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- Riga
- Capital
- Latvian Lats (LVL)
- Currency
- 2,385,231
- Population
- LV
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Riga
Travel Blogs from Riga, Latvia
A bit of sightseeing for your pleasure!
As we had guests visiting form London and Paris we had to show them around Riga. While doing that we reminded ourselves how beautiful the old town and parks are. We also realised that it is so much easier to travel and explore new places if you have a ...
Baltic Cruise
... ) and the karaoke bar (filled with latvian teenagers) but eventually even Gary joined the stage for Dancing Queen. Arrived in a rainy Riga (which stayed rainy for the whole day we spent there). Strolled around the pretty old town and took in the main ...
Break from travel...
Hi Everyone! We have now terminated the first part of our trip with almost all of our Europe route done!! We deserve some holiday and will stop over here for 10 days to enjoy some relaxing time in Agi's home country before the more serious part of ...
Into the Baltics
... some different stuff! In the afternoon I took the train to Siauliai, the 4th largest city in Lithuania and on the way to Riga. In Siauliai I had another CouchSurfing host, Ruta, who met me in town and had some useful contacts at the local 'German brewery ...
its a beautiful day! - of travel!
... after waking up (late) getting to the old port and hopping on a 2 hour ferry back tot tallinn and then a 5 hour bus ride to riga! the hostel is brilliantly located 5 mins from bus station and woo hoo efrat is there so we can start the weekend with a ...
hello europe and mum
... little maroon passport and use it. However it was a bit of an anticlimax as I didn't even have to give it to the boarder guard at Riga international but rather hold it up to the glass so he could see the picture and after 2 secs he go on - he didn't even ...
Larking in Latvia
... the amount of gossip an Irish B&B lady can - no wonder the communist regime failed in these counties. But this entry is for Latvia, which we sped through in a couple of days. First, a day in Riga checking out the sights of the capital. Changing of ...
Latvian hockey and blintzes
... music being pumped into the room. We ate excellent sushi, some potato and mushroom blintzes, and drank hippo lemonade. Since Riga (Latvia) was where the hockey championships were being played we were able to watch the United States lose to Canada ...
Goodbye Baltic Area! Up to Kazakhstan
... hier niet zoveel meer te beleven, dan wat sightseeing en vooral uitrusten. Wat ik dan weer hard nodig heb(…)! Letland, Riga Ook Letland is een land dat zwaar te lijden heeft gehad onder bezetting van de Sovjets. Voor de geschiedschrijving; wat niet ...
Riga
... hostel bar. After I made it up to check in, went back down and there was a group of about 15 more (different) Scotts. Turns out Riga is a huge place for stag parties from the UK. One of the guys even knew my old flatmate in Edinburgh. Small world. Had a ...
Roaming Riga
We have spent the better part of week now in Riga, the capital of Latvia, doing....well, not very much, actually! Having hauled our increasingly travel-weary selves through Poland and Lithuania, we were in need of a bit of a holiday, and decided that ...
Latvia: Reflections and Practicalities
... It was kind of like staying at a Best Western: exactly what you'd expect and nothing memorable. Practicalities: Travelling in Latvia is much like travelling in Estonia - pretty easy. Latvia lacks Estonia's affinity for putting tourist signs in ...
I will never come back here
... eat out lots. The best meals had to be the mexican in the Irish pub (where else would you go to eat in Latvia?), where the waitresses practically force fed us beer the entire time, and the sublime experience that was the Japanese restaurant just around ...
The Art Nouveau Capital of Europe
... along the way. Back at the hostel I spoke to James Wallace on Skype before setting off to spend my final afternoon in Latvia at the beach. I caught the train to Majori, the main town of the Jurmala region, which serves as the Baltic's version ...
LATVIA!! LATVIA!! LATVIA!!
... the city and then took a commuter-train to Jurmala along the coast... Jurmala was beautiful (and noticeably pricier than Riga itself)... Beautiful sandy beaches, cottages, and little streets with restaurants and cafes lining both sides... When we got ...
Stress in Riga
Well, I spent the night at Stansted Airport and got only 2 hours of sleep. I took the airplane to Riga, and I only had 1.5 hours of connecting time, so the flight to St. Petersburg almost left without me. I ran so much that I felt like flash, but it ...
Discovering Riga
... and get my belongings together ready to go to the bus station. At 08:10 I boarded a bus bound for Riga, the capital of Latvia. It still amazes me that you can cross an international border with little more than a bus attendant quickly ...
Eager for Riga (just like Maggie May)
... a quizzical look as if I hadn’t understood (he was Italian!), smiled politely and headed for the dining room. Riga is the capital of Latvia. Before 1991, this was a state of the formal Soviet Union. Together with Lithuania and Estonia, they are ...
On to Latvia
... of the city. If you ever go to Riga, this is a must do! We were SO LUCKY to be in Riga during Song and Dance Celebration which theme was "Latvia, the land that sings". This is a festival that only takes place every FIVE years and we just happened ...
The most underrated city on Earth?!
... morning. If anything I know feel worse! Oh well, it was worth a try! Plus it allowed us to catch a glimpse of Latvia's national stadium which reminded me of a cross between The Sixfields Stadium in Northampton and Huish Park in Yeovil - classy stuff! I ...
I Shot The Sheriff - And Missed
... to provide that career change. This blow to my employment prospects follows our trip to a shooting range in Riga, our stop-off for two nights in Latvia. We fulfilled the first part of our mission which was simply to find the place. Our guide Alex took us ...
Partying in Riga
... and he had woken up in the morning with a hostel under his name. He then had to quit his job in Australia and move to Latvia. So the shooting was pretty cool. We shot from a glock, an AK47, and a pump action shotgun which was my personal favourite - i'm ...
Getting to Moscow
This is just the intro to our trip as we started it from Riga by taking an excrutiating early flight from here to Moscow. The taxi arrived early so we rushed like crazy to make it to the airport to be an hour early before our 5:55 (AM) flight. The ...
Really Unremarkable Riga...
... times I really thought I was going to be blown over, so we made our way to a little Mexican restaurant (yes Mexican in Latvia!) and had a yummy and not so expensive meal which made a good change from the pasta and sauce we have most nights! After our ...
Riga, Latvia
... alleyways, picturesque medieval style buildings, fantastic. Had a look at the occupation museum, a must if you're going to Latvia or Estonia. Very interesting and it is amazing that these people are so happy, and forgiving of Russia. We also did ...
Hello and goodbye Riga again
... is like the Wildcat where people often sit together to enjoy the view, however nice hotel. I just booked my flight on Easyjet from Riga when I return Nov. 28 via ship leaving Stockholm Nov. 27. I leave Nov. 29 for Berlin and then Rome to which I ...
Who turned off the lights??!!
We decided to get the bus from Tallinn to Latvia at 6pm to have Saturday night in Riga!! When we asked, "is this the bus to Riga", the bus driver just fired the bags onto the bus and grunted for us to get on....ok not a great start but once we get on we ...
Leaving gorgeous Tallinn
... . We checked out a few restaurant prices and they didn't seem cheap at all- prices were like London's prices. I was a bit disappointed with Riga after being to Tallinn. Here isn't as pretty and not as much character. Had a cold shower and tried to sleep. ...