Blogs from Riga, Riga Region, Latvia, Europe - page 12

From Vilnius to Riga I took a bus called Eurolines, this bus was a million times better than the last one, but a few dollars more. It was well worth it. On the bus I met a guy from the hostel I was staying at in Vilnius and he said he had to get out of that place it was so bad, so now I don't feel as bad for judging the place so quickly. When I arrived in Riga I went to my hostel Famous Franks, this place was so much fun but full of bachelor parties. I think there were 183 guys and 7 girls in this place. I really enjoyed the city, they have the largest market in Europe there. It is inside a building the Germans use to make blimps or aircraft ... read more

Sent: Fri 10/17/08 9:30 AM Como parte del viaje fui con palomilla de hostel a un 'campo de tiro' manejado por unos rusos en un ex bunker sovietico. Lamentablemente no permiten fotos cuando uno esta disparando (lo cual hubiera sido muy 'cool' para presumir a la palomilla mexicana). Por lo menos se pudieron tomar fotos despues de la sesion, despues de lo cual hubo que celebrar con una muy merecida cerveza letona... Las muchachas de la foto son parte del staff del hostel.... La otra palomilla son 2 italianos que hablan español (se los enseñó un capitalino que vivio en Italia) y un ingles... Las armas fueron Glock 9mm, AK47 y escopeta winchester. Saludes... Omar Velásquez Manzo...... read more

Sent: Fri 10/17/08 9:17 AM Vilnius, Lituania. No he podido pasar las fotos de la cam al USB, pero por lo menos se adjuntaron al mail. Estas 2 chicas del tubo en el antro son un ejemplo de las muchachas que vemos en las calles de Riga, Letonia... En Letonia no hay gordas, todas son de facciones muy finas, sin caderas y de gluteos pequeños, es decir, cuerpos de modelo... No son altas, y su estatura va de la baja a la media... Bonitas hay en todos lados, cierto, nada mas que aqui abundan a montones y con esas caracteristicas... La verdad es que las muchachas de los países eslavos tienen fama de ser bonitas, y de éstos las muchachas de los paises balticos tienen fama de ser muy bonitas. Ya me habían repetido ese comentario ... read more

I had wanted to go to Latvia since I heard about the KGB Prison in Karosta long time ago, and it has the fusion architectural charms of old Russia, and the modern Scandinavia. Riga is a very small and beautiful city, and it was good value of money. Riga is also the city feeling more of that Soviet Republic than other Baltic cities. The flight from Istanbul to Riga took us less than 3 hours and we touched down just before the dark. Going through immigration, and officers complete with Soviet style uniforms, we entered the modernized airport lounge, and again given a little bit of difficult times of explaining the difference between PRC and HKSAR (Reason is PRC Passport holders do need a Visa and HKSAR do not) and they still could not tell the ... read more

In December 2001 I visited Grimsby on the East coast of England with my pops for a football match that will live long in the memory... for me and my Dad that is, the reason for this unmemorable event was that we both agreed that it was the coldest we had ever been in our lifetimes. Biting wind, driving rain and sleet, and two seats on row 1 with no roof above us all contributed to a shivery, dithering 2 hours at Blundell Park. Fast forward 8 years and myself and Rebecca booked flights to Riga in Latvia, I was convinced that my Grimsby experience may be beaten, in a "how cold can you get" kind of competition..... Latvia along with neighbours Estonia and Lithuania were accepted into the European Union in 2004, Riga in particular ... read more