Designapartments Riga
Smilsu 1/3 Riga, 1050, Latvia
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On the road to Riga
... What fantastic views from this point and we joined a few other people from our tour and enjoyed a drink overlooking this lovely city. Lativa has a population of 2.2 million with more than a third of these living in Riga and many people say this is the most beautiful of all the EU cities.
Tomorrow we have a tour of the Old Town which is only a 5 minute walk from our hotel. The weather has been a lot warmer then we expected and ...
Latvia
Not a whole lot to report on Latvia. It's the second of the three Baltic countries I will be traveling through, and crossing the border to enter it required absolutely nothing from me. The bus (another nice one) just cruised on through, no passport stamp, no customs, nothing.
Arriving in the capital city of Riga, I found it to be very similar to what I had seen in Tallinn, just a bit bigger, with cobblestoned ...
An Unexpected Layover in Riga
... stood while three attendants nattered amongst themselves. Then a group of stewards and pilots arrived with the need for seats to where we were going. Boarding passes were printed and issued to the group. When I suggested loudly that we were perhaps invisible to the attendants, one spoke up and asked how she could help us. I told her of our need and said that the flight was fully booked. There ...
The heart of the boozy Baltics
... drinkers in Europe. The first fact is the lingering result of Sovietisation over a span of 40+ years. Perhaps the second fact is the result of the first? We have no clue really but from what we hear (and know of our friends with Russian blood in them – you know who you are), Russians also like to enjoy a drink every now and then. Both facts, as we found during our time in Riga, are fairly oblivious to the naked eye - fact number one actually instigated the ...
Riga, Latvia - Winter Wonderland
... It was the changing of the guards.
Despite the freezing temperatures, we were really enjoying ourselves. And as we neared the central area (only a ten minute walk from our hotel) we came to the second of our sightseeing destinations - the strangely named House of Blackheads.
This distinctive red brick building dated back to the 14th century when it was the home of unmarried merchants. According to local legend, the men wore black caps as they indulged in ...
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