Pilies Gatve

We took a very slow stroll down Pilies Gatve, the main street through the old town enjoying the architecture and popping into all the souvenir shops. In London I look down on souvenir shops but on holiday they have different significance. Perhaps it's no different in London but it was rare to find a souvenir shopkeeper that seemed to enjoy their work. So often they were young women on the phone or still in conversation with a colleague when we entered. Across the Baltic the most common souvenir is amber with many shops dedicated to jewellery and ornaments made with it.