We had a 5 hour drive from Riga to Tallinn. We only made one stop, right after we crossed the border, in Parnu. This is on the Gulf of Lavonia and we visited the beach. We went downtown. We started at a memorial to the constitution, and the Red Tower, then visited the beautiful little main street, Ruutli. We had an hour for lunch. I visited the Orthodox Church of Saint Catherine’s before returning to the van. I picked up…
We arrived in Riga early afternoon. We took a short walking tour after checking into the very nice Konventa Seta Hotel. This was my favorite hotel of the trip. Good sized and very comfortable room, great shower, and a refrigerator! We had free time for lunch and I joined several of the ladies at Lido for a buffet lunch. They had lots of options but like most buffets, very average food. Recommendations Rīgas Rātslaukums Saint Peter’s Church Freedom Monument Three…
I booked a week long Baltic Capital Cities with Explore. I flew into Vilnius the day before the tour was to start because all the flights from Faro arrived very late in the evening. I arrived Friday around midnight. I booked an extra night at Amberton Cathedral Square Hotel Vilnius. It was a good location and had good breakfast but only okay rooms. We were right across from the cathedral where the bells rang every half hour so my earplugs…