Liene Riga

... of the buildings. Almost everywhere you look, there is a magnificent structure that reflects the prosperity and attitude of the citizens. Even the restaurants are beautifully decorated and the food is very excellent. You can order some traditional Irish cuisine or go to one of the many international places. Of course you must visit some of the famous Irish pubs on your visit to Dublin. This part of the world is best ...

... bland, but a great winter warmer, it is a lot colder here.<br><br>The locals are relaxed, don't cross the road unless the green man appears, love a good cue for the buses and a generally helpful.<br><br>A bit of quiet time and then off to catch the train Russia here we come!<br><br>At&#257;!<br><br>Riga in numbers<br><br>beer - 2 pounds<br><br>Food 3-5 pounds<br><br>Note: pics to follow computer a bit slow at present<br><br> <br>

... he can't feel his feet, so we would stop of a shop to warm up! I went to a CS party and got two bottles of wine and a cake. It was a lot of fun...well, there was just 5 of us, but they never met an Indo-Canadian that lives in the US, so it was fun. They were all Latvian, so we had a good time learning about each other. Its funny cuz they have Sauna Parties...like we have Pool Parties. It's really different...but to each his own.... I went to bed at 11:30 that night.

... as well." Bubble quotes "I'm the stinkiest **** ever." Lets get off that subject. This is boring I want to go back to Latvia. My favourite thing was all the relies. How they where all so nice, unfortunately it didn't carry over to dad. I'm just kidding. Kaspar says ... Latvia was awesome. Everyone there was nice. Ok picture the nicest person you know. Now, would they do any of these things: Give up their bed for you to stay with ...

... photo. The Freedom Monument - originally a statue of Peter the Great stood in the centre of this square, but in 1935, in a spirit of nationalism, Peter the Great was removed and a statue of Victory was erected in that place - Victory holding 3 stars, representing the 3 regions of Latvia. When the Soviets were in charge, the square was made off limits, and a statue of Lenin was erected a bit further down the street. Despite the ban, the square remained a focus for ...

... and came up on the station (o the same street...) Victory Hostel was no beauty but it was alright... It was a place to sleep, and that's about it... Taking a shower was not the most comfortable experience because it kind of felt like you were getting dirtier the longer you were in the washroom... We spent the first day exploring the old city... The city itself is definitely beautiful, old ...

... at all for the first two days in the city? Of course not. Consequently, I have about four bites on my back. Melanie has about 40 on her whole body. If you come--be sure to put on bug repellent. Weather and Rain The temperature has generally been pleasant enough although there were a few hot days in Moscow, however Russia has ...

... occupations Latvia has been under. We went to a couple of bars, Casablanca, was a good one, lots of good music, including some older style jazz. We were shown around by a girl who works at the hostel, so its was good to have that local knowledge. Although I may have offended her when I asked about the popularity of the Eurovision song contest, turns out she had ...

... se persinan como 3 veces seguidas y hacen reverencias a las imagenes. Venden velas para prender, son mas o menos piadosos, lo que quiere decir que rezan, pero no tanto como en Polonia. Tambien hay una especie de monjas que se encargan del mantenimiento de las iglesias, son bastante jovenes algunas, lo que es bien raro, estoy acostumbrado a ver viejitas normalmente (o en suecia emigrantes). La ciudad esta mas fome que ayer...ire a ver que puedo hacer... Chelo

... up later in the night at one of the bars. A few beers then it was time to join the festivities taking place out on the streets, the place was a buzz with the LATS showing their patriotism. Xavier talks us all into splitting a bottle of vodka between the 5 of us...I smell a big night coming on...Bar-time and a few more drinks then a couple of the Swede's turn up. Good chance for me to practice my swedish...as you can imagine after a few beers, the vodka and a couple more beers ...