We had heard a lot about the Riga Central Market, which was
added to UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. The market was completed in 1930
and seems to stretch for miles, with over 3,000 vendors occupying five old
Zeppelin hangars from WWI. (Each hangar measures 800 feet long x 150 feet wide
x 125 feet high). Most buildings have a specific purpose, including ones
dedicated to vegetables, bakery items, dairy, meat, and fish, with additional
outdoor vendors who sell a combination of items including fresh flowers,
farm-fresh produce, clothing, and household goods. We shopped both indoors and
out before investigating the various food stalls that occupied one hangar.
Because it was a bit too early for lunch (and too soon after our huge
breakfast), we simply enjoyed one round of drinks at a bar called Pounders
(about $6 USD).
