A dissapointing capital city. (Riga)

Member Name: Holidaying

Product:	Riga
Date:	12/09/08 (302 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice places close by, beautiful architecture.

Disadvantages: A bit small, not much to see or do.

I had wanted to go to Riga for a long time when I finally made it there a while ago.

I was lured by the apparent beauty of the city, particularly the pictures I had seen of the bridges the river. I was excited at the prospect of having a cheap holiday. Being one of the Baltic states, I knew Latvia would be cheaper to visit than, for example, France or Germany, and, with low cost airlines flying there, I thought I could have a week there rather cheaply.

Initially, landing in Riga, I was impressed. We had flown over the forest that I had expected to see and I thought that it was beautiful.

My first insight into the people was a very kind person trying to help me communicate on the bus! A good start...

However, when I got to the hostel and started to look around the city, I was disappointed. This was because there was a lot less to see and do than I had expected- with the bridges and river being one fo the main attractions!

I went to a pleasant market but it was not as cheap as I had expected.

There are some very beautiful buildings to see in Riga so if you like architecture then this would be a good reason to visit.

However, for a capital city, I found Riga quite lacking in interest.

If you do decide to go and you feel the same as I do, you could consider taking a trip on a bus or train- well within an hour are some nice places to visit, for example Sigulda, where there is a National Park (I can recommend this because I went).

Summary: Not a place I would go back to.