Tag Archives: Riga
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn, Part 2
Making Tracks Having seen much of Riga’s special charm, we decided on a little side trip to the Baltic Coast. The Jaumeri area has long been popular with the city’s inhabitants due to its proximity to the capital, the white sands of its blue flag beaches and the pine fresh air that invigorates visitors. Riga […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn, Part 1
In 2019 we had a trip booked to two Baltic capitals but had to cancel at the last minute. We (Mrs Wilbur, our great friend Chris and I) decided to rebook for 2020, following exactly the same itinerary that we had planned before, flying Air Baltic, staying in central AirBNBs and taking a train between […]
Euro 24 Rest Day Non Qualifiers Part 4
Latvia Riga has stunning Art Nouveau architecture. The best in Europe. Lithuania Vilnius is my only city visited in the Baltic country. Went there by train from Minsk. North Macedonia I liked Skopje the first time I went in 2006. A decade later I returned and they had ruined with Liberace style bridges, lampposts & […]
Tuesday Train – Riga in Latva
A couple of Januarys ago we took the train from the Latvian capital to the Estonian counterpart, Tallinn. Both cities are wonderfully photogenic and the train journey was comfortable & scenic.
Monday Morning Blues –
Riga is one of my favourite European cities, last visited in January 2020. Memories of it certainly banish my Monday morning blues.
Friday Photos – Art Nouveau in Riga, Latvia
Two years ago I paid my second visit to the Latvian capital. I love much about the city but perhaps the highlight is the marvelous art nouveau (jugendstil) architecture. There is a whole district crammed with beautiful buildings and bold sculptures. There is also an excellent jugendstil museum showing how an art nouveau building looks […]
Euro 2020 Rest Day 3 – Non Qualifiers – The Baltic States
Now we know all the quarter-finalists with Italy v Belgium the first one to be played Friday. Continuing my non-qualifiers with the Baltic States. Latvia Riga is one of my favourite cities in Europe. It has a lovely old town, a magnificent Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) District and a fine river (Daugava) with impressive bridges. I […]
2020 Over, 2021 Beckons (what I did and what I hope to do)
This is a far briefer post than I could have imagined 12-months ago. I had some grand plans……. In September I should have been fulfilling a lifetime’s ambition to travel on the Trans-Siberian railway from St Petersburg to Moscow and on to Mongolia & China. The booking has been shunted to 2021 but I will […]
Sunday Sunsets – The Vanšu Bridge in Riga, Latvia
On the first Sunday of every month I join a group on Twitter that post a picture of a sunset. This month’s photo comes from a trip I made this January to the Latvian capital of Riga. The city is split in two by the Daugava River and
Monday Morning Blues – Art Nouveau Lion, Riga, Latvia
This week’s MMB comes from my first and last decent length trip of 2020 when I did a Riga/Tallinn combination with Mrs Wilbur and our friend Chris. The Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) district of the Latvian capital may well be the best such district in Europe – unless you know better that is? Why not take […]
