From Tallinn to Riga the road is pretty straightforward and once you reach the Gulf of Riga, the road follows the coastline. All in all it’s a nice drive and depending on the weather you can definitely enjoy the sandy beaches as well. For us though, the reality was a little harsher as it was pouring rain pretty much the entire coastal drive. We did enjoy the scenario- from rural farmhouses and fields to these beautiful sea front forests that somehow still reminded us of Finland.

We got to Riga in the afternoon and looked for the camping ground, which is actually pretty well located just across the river Daugava from the old town. Since my parents were going to occupy the camping car, we planned to sleep in a tent for the next couple of weeks- a pretty decent and cheap alternative for an accommodation during summer time in Europe! Upon arriving to the the camping there is an area called Pārdaugava that has the most gorgeous wooden villas that have remained pretty much untouched for centuries. It is dazzling to see how the architecture was back in the day, and even more unbelievably how it is preserved in its original shape and form till today*.