Written by Shady Ady on December 9, 2007
- The proud Baltic city of Riga has fought many battles in their struggle for independence. First it was the invading red army of the Soviet Union. Next came the Nazi’s, followed again by the Russians....
Written by Owen Lipsett on December 21, 2004
- While you could easily spend a day just wandering the streets of Vecriga (though I’d advise avoiding the narrower ones, where I saw quite a few unsavory characters) to sample its architectural brilliance, if you’re...
Written by marif on December 20, 2004
- Vecriga is the Latvian name for Riga's Old Town. Crammed with cobbled streets, alleyways, medieval churches and century-old residential buildings, it can rightly be called a sanctuary of history. Add to these the various museums...
Written by dangaroo on January 13, 2009
- Riga International is the largest airport in the Baltics and is owned by the Latvian government, they have 3 terminals, one for incoming Schengen flights, one for outgoing Schengen flights and one for None Schengen...
Written by Liam Hetherington on October 9, 2007
- John Lennon was right. Happiness truly is a warm gun. In Riga with a group of lads, it was maybe inevitable that we would end up gravitating towards an afternoon playing with guns....
Written by Piscean Amber on March 1, 2005
- Remembrances of Latvia – September 1, 1995
Riga is getting ready to celebrate its 800th birthday in 2001. There is scaffolding around the President’s Palace and work seems to be in progress everywhere. I was grumbling...
Written by marif on December 20, 2004
- Riga's daily indoor food market on Pragas iela, behind the railway station, is housed inside five huge Zeppelin hangars built for the military in the 1930s. The products for sale range from vegetables, fresh fruit,...
Written by unorthodox traveler on November 29, 2000
- Black Magic is a very strong drink, produced in Latvia, and nowhere else in the world, since 1755.
At the Cafe, Marrutku Maizites, I was introduced to this drink, with a warning that I had better...
Written by Breathmints on March 13, 2002
- In Riga, there is a place where food of top quality and characterized by freshness surrounds you from every angle. From fish to chcolate to yogurt to honey to bread to meat to pigeons,...
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