Hotel Irina Riga
Merkela str. 12, (Formerly "Hotel Saulite") Riga, 1050, Latvia
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Riga - The Party (for them!)
If you are still reading these scrambled sections of what I'd like to call my travel diary, it means that I'm not completely wasting my time. I don’t want to dwell on it at the moment as that would freeze my inspiration and allow a self-conscious embarrassment to set in. Let me talk to you about Riga instead.
When we arrived …
Art Nouveau in Riga!
"Look up!" the locals say to tourists in Riga. They're referring to the wonderfully impressive art nouveau architecture adorning many buildings around the town, indeed it is the largest such collection in Europe. Hundreds of buildings are adorned with magnificent and haunting sculptures of gargoyles, goddesses, mythical beasts, screaming masks, …
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The meat of the Baltic sandwich
... door with a coin slot! At least the sink was free. Bellies full, we set about seeing Viktorija's Riga. I say this as my kind hosts always ask me before I arrive what I want to see? I simply respond, I want to see YOUR city through YOUR eyes.
We left the old city, crossed Akmens bridge over the Daugava River. On the other side, we turned right and found an embankment, Viktorija's pace slowed, ...
Returning Home
... cool bands played, and then a DJ setup outside and played fantastic tunes all night.
As I keep saying, there is something special about Riga. It’s not just the fact that it’s a beautiful city, with exciting inhabitants, beautiful women, and tasty ciders – it’s the x-factor, that extra element that separates a city from the rest. It’s something you can’t fully describe, and something that can’t be fully understood unless you experience it for ...
A bear and a Mohito with a view
... stairs with our bags. There is 5 of us girls in one small room with a blocked toilet and broken sink.So after complaining we moved up another flight of stairs to a 7 bedded room. The promised washetria did not exist so we washed what we could in the sink and strung our washing line between 2 bunks.
We then headed into Riga to see the fantastic Art deco buildings, and then took the lift ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Hotel Saulite



