Daina Hotel Jurmala
Mezsargu Street 4/6 Jurmala, 83318, Latvia
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... completed, our tour of the facility began. We were first shown the officers’ quarters, with all of the Soviet memorabilia still intact. There were displays of the various equipment they used and we all took a shot at trying on the Russian gas mask. Afterwards, we set off to tour the facility. Our guide, armed with a flashlight, took us down the dimly lit halls, showing us the solitary confinement chambers, and illuminating the desperate scratchings ...
Last night in Riga...
... Antonijas iela 8, just around the corner. So in the afternoon, after bidding farewell to Aleks one last time, I went for a walk.
First stop was Latvia University. The main building is very close to Freedom Monument so only a 10-15 minute walk from my hotel. It's a big, stately building and I could just imagine my family members attending.
I then strolled through the park to the other side of the Old Town to ...
Marc's magical mystery tour
... complex in the countryside (this area is now very expensive) and then we drove to a beautiful lookout with views over the Gauja River to Turaida Castle - originally built in the 13th century and restored in the 1970s.
After lunching in Sigulda we finally pushed on to Valmiera, formerly Wolmar, a largely German town north east of Riga where my family lived for a time, but stopped once more to see a ...
Ab ins Baltikum - und erst noch mit 757!
... Fliegen an und für sich spürt. Ich bestellte mir eine Cola und ein Paninibrötchen für 3.80LVL. In den Ferien muss man sich ja auch was gönnen, und schliesslich habe ich dann in Riga nicht Lust noch spätabends was essen zu gehen. Das Brötchen war sehr lecker und ich wurde auch ei*****massen satt davon. An den Lichtverhältnissen der Innenseite des rechten Triebwerkes entnahm ich, dass die Sonne wohl gerade unterging. Deshalb stand ich auf und ging auf die ...
Dangerous Riga!!!!!
Beware of Riga, Latvia. We have found it to be a very dangerous city. We arrived in the old town and were roaming around and found that an 87 year old man from our ship had been hit by a car. A woman on board the ship fell down some stairs. Another man went to the infirmary with severe indigestion. And me?...... ...


