Blogs from Riga, Riga Region, Latvia, Europe - page 3

Today we biked about 6 miles for a total of 430 miles. The weather warm, felt hot at times, but in the shade you could still feel some coolness in the air. Had a fine breakfast at our Hotel - Livonia in Sigulda. Biked to the train station, but they changed the earliest time to 13:49 which we did not like. We ended up taking the bus, which was cheaper. For packing the bikes on the bus it was 2.30 € for both bikes. Pleasant ride. Riga is a big city with all the usual accoutrements. It seems much bigger than Tallinn. Bobbie and Gary are staying in the Opera Hotel. We are staying in the Cinnamon Sally Hostel - 4 bed dorm room. Shared shower and bathroom. A step down from we had gotten used ... read more

In der Nacht hat es wieder geregnet, aber bis ich endlich aus der Tiefgarage kam war blauer Himmel. Und im Lauf des Vormittags wurde es sogar so warm (18°), dass ich die Sturmhaube, die bei Motorradfahrern im Winter und bei Bankräubern im ganzen Jahr so beliebt ist (weil nur ganz kleine Teile des Gesichts sichtbar sind) ausziehen konnte. Die erste Sehenswürdigkeit des Tages war der geographische Mittelpunkt Europas- leider konnte ich Paulchen nicht bis ganz dahin fahren, vorher war eine Holzbrücke und wie machte keinen sehr gesunden Eindruck. Verboten war es sowieso.... Und so toll, wie Berta am Äquator wäre es auch nicht gewesen. Aber ich bin schon erstaunt, dass der Mittelpunkt so weit im Osten ist. Leicht wellige Landschaft, Einzelhöfe, oft auf Anhöhen. Die Friedhöfe sind im ganzern Land immer außerhalb der Dörfer, oft in ... read more

Riga Latvia 30 August 2014 We arrived in Riga on good roads, at about 4.00pm on 29 August and found Camping Riga which was on the island across the River Daugava which winds its self through the city. It was an OK-appointed camp site which had everything we needed. We got to our GB and German neighbours. In fact, the next morning we took a 90 sightseeing bus trip around the city and 2 couples from Germany came to. They had both been to Australia so we chatted about their times in our country. The bus trip gave us a good overview of the city and how beautiful it was with its many German Art Nouveau buildings. Gosh I love those buildings. It is the largest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in the world. Riga is ... read more

Travelling in the Baltics is easy, traffic is light, public transport is generally excellent and efficient although the bus trip from Saiuliai to Riga was unpleasant due to the heat and lack of ventilation. When I arrived at the bus station I was a little disoriented, after wandering around for awhile I was getting frustrated so I took a taxi to my hotel, I hate taxi drivers, he could have pointed to the hotel which was only about 100 metres. It makes me angry that I wasted 10 euro. I wandered around the old town a little that afternoon, Vilnius old town was more lived in, where as Old Riga stunning as it is, is more tourist oriented. My map wasnt great, so after getting a better one at a tourist information centre, I wandered around ... read more

Geo: 56.9465, 24.1048We went for the champagne breakfast which was really nice with many varieties for the vegetarians and we then went to St Peter's Cathedral to see the views from top of the church, there is a lift to the top so we saved our legs. The 360 degree views of Riga were spectacular but it was bitterly cold and very windy so we did not hang out there for very long otherwise we would have hypothermia.There is a small charge of 7 euros for the lift but the views are worth it. Santa's Fun RunAfter St Peters church we went to town centre which had all the Christmas and New Year decorations on with elegant churches and some beautiful buildings with interesting architecture but the main Highlight was the Santa's Fair. Santa's Fair was ... read more