Baltpark Riga

... for its whiskey and the ever popular Guinness Beer. If you have not acquired the taste for either of these flavors, you can go for the Bailey’s Irish Cream. There is something special about drinking one of these tasty choices in the home country. Go to any of the unique Irish pubs and you will certainly find the drinks of this great country. Your next holiday will be really fun if you make your way to Dublin, Ireland.

Want to spend some time with friends or family abroad? Need an accommodation for short term stays during a business trip? I found the local guide europapart.eu has a wide selection of privately owned studios, villas, homes and apartments for rental in reasonable rate. read more on this http://www.europapart.eu/apartment_in_R iga.html

I'm in Latvia! Not many Kiwi's can say that I'm sure. Its just not near the top of anyones list, but maybe not for all that long as its got a lot going for it. Firstly though some lasting thoughts on Lithuania. Its difficult after only a couple of days to form judgments without making sweeping generalisations, but all I can do is relate my impressions. There is one thing that stands out as holding Lithuanians back being their language. Its useless if you drive more than a few hours ...

... to previous styles, which required following particular historical patterns. In contrast, Art Nouveau stressed a complete creative freedom, an expressive flight of fantasy with a tendency to show all utilitarian construction elements as artistic value. It was probably one of the shortest-lived stylistic movements which saw its end with the onset of the World War I. However, it nevertheless left behind extraordinarily colourful architectural examples, and nowhere more so ...

... These buildings range from colourful red brick with fancy decorations and statues, to a modern glass affair, to a stark black cube - the museum. Inside the museum was an exhibit that described the events surrounding the occupation of Latvia from 1940-1991 first by the Soviets, then the Nazis and then reoccupation by the Soviets. During this period 550,000 Latvians died or disappeared. It was grim. Sitting beside the museum and a total contrast, the ...

... I did manage to convince them to go with me in a giant inner tube down a, what I thought was, a fairly tame slide. Trouble was I went down backwards and Jo panicked. It threatened to tip once or twice and I could see Josefa visibly terrified. "I hate you Adam!" she cried - and she actually meant it. This set off Rosa, who almost cried. But we made it out alive. My crowning glory was breaking six seconds on the red slide. It gave me an awesome wedgie, but I was ...

... million people from all three countries linked arms over the 600km in a statement to the world of their desire to be free. I just wish people in Australia could be so passionate about anything. I haven't said anything about the actual city yet, so now I will tell you about it...The old town is the attraction for tourists who come here and it resembles the old town of Bruges a lot. Unfortunately it doesn't stand up to Bruges, but it was still a pleasant place to be ...

... into Russia. Two other officers watched intently as the one up top with the wall and ceiling tools went about his work. After twenty minutes or so of futile search he screwed all the panels back on and climbed down. Then he and his two comrades simply walked off. At 2:00am the train started moving again. Outside the night was cold and bleak. A mist hung in the air. We were in mother Russia.

... what turned out to be a fantastically lovely old town. Not as medieval in character as Tallinn, Riga's charms are more of the seventeenth century Renaissance and Baroque variety, although the city does boast a few older Gothic buildings and a portion of the old fourteenth century brick fortifications that used to form part of the town wall. The old town itself is shaped like an oval, with small little cobblestoned passageways running under arches and ...

Hello, finally Dirk and I flew on Tuesday morning to Riga. The night before we spent in a beautiful flat in Berlin. On our arrival in Riga we already got a tast of what will await us the next days...RAIN. First we searched for some accomodation near the old town and after about one hour we found a quite cheap but acceptable place. Actually it was also the first one we went to and the only one ...