Country Info
- Riga
- Capital
- Latvian Lats (LVL)
- Currency
- 2,385,231
- Population
- LV
- Country Code
Riga Slideshow
Riga
Travel Blogs from Riga, Latvia
Much rebuilt but interesting old town center
The city was mostly abandoned for the Midsummer's Eve celebration that apparently takes place mostly out in the countryside. ...
Rigamorits
Shortly after the Mothership landed in Riga all the occupants where holding some form of liquor and hammering shots, which partly is John from Oldtown Hostel & Backpackers bar fault as this crazy irish man can be perswaysive when it comes to the ...
lunch in Riga
... lunch. We stopped at a chain looking restaurant for lunch, out in the main square, the food was fantastic no matter how touristy it was. Barry ordered pork ribs, and Rachel got the “keys to Riga” a trio of barbequed meats and salad. ...
Riga
... the Hansa, Riga became a part of first the Swedish and then the Russian Empires, before becoming the capital of independent Latvia in 1918. Riga remained the capital through the Soviet period, and emerged in the 1990's as the capital of newly-independent ...
Let down and hanging around
... in the forests in the hundreds of thousands. The baltic states have all regained independence when the USSR fell through - but Latvia remains the most russian. Riga is a huge, bustling city, with more to do and more to see, the best clubs and the best ...
Transaskeem
Parim ja odavaim viis on Tallinnast bussi või autoga Riiga. Sealt väljub kesköine lend Gruusia poole (Air Baltic). Lend kestab 3,5h ja jõuab siga-vara, ...
The old town
... confusion about where breakfast is (down the street and round a corner in a cafe) we went exploring. We bought a book about old Riga and followed the guide around. This city (old city) is amazing considering how many times it has been torn down and ...
What to do with old Zepplin hangers
Another lazy day in Riga, got up late and decided to explore the local food markets. These take up 4 old Zeppelin hangars in the city, packed full of every type of produce you can imagine. Our favorite part was the nearly empty stand, with a huge line ...
The road to Riga
... away; it feels like a new/old town, if you get my drift. Anyhow, after the exploration, we settled in for a nice dinner. Latvia is the only country we have been to where the currency is worth more than the British Pound! It was funny to watch the couple ...
Riga - an architectural polyglot
... an ominous black block of a building with no windows. Today this is the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia 1940 to 1995. St Peters Church, Riga’s oldest church, was originally built in the late 12th century and is first mentioned in ...
Riia FC Skonto - Tallinna FC Flora
Treeningmäng Riia Olümpia hallis 29. jaanuaril kell 17:45 RIIA FC SKONTO - TALLINNA FC FLORA 3:0 (1:0) Väravad: 33., 89. Andrejs Pereplotkins, 87. Natans Žuniors Hoiatus: 64. Zakaria Beglarišvili Skonto: Germans Malinš (Kaspars ...
I Made It Here
Hey there, just a quick little entry to let you know I made it here to Latvia safely. Grabbed a coffe this morning in Edinburgh before I left for Glasgow, walked around some of the shops for a few hours to kill some time, and then headed over to ...
are we too young for this?
... that we never want to become cruisers. Michael commented - from the throes of a tour group - that perhaps we are to young for Latvia. Perhaps we should have saved it for when we are older and tired, and looking for all things "pretty". But an hour later, ...
Memories in the Making
... historically important buildings, including the “Riga Castle” which is now the home of the president of Latvia. The tour was inexpensive, informative and interesting but the English spoken on the pre-recorded tape was almost incomprehensible ...
Riga
Stuck in the middle with you
North from Vilnius we drove to Riga, the capital of Latvia, along the coast line. Stopped and went to the beach on the way, plenty of kite surfers, and people in jumpers and jeans trying to enjoy the cloudy windy coastline. Our stop was punctuated by my ...
Riga
Riga. People who fly into riga clap when the plane lands - as if we had only one chance to ...
Debut difficile pour Riga
Apres quelques heures de bus, nous voici enfin dans la plus grande ville des pays baltes. Plus clean que n'importe quelle ville qu'on ai vu ... Les gens ne jetent meme pas leur megot par terre !!! Les filles sont encore pires qu'a Vilnius! On doit etre ...
Entering The East
... forests such as WOLVES! And WILD BOAR! Needless to say I haven't been sleeping quite as soundly since! A couple of days later in Latvia I stayed at a really nice basic campsite by a lake. By basic, I mean very basic, using the toilet was a pretty ...
Dangerous Riga!!!!!
Beware of Riga, Latvia. We have found it to be a very dangerous city. We arrived in the old town and were roaming around and found that an 87 year old man from our ship had been hit by a car. A woman on board the ship fell down some ...
fucking hipsters.
ill keep it bref as im getting behind on these... we started the day with a city tour. they were all run by students witch gave it a grassrouts'y vibe. the tore was great and our gide, only on her fith day, lossend up and became more cofindent ...
one week left
Finnaly we now clearly our departure date. 15th of August. Is it still like an escape? Because of a date? I don't think so anymore. It is more like... (cannot say "finding myself" I did that 2 years ago). Maybe I can call it a - something annual. I just ...