from Riga to Vilnius. Due to longer than anticipated stops in previous countries, I was forced to dash from the bus station to the train station where I barely caught the train to the Polish frontier.
The Lithuanian countryside.
In the Countryside Around Riga
Dmitri’s parents and I went out into the countryside around Riga to take in the sights. This is at a park/church area. Some old sort of sailboat set up where people could look at it.
Crosses outside of a historic church.
Up in the rafters of the church.
I had just received a Latvian haircut the day before.
At one of Latvia’s few natural caverns.
A monument to a woman who died long ago.
Inside another church.
A castle from when Germanic knights controlled the Baltic states.
Up in the tower.
At a very large natural cave.
Riga
Arriving in Riga, I was met by Dmitri’s parents at the bus station. This is the mailbox in their apartment building.
Out on the street in Riga.
American embassy.
A monument.
Sweet van.
An old church tower.
We went up inside this tower.
A model of the skeleton of the tower.
Up in the tower looking out onto downtown Riga. This is the old city.
The TV and radio tower in the distance.
A 1920s or 1930s era sky scraper.
Dmitri’s brother and his son.
A few photos from our high school graduation.
