Barons Bed&Breakfast Riga
25 Krisjana Barona iela Riga, LV-1011, Latvia
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Den dvacátýprvní - Riga
... il tak, že 1 LAT je 0,7 eura, tzn. že jeden LAT je asi 18 korun. Vybral jsem 20 LATů z bankomatu a všechno se nám pořád zdálo nějak prapodivně levné.
19:00 - I v Pobaltí se dějí stále nezvyklé věci. Jedeme místní šalinou do centra, po cestě míjíme spoustu rozbořených domů, neupravených chodníků a přemýšlíme, kde že se skrývá to krásné slibované město. Při výstupu se ...
Riga - party town of the Baltics
... currency. Oh no. What? No euros? That's right. No euros. How stupid of me. I assumed that all these Baltic countries used the euro as their currency and I looked very stupid when I gave the check out lady some change in euros. She just looked at me like someone had placed a dead bug in her hand. How could I have not known that? I guess it's an easy mistake. On this trip I have to be on top of everything from planning accommodation to knowing a bit of the local language. ...
Loving Latvia!!
... Well independent is what I mean.
Riga's on a harbour, and later this afternoon I went for a wander by the harbour - there were HUGE chunks of ice, maybe as big as small cottages racing downstream.
This evening I met up with the Swedish girls again at the Riga Opera House - we saw Verdi's Aida for about Ł3! It was great, though I can't get used to Opera Houses looking all old and sensible ...
Partying in Riga
... we met up with all the others and went to do some karaoke. I was supposed to do a duet with Katherine but she bottled it. So I sung an OCS tune which nobody knew and therefore didn't go down as well as I'd of hoped, despite a rather solid performance. We left at around 5am and stop off at a late night food place where I order a pink soup popular among the locals. I get a tap on the shoulder and turn to find the most beautiful girl in the world who I ...
Beware of the Underbum in Latvia
... keep your eyes peeled," because it grosses her out.
Lastly, there is a plaque on the wall of the Town Hall which proudly quotes George W. Bush, Nov. 2002: "Anyone who would choose Lithuania as an enemy has also made an enemy of the United States of America." Little bit late for the Lithuanians, given their history.
That's all. Off to eat Lithuanian cookies and drink Lithuanian beer and otherwise soak up the culture while indoors.
Becca
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