Best Eastern Hotel Karavella Riga

... explain
anything, all the flavors were different but they weren't all that
mindblowing. For me anyways... apparently Thorstein thought the salmon
was quite tasty.

The Norwegians and I parted ways as they were
flying back to Oslo today. I wandered. The first place that I like to
go in a new place is the market- Riga's is right next to the train
station in what look like huge hangers. It blew me away. I couldn't
believe where I was... I thought the Latvia ...

... the millions of churches of multiple denominations and constantly tripped over the unevenness of the stoned paths whilst looking skywards at the wealth of architectural nuggets vying for my attention.

Dinner tonight was a vegetarian affair... (sorry it was a craving that hit me as soon as I saw the menu!). Afterwards I wandering into the main square, where I was entertained by two ...

... wasn't too bad - until we reached Riga. Then we were arriving in a capital city in peak hour. A bigger (& dirtier) city than we've seen, the driving in seemed to go for miles, and some was very difficult - up a cobbled street over the railway for instance (!???) But worst of all was when we finally reached the Old Town part of Riga, ready to look for our hotel, TomTom had some of the 1-way streets the wrong way. It would say turn right here - and it would be one way the ...

With the Synagogue under construction and not knowing where the Services were being held we decided to have another walking tour today. Riga has the most amazing buildings with some truly spectacular examples of Art Nuevo. In between there are also examples of various other styles from Art Deco to Gothic and Baroque thrown in for good measure. Annie got really excited when she got to see the ...

... to the constant breaking and acceleration didn't have us holding onto our seats then the moments he picked to pass the car in front certainly did. Maybe I'm being a little unfair to him; he probably did have the power of x-ray vision to be able to see around all the blind corners!! I was having palpitations; I really thought I was going to die. Now I'm not afraid to die, but I really would like to finish this trip and actually make it to Australia, preferably in one piece, before ...

... enemman analyysia siita, miten menneisyys vaikuttaa latvialaisten elamaan nykyaan. Miten miehityksen ajasta kerrotaan lapsille koulussa? Minkalainen on venajan kielen asema ja tulevaisuus latviassa? Enemman pohdittavaa, osallistumista ja tietoa nykyajasta. Tultuani ulos museosta olin kuitenkin pillahtaa itkuun jokaisen katumummon kohdalla kun mietin, miten isoja muutoksia he ovat kayneet lapi elamassaan... Etta ei se museo ihan turha ollut sitten minunkaan kohdallani kuitenkaan.

... first prostitute place (he was angry with all of us because we leave him alone in a prostitute place, but we tought that he wanted stay there) in the hostel we were the first in arrived, my friend and me, bcs the other boy wanted go to some club more. in some time the people start to arrived, and we were drinking beer and vodka with the hostal's girl. Great sentence said one of us: "what's your name?? just for information... only" and finnaly Belen and me spend all the night ...

... that 17 of my 18 shots would have been lethal. Once again it was disturbing just how pumped the raw feeling of shooting such powerful weapons made me feel. A massive night out followed at a dodgy Russian club - with more than a few stories. Sunday was an awesome day. Chris and i travelled off to Sigulda on a day trip of action and adventure. Following a frame or three of bowling we hit the Latvian national Bobsledding facility for a quick belt down the track. Travelling ...

... city full of picturesque quaintness. Deciding it was time for another coffee, we found a place just opposite the Powder Tower. With a satisfied expression forming on my face, I sat back into the comfy seat taking a sip of coffee. "What's the matter with you?" asked Jodie, knowing the answer already. I paused, putting my cup down. "I just can't believe we're in a former Soviet Republic, sitting in a trendy café in the middle of a city most of our friends haven't even heard of ...

... chaussees d'ultrabottes d'un metre de haut avec des ultraminijupes de 20 cm et entre les deux il reste encore un bon metre d'ultrajambes... Ahlala, pas fastoche, faut tenir le coup ! Mon dernier parcours, entre Moscou et Riga m'a soigne de ca. Les mannequins de la place rouge en fait, elles finissent toutes en babouchkas pesant un bon quintal et ronflant trois en meme temps dans le compartiment de Kerros, c'est vachement moins sexy et ca casse le mythe. Le passage de la ...