I was just very curious where the Baltics are, finally

a dream come true, just out of the blue.

A sale was seen, too precious to pass up and off I went

to the Baltics Christmas market tour .

Fist stop was Warsaw, Poland, a very progressive country

with so much history. Once a member of USSR, just like the other countries

along the Baltic sea.

Next stop was Vilnius, Lihuania, another country with UNESCO world heritage.

Trakai Palace in the background, surrounded by Galve lake

Third stop was in Riga, capital of Latvia.

Again, a country devastated by Russian and German invasions,

but, managed to become independent.

Last but not least is a visit in Estonia.

I remember, I have been here before, because Estonia is very near Scandinavian nations.

Skyline of Riga, Latvia

The Christmas tour was enjoyable yet, it was very, very cold and

too much work in and out of the tour bus with our 4 or 5 layers.

I have even utilized my old cashmere clothes found in my cedar room.

It was still cold.

Without much thought, I will never do another Christmas market.

in Europe. These countries also raised my “been app” to 78.

But this time, it was very, very cold, with snow on the ground.