Country Info
- Riga
- Capital
- Latvian Lats (LVL)
- Currency
- 2,385,231
- Population
- LV
- Country Code
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The Hide Away
Early Boxing Day morning Katrina's parents left for weeks holiday to Egypt and we left to go to Tukums to see Katrina's friend Olgo. We got to stay in the Hotel there and I spent my time relaxing as I have been feeling really ill since I left England! It ...
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
Riga’s old town was much like the others, cobbled streets, a church in the center and cute shops around the outside, very quaint and enjoyable to walk around for an hour or so. we ducked into a few souvineer shops to find a sticker for the car, and ...
Riga
... Art Nouveau area. This has nothing to do with the war but is a reflection of the seemingly perpetual ruling class in Latvia and their penchant for spending money. Around the start of the 20th century, these rich Germans simply decided they did ...
Let down and hanging around
... of being in former soviet states! While Estonia retained some of the feel of a cheaper, slightly-soviet northern european country, Latvia seemed particularly russian. In fact, in Riga, 55 per cent of the population are russian - making Latvians a ...
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, ...
I thought we were in EASTERN Europe
... and we're usually doing something else - and looking forward to a New Year's Eve trip. For this birthday we went to Latvia and we split the trip between two locations rather than the 'obvious' Riga' city break. Many of these blog entries are derived ...
The old town
After a bit of 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 ...
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 ...
Majori
Went to see how latvian Baltic coast looks like for some hours on my last day in Riga... City kinda cool, but beach was kinda empty coz water was a bit too cold :( Tried some kazakh or georgian dish for a lunch :) And used Latvian railways !! ...
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
... on the square is 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 ...
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 ...
Il maesto fiume Gauja
Alle 10 ero pronto, vestito con quegli abiti che ritenevo piu' adatti alla mia grande avventura. Il proprietario del camping ha accompagnato me e due turisti austriaci, che hanno blaterato per tutto il viaggio riguardo alle competizioni professionistiche ...
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 ...
