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Published: January 24th 2007
Riga Dome, Riga
The Cathedral where we sat in on a Sunday ServiceBreakfast! Even though it had only been four days since we left home the fact that our hostel included free brekfast was fantastic! Egg, toast, jam, cheese, yoghurt and tea! Who could ask for more?
Our hostel here in Riga is really lovely - or it was until the Irish turned up! About 40 18 year olds who stayed in drinking til midnight every evening then stumbled back in at various intervals throughout the night - grrr...
Enough of the moaning old lady bit - Riga itself is really pretty, especially the Dome Cathedral where we went to a Sunday Service in Latvian, the National Opera House, where we went to see The Nutcracker Ballet, and the Freedom Monument which commemerates Latvia's independence since 1991.
The market was a really nice experience too - lots of hustle and bustle, people trying to flog flowers, fruit and bras! We bought tupperware to store our homemade soup. It had carrots, turnip and onions and it lasted us three full dinners for a grand total of about 30p each - loving the Eastern European prices!
Saturday nights in Riga to be avoided at all costs! Drunken British knob-eds on stag - ew! We actually
Our Washing Line in Riga
You know you're a proper traveller when you construct your own washing line! felt really uncomfortable for the first time since we set out, and it was a bit of a wake up call. We decided to cut our losses and go home and eat ice cream and drink Aldaris beer in our bedroom!
Overall though, we really enjoyed Riga. Its a really beautiful city with alot of great history (the occupation museum is a must) and a really vibrant modern atmosphere. It made a really interesting contrast to Tallinn - next stop, Lithuania's capital Vilnius.
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Heather Wiseman
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Moaning old woman
Ciara I remember when you were the 18 year old drunk, stumbelling in and waking everyone up!!