Myself and a friend did the walking tour of Riga, that included Vintage shopping :) It was a very cold day, and had been snowing on previous days. Although Riga is beautiful in Winter, it is freezing. We were lucky enough to have James as our guide, just moments before the birth of his son, and he made sure that we didn't get frostbite, ducking into markets, cafes and shops along the way.

This tour gave us a great overview of some of Riga's sights and history, but more importantly vintage shopping. If it wasn't for this tour we probably wouldn't have found these little treasures, as we would have stuck to the old town where we were staying. James was fluent in Latvian and so helped in the translation of costs and material used for items of interest. Our favourite store where we made our purchases was a real find and we would have easily walked past as there was no signage out front. Vintage leather boots at 6 Lats, what a steal!!!!

We also stopped along the way for warm tea at some trendy little bars.

The tour was cool, packed with information about riga and its history, a lot of fun, and absolutely interesting. seeing riga through the eyes of a local changed my way of seeing things here quite a bit. We finished the tour with a relaxed beer in an absolutely cool bar which i'd never have found on my own.. I really recommend this tour to anyone who's interested in more than tourist-riga.

James was a friendly host who did his best on a Saturday (surprisingly a day when some shops are closed in Riga) to personalise the tour and take my husband and I to the places we were interested in going. So the tour was flexible and we discovered a lot about day to day life from James regarding the lativian culture and people which was an added bonus. Good tour I enjoyed it

We were a party of 4, first time in Riga, and found the tour to be very enjoyable. Agnes had a wealth of knowledge and a great sense of humour. We found the tour to be interesting and were glad we took part. It was good to hear all the history behind the Central Market and the history of the Latvian people and their relationship with food. Would recommend this tour, especially for those first time visitors.