August 2017 - After spending the night in nearby Jurmala, which is really, really worth visiting with all its wooden villas  and the nearby Kemeru Nationalpark, we found a campground near the giant hanging bridge, which is just across the river from cetral Riga. We had folding bikes with us. So we explored the city center. We were a bit dissapointed by the hanseatic, old part of the city. A lot was damaged and construction was taking place. Socialistic heritage is torn down. But along the canal it is nice to ride. Up north where we visited the Freedom sculpture and further the  Jugendstil district. Quite something, some of the houses were just amazing. We prefered this part of the Whs. In Riga we only ate Pelmeni. There was a place, with the dish in its Name, which was 1. A good post socialistic experience 2.had an amazing selection of cheap Pelmenis.

A bit further out,  there is the Riga Skansen, which I can recommend. It is a nice experience of folkloric Ensemble of wooden houses in a beautiful scenery.