One Day In Riga

[ClubDominoEnglish]

3:11 That reminds me of Hötorget in Stockholm

[skyforer]

kapēc tur skan kkada porno mūzika?

[fabienik]

Estonia Lettonia and Lituania are three wonderful country....freedom from Soviet from 1991!

[scholion]

I wish to express my warmest of regards to Riga.

I live in Gothenburg.

We are both small towns that obey Stockholm. No problem to me. All people should know their limits. If we accept Stockholm hegemony, it will probably lead to wealth. Money is important. In terms of building futures, for instance.

[fabienik]

@scholion it is better to be under "Stockolm hegemony" than Soviet hegemony, isn't it?

[Nikotins1]

I live in Latvia and of course i love it but i`m not sure that travelers like it i don`t understand what is the thing that tempt people to visit this country and Riga..

[skaidr1]

it would be nice if Riga really would loke like this but real riga isn't so nice ;) trust me

[ianbillericay]

it kind of misses out the cutting up of other cars and the drunk tourists acting like a**holes

[syetamir]

My next trip gonna be to nice Riga,amir in sweden!!

[Pikey72]

whats the name of this song Maxy??

[IbragimKZ]

some day i go to Latvia :)

[cammyrowan87]

GO soon! It's a beautiful city, a real gem of the baltics. I went last year and i liked it that much I'm returning later this month.

[IbragimKZ]

:) maybe january.

have you been in other places exsept Riga?

[SpiritCanaryisland]

Riga, a beautiful surprise for me. Too many good things there

[hirvard]

райский уголок на Земле :)

[homoslyth]

i love riga! its clean and beautiful and fun!!!!!!!!!!

[baibuks13]

piss off.

[AB5309]

i would if i could but i cant. DICKHEAD

[nikiss2]

tu sikais sudabrali :@

[martinkaby]

remember, this is the good part of Riga.

[sharekmahtaya]

yes :D and vilnius are paradise :D why do you lithuanians hate Latvians so much? are you dželes?

[Coolmayce]

Riga sucks as never before

[sangitins]

i still think that you should visit other cities and see how beautiful are the.I were allaround the latvia.

[Zvaizgne]

Amazing. Do latvian girls really wear these wreaths? C'mon, never seen before...

[manometras]

Yes, but not every day... Only when it's midsummer fest or some other important fest in summertime...

[beatthisdotcom]

Love ya Riga and i love your style

[LATVIA53911]

Funny music :D..but i like it!

Pretty nic'

[sangitins]

i can`t belive you all like riga it`s like how to say very dirty kinda....

i know because i live there

[1sprenne]

it seems that u haven't been anywhere else, for instance cities in western europe - they are dirty. riga maybe is one of the cleanest capital cities of Europe

[sirquaint]

Best city ever!!!

[AB5309]

would never go back to riga. cleptomaniac bastards

[Nabagas]

the are cleptomans in all over the world :P

> I live in LT but love Riga very nice city ;)

[baibuks13]

AB5309

You fuckin english bastard, shut the fuck up. Your Stupid England are sucking, so don't talk about Latvia. Go back to your shithole.I mean england.!

[AB5309]

LOL

you fucking retard, i aint even english

[bannabeinfitte]

I`m from Norway, and I think Latvia is one of the cheapest countries I`ve ever been to :o)

But we have a lot of money in Norway...

[gaeilge0900]

The average wage in Latvia is 300 Lats per month yet it is as expensive as Ireland, yet our average wage is over 2500 euro per month, so I dont see any reason why Latvia should be so expensive.

[JohnyJKLV]

That is a very big problem in Latvia. Reason why Latvia is so expensive is inflation. Corrupt government play some role in it as well. And employers want to get rich fast at the cost of employees salaries.

[turnercity08]

To gaeilge0900: Foreigners should be charged more because they make more. It's only fair. If you don't like the price, go somewhere else. I'm so sick of tourists coming to Latvia because they think it's some kind of third world country but with all the amenities of Western Europe. You wouldn't expect booze to be this cheap anywhere else. We're in Europe, pay european prices. Or go somewhere else, you cheap bastard.

[gaeilge0900]

I will never return to Latvia,neither will any one I have spoken to about Latvia. It's not just the cost, you have a lot to learn about friendliness/hospitality. As far as I saw in Riga/Ventspils you do not have 'all of the amenities of Western Europe.' It reminded me of Ireland in early 1980s except for Vecriga, which is the tourist area. My point about cost is that Latvia is EVEN DEARER than Ireland and we are a damn expensive country. How can Latvians afford to live there. I do sympathise!

[doodishpeep]

Gaeilge, the underdevelopness if there is such a word is the beauty and charm of Latvia. You can go to any other European country and get the amenities if you wish. If you come to Latvia, come with an opened mind and respect. Don't come demanding. Latvians don't like that :))) Who does :)))

[yezers]

so if foreigner come they should pay 4 euros in shop for 33cl beer

funny what you are saying

[gaeilge0900]

RIGA IS SO EXPENSIVE!! It was a shock. Spent a weekend there never again almost as expensive as Ireland

[JohnyJKLV]

What a surprise, doh. What did you expect? Latvia is not a cheap Russia or something like that, so wake up. It is European Union and prices are directed from Brussels like in all EU countries. And to add to it there are high inflation (prices sky high) in Latvia.

[gaeilge0900]

Well Ireland is a developed country so we are an expensive country. I was in Hungary it was about half the cost of Ireland and was more developed in my opinion that Latvia. The Lat is a stronger currency than the euro. That's ridiculous. I certainly will not return to Latvia again, neither will anyone I went with. Latvia is a rip off, quite unfriendly also, very poor value.. I'll certainly be taking breaks elsewhere

[JohnyJKLV]

Price in EU has nothing to do with country being developed or not. We are all in the same one economical zone so prices must be similar. Maybe Hungary is more developed at the moment but Latvia has the fastest growing economy in the EU. Unfortunately so is the inflation in Latvia but these things go connected. And why can't Lat be a strong currency?

It is your choice where to take breaks but please tell me more about unfriendliness and poor value?

[gaeilge0900]

This was just my experience. We went into a Russian niteclub called Roxy with a Latvian friend. He was charged 3 lat in, we were charged 6 lat because we were the only foreigners there. A song came on called 'Ruskie, Ruskie' (Russia, Russia) and we were asked by a guy to get off the dance floor. Very intimidating place. We went to another niteclub called 'La Rocha' which was better and friendlier, but you are very conscious that you are not Latvian and dont belong there.

[MaxRiga]

to gaeilge0900

Personally I don't visit night clubs if i travel to somewhere, this why i'd never compare "friendliness" based on night clubs :) Concerning the prices, well, what have u expected to see in night club -" buy one latvian beer for $1 and get one super model chick for free ?" unfortunately lot of irish and british tourists has this kinda unsupported suspicions and really disappointed after:)))

thank u for watching my video and I hope u've enjoyed it.

[JohnyJKLV]

Those Russian nightclubs (Roxy is tipical Russian as well as La Rocca is owned by Russians too) are not the best place for non-Russian speakers. Song "Russians, Russians" made some national sentiment so they thought it is not meant for foreigners to occupy dance floor and have to make space for Russians. Many Latvians don't like that place also.

Not all people of Latvia are Latvians. Latvian is ethnicity. Russian native speakers in Latvia are not Latvians.

[ivitaativi]

dear gaeilge0900,

la rocca and roxy isn`t the best places to go anyway. even if you were a latvian you wouldn`t feel like belonging to thouse clubs.

[doodishpeep]

Gaeilige: Ha ha ha ha ha, you went to ROXY!!!! I really feel for you and now I feel sorry you didn't get a better guide than the one that brought you to that poo hole :D

[soonnic]

maybe try going to other cities instead??

;)

[MiRoUsh]

Oh what a beautifull video...

Last year I was in Riga, and I lost my heart there.

[gjohnson87109]

Riga is beautiful. You were right Arisa Grenfeld!!! Oh by the way, I named my daughter after you. That way I can always have my firend from Riga near.

[strelec96]

A ja ne o4enj!

[kristeennne]

ja ljublju svoj gorod!!!

[zeeninetynine]

so cheap and boring

Riga is much more like that, it's real

[Latvia1918]

Boring, the real Riga did not come out.

[JohnnyCtsub]

My heart is lost in Riga...wonderful video..thanks..Jo

[evgenievnarox75]

Every time I go back home to Riga,although I love it I get disappointed when I see homeless animals.And I agree a lot of buildings and roads need to be repaired.There are more stores than people.

[earplug1234]

mūzika sūds pilnīgs

[Pe4enj]

здорово!

[gogds125]

home...sweet home...miss u riga

[netty1971]

I like Riga, the old and new together..Nettie from ugly Wales

[foxin6]

"this video is very gay" :D :D :D

[Topscrap]

Riga's hot i live there 10 minutes away from center

[crazyrockeeerin]

Home sweet Home!!!!

[sharekmahtaya]

this video is very gay

[voitkuns]

Thanks !

[MstHv21]

It's sad to say, but Riga needs repear. Or it will bi ruinet after few years!

[pakimonishe]

Riga krasavica palubomu

[FootOfFury]

Btw if someone plan their trip to Latvia, i suggest it to make 3 step - Old city(day and night panorama, museums and athitecture (and cheap beer in supermarkets;) ); Latvia's Midieval castles; Velotrip through less inhabited places.

[FootOfFury]

Nice vid. The music after 0:55 sounds like that cheap default music in digital camera :) I suggest you to replace it with Django Reinhardt "Minor swing" or cavalier (i suppose the same artist .. it's old song)

[madRussian777]

RIGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! matushka

soon we'll be together again

[LoriRae99]

Makes me long to go back to that wonderful city!

[DarknessLiesWithin]

My brother is serving a mission for our church in Latvia right now...He comes home in June *sigh*

[1sprenne]

i met one freak who tried to talk with me on the street about religion and stuff. i wonder why do someone think that there is a need for them to come to a country that is not so religious at all and to "do a mission" there? mission impossible.

[lijoza]

this video looks qiute old,but Riga is beautiful anyway.

[gsalmasi]

The middle of this video has some very nice scenes of Riga. I suggest omitting the silly black-and-white introduction and the annoying credits, and replacing the generic background music in the second part of the travelogue with something better, like the music in the first part.

[reynir17]

I want to go ro Riga