Country Info
- Riga
- Capital
- Latvian Lats (LVL)
- Currency
- 2,385,231
- Population
- LV
- Country Code
Riga Slideshow
Riga
Travel Blogs from Riga, Latvia
What day is it again?!
... Riga hostel said we'd booked for the next night, Sunday. I'd got the days mixed up. We actually had an extra day in Latvia . Not a problem, except the hostel was full and the country cottage paid for. I thought about going back to Sigunda, but we ...
Rîga, August 24, 2005 - Wednesday
... flatland. But that's why there is Mark Twain and mp3 player. After all, it's all part of travelling. Besides, Lithuania and Latvia can't be accused of having elbowed the largest chunks of land around for themselves, so you can't really say the bus ride ...
Pulo em Riga
... . Tal qual um arqueólogo arquitetônico-urbanistíco (tô ficando metido, eu sei) consegui identificar claramente as influęncias do lugar. Riga mostrou-se uma mistura entre a Escandinávia, a Alemanha (!) e o Comunismo. A parte "arqueológica" da minha ...
Riga
Another day spent driving through small villages and crossing the border into Latvia. Special tests held on a rallycross circuit and forest stages provided some excitement along the way. Time seemed to pass really quickly as we soon arrived in Riga after ...
nincsismárolyanmesszi semmi
reggelre sok fülbemászobogár volt rajtunk de ez még belefér.... persze hogy rig''bol se találtunk ki simán.pedigmsotmár emberi idöbe idnultunk....vgül egy fiatal biciglis csaj megállt nekünk....mikor látta a táblánkat....és monta ogy ö ...
Five Hours in the Wastelands
... as I booked through a budget airline and that I had only slept for eight hours in the last two days! My arrival at Riga was a bit weird. We got off the plane and onto a bus which dropped us in a terminal. All passengers had ...
South to Latvia
... massive statue guarded with a memorial and a golden figure holding three stars. I'd seen this on the news years before when Latvia was liberated from the Russians. I spent the rest of the days walking around the streets and at the national museum ...
Riga
... and care for the travelers...they could easily divide the room into rooms of 8 and everyone would be more comfortable, but whatever! Riga is definitely much more of a party place as it has nightlife galore while its Old Town is pretty sparse and more ...
Reflections on Russia
July 1, 2007 This morning we arrived in Latvia after a very relaxing 13 hour train ride. I think I can safely say that I could grow used to this first class stuff, especially on eastern European trains. Today has been a day of orienting ...
Party in Riga... once again
... getting some books and could speak some perfect french and was quite proud to speak with a canadian... since the president of Latvia is actually a Canadian who had flee the Soviet in her childhood and had become a proeminent teacher at the Universite de ...
PeakTime Business Competition in Latvia
Peak Time! Our trip to Riga was because of a student business competition, the largest in Eastern Europe. Here are the stats: 82 teams applied from some 16 different countries, 20 teams were accepted, 6 make it to the finals, and the rest doesn't ...
Thank you Latvia
... was all the relies. How they where all so nice, unfortunately it didn't carry over to dad. I'm just kidding. Kaspar says ... Latvia was awesome. Everyone there was nice. Ok picture the nicest person you know. Now, would they do any of these ...
Latvia
Riga (population 800K), the capital of Latvia, is 5 hours from Tallinn by bus. It is very similar to Tallinn in that it also has an old town, with cobbled streets, which is also on the UNESCO World Heritage List. But, it doesn't have the wall any more ...
Baltic bliss-- well, aside from the wind.
... statues of gargoyles and mermaids and other creatures of that sort. We encountered all sorts of street performers-- apparently Latvia is known for their musical prowess. During the occupation, there were protests known as the "Singing Revolution," where ...
The better half of Europe
... retiring for the evening with some beers and a couple of games of cards. 2 Hours on a bus later and our Hero had arrived in Latvia. The Three decided that now was the time for laundry, and at the time of writing it is still drying. To keep them occupied, ...
Relaxing in Riga
... ourselves), and the second night in a double room). We had some chicken sandwiches for lunch, and then set off for a walking tour of Riga old town. It is very small, which was nice because we could see it all quickly and easily. When the sun set at ...
Riga
... enjoyed travelling here. Although Estonia still missing, I'm fascinated by the people's pride and their remembrance of their horrible past. Latvia and Lithuania had been occupied and tortured by the Nzis and Soviets for the last century until in 1991 they ...
Back in Riga...one year later!
... with Chris (HC:escarabajo) and Gerard (HC:trollgrubbe) his flatmate, both were pretty cool and really enthousiastic german architects working in Riga. Ralph (HC:rarom) and his girlfriend Anda (HC:justbe) where also their guests. So we were going to have a ...
Red Castles
... seem to be anybody else around. We enjoyed it, actually. Lots of different Latvian farmhouses, barns and windmills taken from throughout Latvia a couple of centuries ago and rebuilt in a tranquil forest. There's over a hundred of them, which is a lot ...
Rîga, August 18, 2005 - Thursday
... national pride worth commemorating. Daugava river is by far the longest Latvian river. Of course, speaking from Latvian perspective. For Latvia is even a tad smaller than Lithuania, so a river like Daugava, more than 1000 kilometres long, had to spring ...
Riga
... old area has lots of cobbled streets, and 3 big green-copper churchs. It also has a museum covering the occupation of Latvia, that we stopped into to learn how the area has been occupied from all sides. Lastly, we checked out some of ...
Riga, the search for a 'Baltic Porter' continues
Very cool place to spend a few days, good bars and excellent cheap food (for those on a budget!). HIghlight for Andrew was finding a Baltic porter beer that he had been searching for... Almost at the end of the middle leg of the trip, which means the ...
The New Prague
... joined EU, several Western European budget airlines (including easyJet, which I have flown a few times) started their routes to Riga. Latvia's expanding airline, Air Baltic, also started many new routes. Now there are organized "stag party" or "hen ...
Rîga, August 21, 2005 - Sunday
... the Soviet comrades later added some of their own blasting, blowing up the burned out walls for the good measure. But when Latvia regained independence, one of the first restorations they decided to grapple with was that of the House of Blackheads. And so ...
Latvia
... stayed in the mid to high 30s. After getting used to obligatory siesta time, sunbathing and external Sauna that was Latvia, we enjoyed the Riga cafe culture that allowed us to wander out for food/drink after 10ish while the temperature was a pleasant ...
Mafia City
... as a Mafia bar. Fairly dim lighting, lots of suited men and a scant lady dancing on top of the bar, a-la Coyote Ugly. Riga has a major underground Mafia presence and although by day there isn't much to point to, at night, this is their city. Best advice, ...
Delicious Dumplings - So Nice I Ate Them Twice
... scrumptous dumplings with sides for the equivalent of just AUD $2.50. After lunch I went to the Museum of Occupation of Latvia which presented very similar information to that of the War Museum I visited yesterday. None the less I still spent ...
Stags and carpetbaggers
Leaving Estonia, we had no idea what to expect from Riga, Latvia, since we hadn't met anyone who, to our knowledge, had traveled there. Our only impressions of the country derived from a BBC round table discussion we'd caught on TV before we left, which ...
Fortuitous delays and the phat silver lining
... would have to stay in a hotel for the night. Never have two people been so happy to receive such news. This meant that Riga can count as a destination of the travels! A transfer doesn't count, but a hotel stay? That's a bonus country! The flight ...