Riga was the best. I guess. Each city is so different that comparing them is unfair, but at the same time a lot of fun. Riga is the biggest of the three capitals, and therefore the one that has more to offer. It is also the one that shocked me the most, because of its heavy russian influence. It just feels different from all the other cities I have ever been to. The old city center can be skipped if one is familiar with swedish and german architecture, the fun begins in the New Town part of the city, with its grand architecture (lots of Jugendstil to my surprise) and the action. Up north, a couple of streets create the young part of town, still a tiny pocket of modernity in the midst of the city.
The part I enjoyed the most was on the other side of the river. Not a lot of visitors venture to cross the bridge, but those who do will discover traditional houses facing sovietic blocks of flats, the results of gentrification and neocapitalism, and the best market in town.
Riga is a perfect new city to discover, safe, authentic, with a metropolis feel to it but small enough to capture its essence in a short amount of time and with a wide variety of areas, restaurants, shops and architecture.
It is for sure, worth noting and keeping an eye to a city that will offer even more in the future.
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