Latvia鈥檚 Impressive Riga, Riga, Latvia
As there are no real borders these days, you鈥檇 think that travelling across the border from Estonia and in to Latvia and on to Riga would be easy and without any hassles, right? Wrong!
The flash new train (鈧�4.40) from Tartu聽bound for Valga (Estonia鈥檚 border to Latvia) departed聽at聽10:20hrs to meet聽the connecting train (with聽a 12-minute wait time between trains), which should be聽waiting to whisk us away across the border to Latvia and on to Riga.
Once in Valga, the Riga train should have聽been waiting. However, there was no Latvian train anywhere to be seen, although the board stated it should be on time and waiting. So, stranded聽on the platform in the cold and snow, we trudged our 30-kilo packs inside the station to find out if a聽train would arrive sometime today.
A聽guy from India was also stuck at the station with us but he was going to Riga to catch a flight to Australia as he had a study Grant for 3 weeks in Sydney (small world). Eventually, he聽couldn鈥檛 wait so decided to take a taxi to Riga as he didn鈥檛 want to miss his flight. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
The flash new train (鈧�4.40) from Tartu聽bound for Valga (Estonia鈥檚 border to Latvia) departed聽at聽10:20hrs to meet聽the connecting train (with聽a 12-minute wait time between trains), which should be聽waiting to whisk us away across the border to Latvia and on to Riga.
Once in Valga, the Riga train should have聽been waiting. However, there was no Latvian train anywhere to be seen, although the board stated it should be on time and waiting. So, stranded聽on the platform in the cold and snow, we trudged our 30-kilo packs inside the station to find out if a聽train would arrive sometime today.
A聽guy from India was also stuck at the station with us but he was going to Riga to catch a flight to Australia as he had a study Grant for 3 weeks in Sydney (small world). Eventually, he聽couldn鈥檛 wait so decided to take a taxi to Riga as he didn鈥檛 want to miss his flight. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Latvia鈥檚 Impressive Riga
Guide Location: Latvia » Riga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Nilla Palmer
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Guide Location: Latvia » Riga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Nilla Palmer
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- 痴别肠谤墨驳补
- Riga Cathedral
- St. Peter鈥檚 church
- Laima Clock
- Freedom Monument
- R墨gas Centr膩ltirgus
- Rixwell Old Riga Palace Hotel
- Two of the Three Brothers
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