http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Latvia , Riga Region en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 07:41:18 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:41:18 +0000 The Museum of Occupation contains Soviet era artifacts. Co 3 cuoc chiem dong cua ngoai bang vao nuoc Latvia. Dau tien cua nguoi Nga sau do cua quan doi Duc quoc Xa va cuoi cung la Soviet.Dan so o day co mot dieu ky thu la dan Nga so rat nhieu khoang 30 tong so 2.3 trieu dan. Birth rate o day thap nhat the gioi vi khong co chach sach tai tro ro rang nen dan chung khong muon sanh san. Dan o day kho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/blog-757535.html Intro to Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia and Baltic states and home to more than one third of Latvia39s population. Riga has plenty of options for shopping dinning and sight seeing. This city has something for everyone whether you are happy to spend a decent amount of money or are travelling on a tight budget you will surely find something according to your requirements http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-752767.html Six weeks of planes trains and boatmobiles on the IcelandScandinavianBaltic merrygoround brought us to our full stop in the region the little surprise packet of Riga.With Latvia39s history sharing a raft of parallels with Estonia and geographically separated solely by that thin man made line we call a border I39d imagined Latvia39s capital Riga would be a carbon copy of sister Tall http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/blog-739767.html Riga was a place denied to us in December 2010 when due to the snow fall in London Heathrow Airport went to shut down and we spent two nights sleeping in the airport and another week in Slough waiting for a flight. We vowed to see it next time we were in the area Arriving in a city with high expectations is always a little dangerous as you are nearly always disappointed like we were in Riga. In http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-737475.html ... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-736111.html A lot of funI had gone to such open air ethnographic museums in Germany and I love them. It is so nice to take long walks in such a beautiful setting. The houses are well preserved and can be visited. They are filled with the furnished tools craftwork and costumes of the time. It is good to appreciate the level of craftmanship that went into building these houses and these pieces of furniture. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-734566.html I spent a few days exploring Rga. I browsed the amber shops I checked out the clothing sales I toured the old town I visited the museums.Rga was obviously a very wealthy city in the centuries past. It was a rich Hanseatic city. Several of buildings are of that period and they are very beautiful. The first of these buildings would be the House of Blackheads which was the headquarter of the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-734557.html I didn39t think these photos were good enough for the main blog ... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-730729.html On my trip from Waeszawa to Vilnius I met a psychiatrist on her way to a conference with colleagues from all over the world in Lithuania. She had not travelled much in her life.No time for she had to bring up het 6 kids. I asked hobby or accident No she just liked it. For her it was already an adventure to go by train from Germany to Vilnius. When we found out there was no connecting train she di http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-730594.html Saturday I left 6.45 to Warszawa centralna station. A huge monster of a building with constant renovations since the station had been finished in 1975. With a delay of 50 minutes just loading the train to Sestokai with too many people and too much luggage incl plastic washing basins and all other things you can imagine for over an hour we left.The normal train cabin in Europe and elswhere has for http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-730477.html Friday I stayed in Warszawa city of Statues. All their old and new heroes but also Mr Reagon are to be seen all over the city.Did some sightseeing in the centre and the old town an Unesco world heritage site and had a 2 hours panoramic tour by coach. Compared to three years ago not much difference only they keep building new offices houses stations but still an awful lot of old communist style http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-730469.html Today I did no sightseeing whatsoever. Indeed I did very little except sit in the sun and listen to jazz ... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-729424.html Breakfast at the weekend starts an hour later. The shops open at the same time breakfast starts. I only had 45 mins to go to the shops to buy a packed lunch pack a rucksack and have breakfast. The breakfast lost Three cups of coffee and some heavy black bread would have to suffice.Set off for the station in the early morning heat and on arrival realised that I didn39t know the Latvian for T http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Jurmala/blog-728771.html Riga is a lovely city everything is within walking distance the people are friendly it39s bright it39s modern yet shows off some stunning old churches cathedrals and the like. It39s cheap too please don39t join the Euro and the food is a prerequisite to a heart attack. But I have just a minute problem.... it39s proper bastarding hot. The air feels hot the sun burns even in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-728600.html After breakfast with an obnoxious and brash Aussie I walked down to the canal to take a boat trip. The 100 year old historic boat though solar powered were running late and only arrived after waiting forty minutes However it was a delightful tour of the canal and harbour although there was no commentary. I then met a local guide Aija Tamsone who took me on a three hour walking tour of Rig http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-728256.html Someone genuinely asked me that yesterday But then someone said I had an English face so it cancelled out the complimentToday I have got 1 tram 1 bus 1 ferry and 1 coach and am now in RIGAThe ferry was pretty uneventful but even now I feel like I am swaying a little bit. The bus was jokes until we had to change because something happened I know really know what but there seemed to be some http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-728235.html After leaving Parnu the next stop was Latvia stopping at the Latvian border at 13h50 for coffee.On crossing the border the quality of the roads worsened and once in Riga even the traffic lights became unphased resulting in a stopstart journey through Riga.Arrived in Riga at 16h00 but due to badly parked vehicles the coach was unable to get close to the hotel an old Convent and so I hav http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-728036.html Hello everyone and welcome back to my blogFirst of all after multiple requests I have decided to continue my blog in English. I hope the Dutch people amongst you dont mind. For the English speaking audience just catching on Since June 1st I have been living in Riga where I am studying the Russian language and working parttime. I am intending to stay here for a minimum of three months and h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-727756.html This entry includes a text about our short stay in Riga on June 14 It is all too simple. We took an Ecolines bus from Berlin to Riga. The bus turned out to be very convenient and there was even an attendant and we could order meals and drinks but there were only several persons on this route. The trip took the whole day and we passed several cities and towns like Suwalki Marijampole etc. On http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-727727.html We are now sitting at Riga airport drinking our second morning coffee for today. Our first was back home 4 hours ago and since then we have been on our way towards the Black sea. Regrettably no WIFI here so this will be posted the next time we will have net access. We divided the writing turns so I start our blog Johanna continues tomorrow I continue the day after that and so on. So if you are http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga-Region/Riga/blog-725180.html