I Found a Prison Underwater in Estonia 😇

A few hours in Riga’s UNESCO old town, a Zeppelin-hangar market, and then north to a place I couldn’t stop thinking about: Rummu, Estonia, where an old Soviet prison and its limestone quarry are now sitting underwater. All in one long day on this leg of my 6000km Baltikum motorcycle trip on the Suzuki V-Strom 650.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Meeting bikers, heading toward Rummu
0:48 – Good morning from Riga
1:09 – Riga’s 800-year history & the Hanseatic League
1:52 – Old Town, UNESCO heritage & Art Nouveau
2:52 – Riga Central Market (former Zeppelin hangars)
4:14 – Staying at Central Hostel Riga (€15/night)
4:46 – Riding north: classic straight Baltic roads
5:16 – Meeting Alessio & Simona from Bologna
6:18 – Detour to an old Soviet quarry prison
6:48 – Rummu: the flooded prison and quarry
9:11 – A dead-end search for Soviet ruins in Paldiski
9:55 – How many km do you ride a year?
10:34 – Next up: Tallinn & a Soviet submarine station

This is the next stage of my 6000km motorcycle journey across the Baltics on a €[Preis] Suzuki V-Strom 650 — from Riga’s medieval old town to a former prison you can now scuba dive into.

🎥 Shot on location in Riga & Rummu, Estonia
🏍️ Bike: Suzuki V-Strom 650 (85,000 km, ~12,000 km in the last 2 months alone)
🧲 Bonus fail: an entire detour to Paldiski turned up nothing — sometimes Google Maps and I just don’t agree on “interesting”

💶 SLEEP / FOOD / FUEL
🏕️ Sleep: Central Hostel Riga, motorcycle parked safely in the backyard — €15/night
🎟️ Rummu entrance fee: €10 (incl. museum) / €8 for the quarry only
⛽ Fuel: [Betrag einfügen]

How many kilometers do you ride your motorcycle every year? I’ve done around 12,000 km in just 2 months on my old V-Strom — who can beat that? Let me know in the comments.

#Baltikum #Riga #Rummu #SuzukiVStrom650 #DarkTourism #AbandonedPlaces #OverlandTravel

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