Europa City Riga
Brivibas str 199 Riga, 1039, Latvia
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Stuck in the middle with you
... a good price..so stacked our plates, and went off in search of some nightlife. Went to a french undeground bar called 'Belle Epoque', which was small and cosy, and had an 'apple pie' shot..no idea what was in it but tasted like eating apple pie, bar staff were cool, so go here if you are in Riga. Next stop was 'No problems', which is a huge outdoor bar, tables and chairs etc (see photos), which had a great band playing what sounded a little like celtic rock/blues/folk, no idea ...
No Foto; No Smiling; No Kidding
... Today, I passed two accordionists, two violinists, one trumpet soloist, one violinist and flute duet, one cello and flute duet, one five piece brass band made up of guys in drag and, in between all of that, music came through cafe speakers. The music is often a European techo-beat which I fail to appreciate. The only silence I can recall came when I said hello to a passerby.
I earlier spoke of Vilnius saying that I thought you would like it there. I can't say the same for Riga.
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Discovering Riga
... Powder Tower, the Swedish Gate, the Parilament building, St Jacob's Church, the Three Brothers, the Dome Cathedral, Jacob's Barricks, the Great Guild, the Small Guild, the Cat's House, the Freedom Monument, St George's Church, St John's Church, St Peter's Church, the House of Black Heads, the Orthodox Cathedral and visited the War Museum where I learnt about Latvia's war history under the occupation of Soviet and Nazi Germany regiemes. This museum was ...
Into the Baltics
... That night I again offered my cooking skills to my host and worked on a nice Indonesian style rice dish (the supermarket sold some Dutch Go-Tan products). Unfortunately, I did not factor-in the differences in perception of spice levels between myself and my host (spicy food is not very common in Lithuania and I am a spice freak), resulting in the near death of my host and an extra beerrun to cool things down... Luckily we both survived and Ruta said she liked ...
Travel Day... braved Gatwick and Air Baltic
... It has a great little desk where I'll be able to work and a king sized bed. The bathroom is perfectly adequate.
The funniest thing is the painting on the wall. Laine promotes itself as an art hotel and the corridors do seem to have lots of nice paintings. Above my desk is a picture I have seen all over markets in Australia... presumably mass produced by indentured artists in China. The one on ...



