Dodo Hotel Riga
Jersikas 1 Riga, 1003, Latvia
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Beware of the "zepplin"!
Arrived in Riga after 20 hours of train and bus. Decidednot to stop in Lithuania as planned, as we were arriving in Vilnius at 6 am and would not get into a hotel at that hour. Got to Riga at noon and were able to get into our hotel and crashed for a few hours. Lovely city with beautiful squares filled with small cafesand markets. Decided to try …
Stuck in Riga
I got to Riga just fine. I arrived quite late on December 2nd wearing the only warm clothes I have with me. And it's a good thing too because it was freezing! 3C would have seemed like a nice day to me in Calgary but after a month in Ghana I couldn't handle it. I had a toque, scarf, gloves, several layers of tops and a jacket, and jeans on but it …
Around Riga
I have a confession to make. I have been eating at McDonald's. It is the cheapest place I can find to get a filling meal here and they have free wifi so I can check my email on my iPod while wolfing down McNuggets. I only admit this now though because the first two times I went in I couldn't find the ketchup or mayonnaise. Finally the last time I …
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Riga's Black Magic
... tour!! We engaged in an amazing conversation, then I showed her my newly purchased stamp collection. There was another short discussion and then, she turned over her purse, dumped out some things on the table reached across and gave me a coin purse from the 1960’s, made in a local factory (now closed, but once very active) and insisted I take it with me!! She was wonderfully kind and I love her. Next-door is an amazingly quirky hairdresser’s with only one chair ...
Riga
... Last stop today was a bar with a TV showing the final stage of the Tour de France and we were able to watch as Cadel Evans became the first Aussie to win the Tour! Wonderful to see and well deserved for him.
Monday 25th: headed out of Riga today for a day trip to Sigulda and Turaida, about 75 minutes from Riga by train. Interesting area, firstly because it is actually hilly, unlike the rest of Latvia we have seen so far! Sigulda is really only the dropping ...



