A Perfect Weekend Getaway in Riga, Latvia, Riga, Latvia

So, a few weeks ago I went to聽Riga, Latvia聽with few of my uni friends and we had a blast. When I say a few weeks ago, I mean before I binge watched all 5 seasons of Orphan Black which is a badass tv show, by the way.

We decided to have a trip to Riga for聽two days, so basically one day we come and the next one we go home. Since Latvia is our neighbour country, it only took聽3.5 hours聽to reach Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Frankly, it wasn鈥檛 my first visit in Riga. I鈥檝e been there when I was 9, so 10 or so years ago but I can hardly remember anything.

We decided to stay at聽Seagulls Garret Hostel聽which is in the old town and is about聽7 minutes awayfrom the main bus station. So a perfect location, I鈥檇 say.

We had a pleasant stay at the hostel. The receptionist was very friendly and helpful lady. We could only check in after聽2 p.m., so we had to wait a bit as we arrived around 1:40 p.m. We reserved 4 bunk beds female dormitory room for ourselves and paid聽44 euros聽for one night (for 4 people). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: A Perfect Weekend Getaway in Riga, Latvia
Guide Location: Latvia » Riga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Leta Bielinyt臈
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