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Sitting on the wide and slow Daugava river in the heart of the Baltics, Riga is the capital of Latvia and has the feel of a city that is just coming in from "the cold" of communism. A pretty historic centre mixes a little uneasily with concrete municipal buildings and Soviet-designed transport.
From the Riga Travel Guide
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Nice hotel, good value for the price, but it was a bit far from the city centre (which was not really a bad thing, for it allowed me to see a monument that I would've missed otherwise) and I couldn't pay with my CC. I felt satisfied after staying there. ... more
Bus from Riga to Tallinn
Specific bus-related question. Does one need to book the bus from Riga to Tallinn in advance, or can you just buy a ticket on the day? ...
Riga during Christmas!
Hey..! I would like just to give a piece of advise for those, who didn't decide what to do during that time yet! One of your destinations might be cosy and smart Riga, capital of Latvia. I liked that destination, where you can enjoy the style, comfort and many other things! ...
Trains from Riga to Tallinn
Planning on visiting Riga in October but since Tallinn doesn`t seem too far away thought might visit there as well. Since all the web-sites I`ve been to so far have been fairly useless does anyone know a) if there are any direct trains between the two cities; b) roughly how much tickets cost Also ...
Riga
E infine Riga. L’arrivo è abbastanza traumatico. I tratti, le facce, la stazione, le vie danno ...
Posted in Paolo Lattanzio's Travel by paolino79
Riga
Lenz Guesthouse was nice, clean and big and we left our luggage to go have a look at the town. Riga ...
Posted in The Big Trip by fredrik_p
Riga
there from Riga on one of the old Russian trains - what it lacked in speed it made up for in unusual squeaks. ...
Posted in EstoniaLithuaniaLatvia by okidoki