As a Latvian, it is interesting to look at Riga through the eyes of a foreigner. Being in Old Riga like a local, you don't notice a lot of details. Thanks for this video.

@latvija4k335

9 ай бұрын

I seen 2 foreigners from germany they asked for road and they said Riga is beutefool, also i have no idea how they got With Bikes from Germany...to Babīte and then they went uz Jūrmalu.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We really appreciate locals like yourselves watching our video! I am sure there is so much we missed, but we really enjoyed visiting Riga and taking in the beautiful old town! We definitely hope to return 😊

@KP-pc2vx

8 ай бұрын

isn't latvia lotva estonia one country somewhere in russia ?

@LienitaZ

8 ай бұрын

@@latvija4k335 In fact, Germany is not far, a slow week's ride by bike, you can get to Riga through Poland. There is nothing complicated on the way, and there are no mountains.

@7heavenfist572

7 ай бұрын

@@KP-pc2vx Oh, please 🙏look at the map where the Baltic states are. The Baltic states were occupied for some time by both Germany and Russia, but they were free and are free countries!💪

The country look really beautiful and peaceful

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Riga is a lovely city! We wished we could've seen more of the country, but that gives us a reason to visit again!

@mr.waffle6153

9 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidneyif u werent on the uhh curch but there was a huge church on wich tower u could get on once i think

@mr.waffle6153

9 ай бұрын

It is in old riga

@7heavenfist572

7 ай бұрын

​@@MaxandSidney The countryside is really worth visiting, not only Riga. Plan it ahead. There are beautiful restored manors and castles, the Open Air Museum, Gauja National Park, Sigulda, beautifully maintained farmsteads, rapid rivers in the spring for extreme sports, sandstone rock outcrops, the widest waterfall in Europe - the Ventas rumba, festivals such as the Sabile Wine Festival, the Tukuma Rose Festival , fishing opportunities... Handicrafts, amber products, folk costumes. Excellent national dishes. And you should enjoy a Latvian sauna with a sauna attendant who will clean you with the right sauna brooms and then take a little swim and lie down in the clover grass looking at the night stars...!

OMGGGG I’M LATVIAN AND I LIVE IN LATVIA AND THIS FIRST TIME EVER WHEN I SEE AMERICAN KZreadRS MENTIONING LATVIA🇱🇻

@MaxandSidney

5 ай бұрын

We really enjoyed our time in Latvia! We hope to come back and see more of the country some day! Thanks for watching 🇱🇻❤️

I live in Riga and i'm always happy with tourists asking for help to navigate the city. :)

@MaxandSidney

8 ай бұрын

We really enjoyed visiting your city! Such a unique place!

@MaxandSidney

8 ай бұрын

We really enjoyed visiting your city! Such a unique place!

@zielonapapuga6754

6 ай бұрын

Are the locals this nice and welcoming? That's beautiful.

As a Latvian myself I do recomend not only visiting Riga, but also other cities in Latvia. The train system is very easy to understand, it runs thoughout the entire land of Latvia and in my opinion not the most expencive way of travel. The Baltic sea in my opinion is the best place to visit! There are many camping spots, my favorite is in a village called Košrags, I believe a bus even goes straight to there. Latvias nature is truly my favorite part of this country. There is so much forest and so little man made fields. Amazing country!

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the suggestions! We absolutely loved Riga, but we have no doubt that there is so much more to explore outside of the city. We will definitely come back to Latvia, such a beautiful country!

@notsimpman2980

9 ай бұрын

ļoti viegli saprast līdz tev jālasa karte vilcienā un viņš sāk bruakt

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

The train system does not run throughout the entire land. The train to liepaja until now was only on weekends and now there will be once a day. To ventspils there is no train. No train to bauska and rundale. To kuldiga too no train

@sandazvejniece1354

9 ай бұрын

@@dreamthedream8929 Alright, maybe I went a little off track with the whole "train going everywhere" thing. Still, you can make it to many places in Latvia with a bus! Of course, you do have to do your research before traveling anywhere! Paldies par atsauci!

@stefanmandic7043

9 ай бұрын

What other places besides Riga do you find sightseeing worthy cause I've planned out a trip to Riga in September, and would (if enough time) like to explore Latvija and it's capital a bit more

Wow, Latvia is really beautiful ❤️ Greetings from Hemsedal Norway 🇸🇯

@MaxandSidney

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the video! Hoping to visit Norway at some point! 😊

@hemsedalbest1585

8 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidney you are welcome to Norway. Hope you will visit.

About the roosters - apparently a long time ago, when someone tried to invade Riga (when it still was small) in the night, roosters made so much noise that they woke up the soldiers that were able to defend the city in time. It probably is a fake story, but it's the main explanation about why we have so many golden roosters in the old town.

@MaxandSidney

8 ай бұрын

That is so interesting, what an interesting story if that is true!

@linamarakrastina7710

7 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidneyHi! Just wanted to clarify, from what i have learned the roosters symbolise St. Peter and his disowning of christ. Jesus predicted that Peter will deny knowing him 3 times before the rooster sang. It’s a story from the bible and the rooster has become a symbol for protestant churches not only in old Riga! They are all over Europe, but it has definitely become a characteristic aspect of Old Riga!

@tbolt2378

2 ай бұрын

@@linamarakrastina7710 it seems to be something connecting the Old Livonia, as one can see those roosters also in Southern Estonian churches, like in Tartu, but not in the Northern part.

There are a lot of art nuvo builidings in Riga, not just the old town, but all around Riga center. Alberta street is the most famous street coz every building on that street is art nuovo, but you will find impresive buildings all over the place. The best time to go see the architecture is during summer sunday mornings, coz half the population is in their summer home enjoying their gardens on the weekends, while party goers are still sleeping off their hangovers after saturday nights. The streets are completely empty with hardly any people during this tis time.... Except for tourists...

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

It sounds like we really missed out on Albert Street 😣 oh well, gives us a reason to come back! The Art Nouveau style is so interesting, we would definitely be interested in seeing more!

Just booked a stay in Riga some hours ago and then found this nice video. Looking even more forward to our stay ;-)

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Awesome, so glad you found us! Have a great time in Riga, we loved it!

@destrojer124

9 ай бұрын

You'll enjoy it, the walks will be the best parts. -A Latvian

@bastianbastian6143

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, I really enjoyed the city, it is very beautiful and has lots of character. And good food and beer. Oh, and nice beaches. Will defenitely return. Greetings from Germany! @@destrojer124

The countryside is really worth visiting, not only Riga. Plan it ahead. There are beautiful restored manors and castles, the Open Air Museum, Gauja National Park, Sigulda, beautifully maintained farmsteads, rapid rivers in the spring for extreme sports, sandstone rock outcrops, the widest waterfall in Europe - the Ventas rumba, festivals such as the Sabile Wine Festival, the Tukuma Rose Festival , fishing opportunities... Handicrafts, amber products, folk costumes. Excellent national dishes. And you should enjoy a Latvian sauna with a sauna attendant who will clean you with the right sauna brooms and then take a little swim and lie down in the clover grass looking at the night stars...!

@paulk8072

4 ай бұрын

The countryside is the heart of Latvia.

@dreamthedream8929

3 ай бұрын

yes exactly, this is the legacy or the heritige left by the baltic germans, i think latvian land reform forced them out of their beautiful manors and palaces and most of them left for germany. but thats where they had their lives, in latvia in those places. it was their home. important things for them happened there. baltic germans were also a part of latvia for centuries. i read that there used to be over 2000 such palaces and manors in latvia all over the place. even now it seems so many when you drive around latvia. i guess many of them have not survived but the majority probably has although some may not be in a good condition or may be in ruins. many have been restored though and many probably soon will also be. would like to visit one day edoles palace and preilu palace is probably now under restoration and it looks great. durbes palace was really nice. yes of course horrors happened there during the second world war but the place itself with its surroundings is lovely

@paulk8072

3 ай бұрын

@@dreamthedream8929 Yes, the Grey Coats, they were proud landowners when the Barons were in charge.

@paulk8072

3 ай бұрын

Most Latvians prior to Russification loved the German influence and everything was good.

@dreamthedream8929

3 ай бұрын

@paulk8072 yes, it's actually kind of weird that such a large population of local people that were there for centuries is so suddenly no longer there. Their heritage is all around us there where they lived their lives and important moments in their lives. That was their place, their birth place. Of course what happened with latvian jews is a horror story and a crime. The population of latvian jews now is low compared to what it once was. And sadly their heritage was not that well treated. In daugavpils there used to be 40 or more synagogues and now only a few of them remain. The great riga Choral synagogue didn't make it, it's now a heavy place, a site of a great crime and tragedy. It used to be an amazing building

Amazing short video,I visit twice a year now it has become my fav city.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We can definitely see why! It is such a pleasant city, everyone was very friendly to us and the buildings were stunning!

Lived in Riga for 5 months and missing it more every day

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We can definitely see why! We really enjoyed our time there!

@hebaosman2139

5 ай бұрын

Is it easy to find a job there? I'm willing to relocate there tomy master's degree, but I'm a little worried about not finding a job while studying 🥲

@berky551

5 ай бұрын

@@hebaosman2139 honestly my friends were quick to get simple part-time jobs and side hustles but ofc it heavily depends on how lucky you are

Hi, I'm visiting Riga this year, and really enjoyed your video. Fun fact, I am from Austria, our National Flag is very similar tobthe Letvian, and also the backgroundstory is nearly the same😂

@zala_ninja

9 ай бұрын

what is letvian?

@times4937

9 ай бұрын

Funny fact? After the first war, Austria "stole" the Polish flag (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), while Poland "stole" the flag of Czechia- Bohemia (most similar to the traditional Polish flag). In the heraldic sense, the traditional colors of Austria are yellow and black.

@sandazvejniece1354

9 ай бұрын

​@@zala_ninjathey ment latvian 😉

@zala_ninja

9 ай бұрын

@@sandazvejniece1354 ik im latvian too lol

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

​@@zala_ninjado you really not understand such a thing?

Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed the way you presented our country, keep up the good work guys ! Love.

@MaxandSidney

6 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! We really appreciate you watching and we are so excited to hear how much you enjoyed it! We have a lot of videos in the works, plenty to look forward to!

Thanks for the great review. Greetings from Latvia!

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! We loved visiting your beautiful country, we hope to visit again! 🇱🇻❤️

Nice video and honest people. No fake charisma as other travelers. Thank you.

@MaxandSidney

9 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Great video guys. A lot fo great places to be found in Riga and you did a nice job of explaining everything.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We had a blast exploring Riga and we are SO excited to hear that you enjoyed the video!!

@GreatCityAttractions

9 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidney lovely looking place.

Going there in 2 weeks! Thanks for the video!

@MaxandSidney

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Have a great time in Latvia!

Great video, I enjoyed the montage and the little facts and narration kept it interesting watch. cheers

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We LOVE to hear that! So happy that you enjoyed it, plenty more on the way 😊 Thank you for watching!

Nice video, I have been here nearly 9 years and I learnt new things from this video. Paldies!

Great Video, Thanks for Sharing ! My Mother was from Riga, She And Her Family Suffered During WW2, and had to Escape .

As a latvian this warms my heart and you should visit the citys ventspils liepāja kuldīga

@MaxandSidney

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! We loved Riga and would definitely like to see more of the country!

This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the sub, we love connecting with fellow travelers!

Thank you for visiting 😊

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely! We loved it 🇱🇻❤️

Thank you. Enjoyed your video and your comments. Infarct, we are going to watch all of them

@MaxandSidney

8 ай бұрын

That makes us so happy!! We appreciate you watching 😊

I will be in Riga next month!!! Finally, one place to visit in my bucket list

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Have a great time! A truly lovely European city 😍

@7heavenfist572

7 ай бұрын

Welcome!

Loved this episode, especially the story about the origin of the Latvian flag and of the Christmas tree. Riga is on the top of my list of countries to be visited in the forthcoming future. Love from Poland.

@MaxandSidney

6 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video! Definitely recommend a visit to Riga 🇱🇻❤️

The rooster’s voice can chase away the demons. There are some sayings and proverbs describing this: “When the cock crows, the devil falls”1 or “Temptations don’t mean a thing, when the rooster sings”2 . The rooster had the power to reverse evil, bad luck, and all the dangerous attempts of the unclean spirits (Kowzan 2007, 123). The rooster, which is crowing as the third guard announces the dawn, forcing dark forces and their allies to flee. It is interesting to add a story from the Jewish tradition. The Jews distinguished four types of guards: the beginning of the guard, the midnight guard, the cocks-crowing guard, and the mourning guard (Kowzan 2007, 123). The silhouette of a cock on churches was a kind of a warning to Christians to acknowledge their faith (Chadd 2016, 54)

Great video, Thank you for sharing.

@MaxandSidney

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! So glad to hear you enjoyed it! We have plenty more videos in the works! 😊

Not 1920 but 1918 we got our country

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

1918 the battle for independence began. The Riga Peace Treaty was signed in 1920. It was definitely a powerful monument!

@cosmo9916

9 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidneyWrong.

I wish tourists would all be like you guys. It is lovely that you researched and knew some important elements of the culture.

@MaxandSidney

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! We really enjoyed our time in Latvia, we love learning about new places and exploring them!

@paulk8072

4 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidney God bless you guys, I hope you have a safe and inspiring journey with other countries.

great vid, deserves more views

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, we’re so glad you enjoyed it!

Great video, i love to see how you get facts straight. You should check out other city's in Latvia, they all look similar but there is something about them that makes every city different and unique.

what a nice country. love from Sri Lanka

Fantástico vídeo 🇵🇹

BTW in old town theres not lot of art nouveau buildings - they mostly are concentrated around old town. Best example is Albert street.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We went to Albert Street the next day, the buildings were incredible!

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

There are a lot of art nouveau buildings in what usually is called the old town of riga. In fact one of the most well known buildings of the old Town is art nouveau, the cat house. Plus the old Town these days is simply a misnomer, not really accurate. It refers to the place within the walls where the oldest buildings of riga were built. Now those buildings and the wall no longer exist. Now essentially the old Town is all central part of riga plus agenskalns and so on. A lot of places. Maskavas forsete too is very much the old town part of riga

It looks lovely. Clean and no menacing graffiti.

@dorklord9561

9 ай бұрын

Wait till' you see the reast of it 😅

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

It was a really lovely city!

Cool video and amazing to see how a non Latvian loves the city! Just wanted to ad though, Latvia gained their independence in 1918!

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Riga is so cool, we are very glad we visited!

@paulk8072

4 ай бұрын

Yes, after World War 1 Latvia was officially an independent nation-state. The occupation in World War 2 by the Soviets and change of government was not constitutional. In 1991 Latvia "regained" independence after the fall of the Soviet Union. My grandparents, mother and the Latvian community in Australia celebrated. We deeply sorrow that we are not in the Fatherland and that we have lost the language and culture.

It is good to be in Riga... as tourist.

well done ...

cool !

@MaxandSidney

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😄

yees i really like this video :) this, but id also recommend visiting the country sides around bigger holidays (like for example Jani and Ligo evening, kind of like latvian midsummer), and the greater older nature parks too, theres plenty of older castles and stuff and lots of activities when one knows what and when and where to look for them :) I loved easter and Auto, Moto Velo and stuff like that when i grew up in Murmuiza (kauguru pag). There were so much new things and stuff and styles depending on when and where one visits latvia. Cesis and places like that are also often kind of charming in their way with the old nature trails and castles and stuff. Going there in summer or late summer in my opinion would bring the most from the travelling since the nature gets so beautiful and evertyhing really comes to life :)

Riga's great for tourists, as long as y'all don't leave the old town. Which, in the video, you didn't.

@IX8B

9 ай бұрын

the most interesting is found exactly outside the old town

@jardy3597

9 ай бұрын

@@IX8B you mean potholes and poverty?

@IX8B

9 ай бұрын

@@jardy3597 no (to be short)

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

​@@jardy3597what poverty? What potholes? Mostly the old part of riga is well kept and clean including maskavas forsete agenskalns and so on.

@jardy3597

9 ай бұрын

@@dreamthedream8929 agenskalns and maskacka are well kept? Dude plz

this looks so interesting to watch some1 visit Latvia and make a vid about it, cuz as a latvian it is interesting, and also my dad owns 1 apartment what u can book out and if i remember right it has 5 stars it is in brīvības iela.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We really enjoyed visiting your country! Next time, we hope to go when we have more time and the weather is a little warmer 😁 there is still so much that we missed!

There's a restaurant, I can't remember the name off, but you'd be able to spot its mascot right outside the door. A chef with a big pan in its hand. It is somewhere in the older part of Riga, in between of the many little coffee shops.

@toTSX

9 ай бұрын

"Šefpavārs Vilhelms". But unfortunately closed. But the same owners have another one - "Rozengrals", of a similar type.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Oh no 😔 we definitely would have wanted to try it if it wasn't closed! We thought the restaurants in Riga were really great!

Hi I’m Latvian

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching the video, we really enjoyed visiting your country! 🇱🇻❤️

Lovely vlog max!! 🇱🇻 when are you doing Liverpool? Lots of history here :)

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, we're so glad you enjoyed it! We would love to come to Liverpool, we always enjoy visiting England! We still have so much to see there, and Liverpool is definitely on the list! Thanks for watching, we truly appreciate it! 😊

@mikeyoakesTrfc

9 ай бұрын

@@MaxandSidney all the best mate 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Thank you for visiting our country. The one thing, however, that i keep noticing with foreigners visiting is that the only really visit our capital Riga and almost never any other city, which i would like to see more of. Either way, hopefully you guys had a great time here :)

@rajanaidu237

9 күн бұрын

Do you live in Latvia ?

Love from India ❤

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

😊❤️🇮🇳👍

Thank you for portraying my hometown exceptionally well, but one thing I need to mention: There is as “Art nouveau” district in Riga, that you haven’t shown here. And it is located not in old town.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, we are so glad you enjoyed it! We will definitely have to explore the art nouveau district next time we visit!

😮😮😮

I liv in LATVIAN !!!

paldies thank you😀

Seems very quiet in Riga, not sure what time de recorded the video

Latvia proclaimed independence in 1918 , not 1920 . Loved your video , nice job ! Thanks !

you should visit some other places in latvia as riga is very different from the rest of the country

Im from latvia and i life in Ventspils ❤

I just got the latvian visa.. So excited to come there from a country like india.. 🤍

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

It really is an awesome country! We spent most of our time in Riga, but we hope to return some day and see more!

Simple And Nice Video For All 🇵🇰❤️🇱🇻

nice

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

🇱🇻👍

A small remark: The river Daugava starts in Russia and flows down trough Latvia to the Baltic sea; But rivers rarely start from the sea.

@MaxandSidney

5 ай бұрын

Makes sense! Thanks for watching 😁

How was the trip from Tallinn to Riga? How were prices compared to Tallinn? Thanks for sharing!

@drerri

9 ай бұрын

Riga is a bit cheaper than Tallinn

@piggyraccoon5464

9 ай бұрын

Pretty much the same, Latvia is a bit cheaper

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

It was about a 4.5 hour bus ride, and the scenery was amazing! Estonia is full of dense forests, and we got a lot of views of the coast. We also stopped in the Estonian city of Parnü. It was great to see more of the country outside of Tallinn!

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

And yes, as some people have mentioned, Riga is definitely less expensive than Tallinn. They are actually pretty different as well!

Helo you talked about the flags history. But you didn’t mention that later in history they war destroyed but later they were restored to their former glory. (Sorry if mistakes)

about the flag.... there's also explanation - white stripe is the Daugava river and the dark red ones symbolize the blood that that's has been spilled for it

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Wow, that is a harrowing story as well! Very interesting to learn about all of this!

i thought the roosters on churches was because like.... in countryside (in villages) roosters are like the alarm clock, they do their big annoying sound right at like 6 AM as the sun is rising, and that wakes the whole town up, but then in the big cities.... at 6-8 AM the church bell rings, which wakes up the whole city... but i guess not.

So nice to see this post. My Grandmother came from Riga, and my Father had planned to visit the city in 1939. This never happened due to the machinations of a certain Corporal Hitler. Peace to All.

@MaxandSidney

5 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video! We loved Latvia, very cool to see this resilient country finally have their independence!

I'm in lavia it's really nice BETTER WHERE I AM MALTA PEOPLE AREN'T KIND but here there is peace and everyone is nice I really like it

Visit Most Natural Beautiful Kokan ❤❤

I always thought Latvia was empire latvania ( dr doom fiction country) . Thanks to your video, It really makes me want to visit this place.

Was this filmed on Christmas day ? There's nobody else about. 😂

It is wrong to say that Daugava river feeds in Baltic sea and goes all the way to Russia 🤭when it is the opposite ... Nice video though 🤗

Vilnius biggest city of baltic states, by size and by population.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

This is so interesting, we have heard people say both Riga and Vilnius 😂

@7heavenfist572

7 ай бұрын

Lets make clear: largest cities of Baltic by population in 2022-2023 are: 1.Rīga 605802 ppl (2022), 2.Vilnius 581475 ppl (2023), 3. Tallin 437 811 ppl (2022). Largest cities by size: Vilnius 401 km2, Riga 307 km2, Tallin 159 km2.

So nice city build by Swedish, Germans and Russians

The original written tale about our flag is they put him on a sheet and everywhere except we he lay became red from his blood and then the sheet was used as a flag in the next battle. Smal difrence but this is little more precise.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Such an interesting origin story! It's a very cool flag

@u1zha

7 ай бұрын

That's literally what they said in the video right? What's the difference

2:20 - LoL, NO! I presume it was classic or eclectic style, not the Art Noveau, which came right after eclectic and some neo-Gothic was in fashion in late XIX - early XX century.

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Ahhh, fascinating!

Why so calm and empty restaurants looks died at night

For art nouveau you looking for faces and naked ladys on houses. In old town theres really not many art nouveau.

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

In what usually is called the old town of riga there is plenty of art nouveau, a good place to go for that. One of the most famous buildings of the old town is art nouveau too, the cat house

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Ahhh, interesting! We will definitely have to keep this in mind next time we are in Riga!

Who here is Latvijen?

You're lyin

As a Latvian myself I never liked Riga. Currently living in Bratislava and enjoying.

@eterno1610

9 ай бұрын

good for you

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We loved Bratislava!

@MrsUnderwriter

9 ай бұрын

Whatever

all good, but get out of city centre and see what it is like.

Do you think visit Riga first time, you can say This isbhow really Riga is liek ?😂

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Haha 😅 just our first impressions! It was really lovely 😁

As a latvian i was dumbfounded how you only stuck to the tourist traps or even just the right side of the Daugava

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We did only have the one day 😅 we would definitely be interested in coming back and seeing more next time!

Thank you

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely! We had so much fun visiting! 🇱🇻❤️

The architecture looks very interesting. I wonder about the social perspectives? Like nationalism and conservatism. Does everything in Latvia lean to the (far) right? Do Latvians still like nazis? Is Riga safe for gays, non-whites, and Russians? I have an American friend who plans a 2024 three week trip in Europe, including the Baltics. He's gay, I told him to better avoid the Baltics, and Poland.

@halloweenlv

7 ай бұрын

It is totally safe to visit as a gay person. The nazi story is kept alive as part of russian propaganda to give reason to keep threatening Latvia with occupation (the same they did in Ukraine). We have a huge number of foreign non-white students in Riga (not so much in other smaller cities). There is no open racism or threats - the worst thing that could happen would be having some looks from grannies or some comment from less inteligent individuals of russian population that settled here after the war, but it is super rare for at least 10 or maybe 20 years already. Anyone younger than 40 will be able to help you in English and the youths are totally fluent most of the cases. Have a visit!

@halloweenlv

7 ай бұрын

Also - our president is the first openly gay president in the world :)

Where are the districts, where is the reality, where is the real Latvia? Clikbait video for commercial?

Latvia is pretty much the same as Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, and other USSR countries. But in my Latvian-biased opinion, with a fancier flag than other post USSR countries( they also have good flags, I am just biased to Latvia)

@MaxandSidney

9 ай бұрын

We thought the Latvian flag was very striking! We saw it everywhere in Riga too, which was cool!

@janisliepins

9 ай бұрын

u are russian troll

@Pidalin

9 ай бұрын

It was part of the wonderland where yesterday means tomorrow for some time, but you can clearly see that these countries have completely different history, they were part of catholic western european culture before WWII, their historical cities don't look soviet at all. There is pretty noticable difference between red brick gothic church and some crazy orthodox church with golden onion roofs. 😀

@supaman6713

9 ай бұрын

The difference the Baltic states were like western europe before and were forcefully annexed into the ussr, even Finland was a Baltic state before 1940. There's no comparison between Baltics and the ussr countries

@357reasons7

9 ай бұрын

@@supaman6713 I really don't see the difference. Mentality is the same. Same old commie blocks as everywhere else. Cracked as hell roads etc.

Vilnius and Tallinn are better.

This country isn't woke we hope

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Only few parts of Riga are good! Rest is piss poor and broken down, just like any other part of Latvia outside of Riga.

@ojarskrumins8476

9 ай бұрын

Kremlin bot is writing rubbish.

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

That's not true at all

@hypnoex5282

9 ай бұрын

@@dreamthedream8929 Uhh it is true actually

@dreamthedream8929

9 ай бұрын

@@hypnoex5282 would you say where and how then? I've been around Latvia and kuldiga, tukums, jurmala, sigulda, most of riga and so on are well kept, not much problem. Of course people also know well that ventspils is very well kept and clean

@hypnoex5282

9 ай бұрын

@@dreamthedream8929 are you a native? because from the outside latvia is beautiful and whatever people believe nowadays about this dump, but once you've lived in this shithole you realise that latvia only looks good, but living here is hell with the government ran by orangutans and piss poor salaries. not to mention there's really nothing fun to do in this country if you're outside of riga

Riga is no tallinn or Bratislava. Full of Russian lovers and mafia. The city has a always on the edge. Going out at night solo is a no no. Police are constantly around. And the locals have a humour of a dead mouse. The positive is the parks and architecture. Apart from that its a poor version of other European cities.

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