Sunday, August 11, 2019

Day 11: Vilnius to Riga

Today we spent the entire day driving from Vilnius to Riga.  It was mostly flat farmland.


We stopped at Rundale Palace which was spectacular inside and out.  It is in Latvia.






The gardens were magnificent.  They were huge and laid out kind of like Versailles.  



There are also hundreds of different types of roses.

The White Stork is the national bird of Lithuania.  Here's a parent and baby.



I don't know how, but I caught this guy in flight over the gardens.


We were pretty wiped out when we pulled into Riga.  Here's our hotel and a cute building across the street.  




I can't wait to explore the town tomorrow morning.






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