Nordic Hotel Jekaba Riga
Jekaba 24 Riga, LV- 1010, Latvia
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Riga, A Modern City with a Medieval Past.
... the Old Town which is a
truly beautiful place but sooo many tourists - amazing considering
I had never heard of the place, but it is a destination which is
experiencing huge tourist growth - particularly from the UK and
other European tourists. Cruise ships now also dock here. We had
wood fired pizza for lunch in the Old Town and I am embarrassed to
admit that I ate all mine and it was huge.
Mum and Barb took the optional tour to ...
Riga Rocks: Europe's Best Kept Secret
... financial institutions. Latvia was an independent country from 1918-1939, and not again until 1991. What a best kept secret this special town is! If you could imagine a medieval city not terribly disturbed by modern conveniences—a juxtaposition of cobblestone streets and cell phones—a place where street musicians provide the soundtrack for a venture to a more peaceful time, you would find ...
Unexpected extra day in Riga
... doctor today, even though they may not be English – speaking. She was reluctant until she had a brainwave – there was a young doctor on ambulance duty and if not out on a ‘shout’, would be able to help. We therefore paid our £26.00 for a consultancy and then found the door to wait outside, only a few minutes as it transpired. The young doctor was charming and helpful and issued the requisite prescription and even gave Julie her mobile number in case she had ...
Entering The East
... unaware that they were say in their room waiting for me to finish eating (it takes a while as I have to eat so much). I must have kept them waiting for at least couple of hours and when I realised I felt sooo bad. Luckily we still went out (eventually), they had seen a reggae night advertised on a poster stuck to a lamp post in town so we set off in search of the club which was about 4km out of town in the suburbs. We had a name and a street unfortunately the street was a very ...
Riga here we come!
... old town for the first day and the second, we took a local bus out to an open-air Ethnographic Museum which displayed the 4 different cultural regions of Latvia. Really interesting - especially since I never dreamed of travelling to this part of the world. There is lots of history here (as is typical for Europe) and the people were great! I still find it amazing that most people here think nothing of speaking 3, 4, 5, or ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Nordic Hotel Jekaba


