RE: Two Cafés in Krakow, Poland and answers to October HPUD Guessing Contest

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Now I'm even more sorry that we didn't get to talk longer during HiveBeeCon. I lived in Tarnow for a few years and could recommend many places in the town. But one of the more interesting ones you found on your own. BTW, the world is too small. Cafe Tram is run by a friend of mine (and his brother who was there during your visit). He is a well-known DJ in Tarnow. In 2009 we even recorded an album combining folk and rap. And my wife, @foggymeadow, did the illustrations that are on the windows.

How long will you be in Riga and from when?

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Wow! Not only a small world, and a much connected one as well. Just wondering, are those the illustrations I took in my photos above? What a lovely coincidence.

I listened to the video, although I didn't understand the lyrics, the folk music and the rap blended in very well, you and @foggymeadow are a family of artistic talent!

I left Warsaw for Tallinn on Wednesday and will go to Riga on Saturday, leaving next Tuesday. Any recommendations for nice things to do there?

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Just wondering, are those the illustrations I took in my photos above?

Yes, those that cover the toilet windows ;)

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As for Riga, it's a topic for a whole post, but I'll just quickly list some of the most important things for me (very subjective)...

First of all, you can find chocolate-covered strawberries in the Rimi supermarket or in the Skriveru company's shop at the railway station. They are delicious!

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At 48 Tallinas Street you will find a very Latvian mural.

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From Tallinas, you can walk to Miera Street. It has a great atmosphere. Very Latvian. Few tourists ;)

If the weather is ok, it is worth taking the train to Jurmala to see the sea. It is best to buy a ticket to Majori station. Nice wooden architecture is there.

When it comes to museums, I like Museum of Decorative Arts and Design. But of course there are many others.

As for places to sit down, have a drink and a quick bite to eat, I recommend Ezītis miglā. There is also a cool café on the mentioned Miera Street, at number 9. It has the name 'Miera'. It doesn't show up on Google, but their Facebook is active.

So much for now.

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Thanks so much for the suggestions Dawid. Hopefully the weather will be good and we'll have time to take a trip out to Jurmala. We have a Rimi Express neaer our accommodation here in Tallin, I'm going to check it out tonight, otherwise definitely going to try find the strawberry chocolate in Riga 🍓

The other two eateries are bookmarked already 👍

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Skriveru is a Latvian company, that might not be in the other two countries (and by that I mean Estonia and Lithuania)

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Got it, Riga it will be then!! Anything else I should try? I love to try local foodstuff

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Must try "maizes zupa", which is a bread dessert or "maizes kartojums". That's very Latvian. Otherwise, food is very similar to German cuisine as well as influenced by the USSR.
Try cheese with caraway seeds, again, very Latvian.
Black balsams - traditional herbal drink. I prefer one with currents and they sell those in tiny bottles, so it makes it easy to try.
Try a drink called "Kvass". It is non-alcoholic. You might like it.
Pork dishes are very popular and according to my meat-eater friends, taste amazing.

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I read about Black balsams, sounds like it can heal everything 😁. I just saw it in Rimi, they will make good gifts to take home. Simon loves his meat, so he'll be sure to try out the pork dishes. Kvass sounds interesting will look out for it, and for maizes zupa... It sounds intriguing, if I manage to try it, will definitely let you know what I think 😉

Thanks for the suggestions ！！

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