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Latvians don't have any real specific foods, it sort of differs from Lithuanians and Polish with that. We have very few specific dishes to us, and nobody really eats them anymore. But we have slight spins of other cuisines (mainly German, French, Slavic and Scandinavian). Best place to browse and try things is Lido. There are multiple locations.

Hi! You need gloves, hat, and winter jacket with hoodie. Happy New Year! 🙂🫶

You'd really enjoy Estonia! (I'm Lithuanian, and Estonia is my favourite Baltic country. I may have a slight anti-Lithuania bias, no doubt - because I am from here - but Estonia is simply that lovely and truly unique). At the end of the day, it's worth going to all the Baltics 💯

Latvian special in mcdonalds!? We consider mcdonalds a joke. If you want Latvian special you have to go Latvian restaurant. 😄

I google homes for sale when I watch a travel video.

The zoo is after reconstruction but before it was so awful that it was kicked out from some kind European zoo community but now they let them in back,

Tēvzemei un Brīvībai means "for the Fatherland and for Freedom". The monument was founded in 1935. The soviets wanted to demolish it when they occupied Latvia but I'm pretty sure they didn't because it would anger our people and cause mass unrest. I've also heard that the soviets tried to rebrand it because of the three stars on top (One of the main symbols of the communist ideology was a red 5 pointed star). Wish you a Happy New Year. :)

scam? lol grow up you came at night to see everything 😂

happy new year :) she's right, oak is the most important tree in Latvian culture! symbol of strength. during midsummer celebrations, boys wear oak leaf crowns, oak is also found in our coat of arms! it's a shame you missed out on a day. summer also opens up a chance to spend some time in nature around the city, by the sea if that's your thing - and to enjoy daylight from 4am even up to 11pm :) and dare i say, strawberries from the night/evening market are heavenly!

Come to Latvia in Summer or late fall. In summer You can enjoy Jūrmala beach. In fall Sigulda looks breathtaking fabulous. Nice videos. Thank You from a native Latvian, citizen of Riga. God bless You both in New Year.

I am sad that we had no snow this Christmas. It only started to snow now (at least, in my city Cēsis). I can't really remembered the last time we had this warm and dark Christmas. 🤔

In the Latvian military they told me that there is no such a thing as cold weather. There is only wrong clothing. You guys obviously have bad clothing. Would be ok in october Latvia, but not for December. You should meet local people who have sauna and fireplaces the ones who celebrate Solar Solstice time in the right place not on a street. Have a good time and buy a wool hat and socks finally!

Riga..fuck yeah!

Hi also to everyone happy new year!

"Lauvas nams" is one of the Bistro in Riga which I would recomend to ... avoid. I visited this bistro first in mid 1990-s and find it not the best place to have a meal. Later the management changed and the quality of food went to worse. Any pizza service could be much better than this.

I feel freezing just watching you guys, although I'm from Latvia myself. You definitely need some more serious clothing, at least hats.

Best season to travel to Baltic countries is definately summer. Greetings from Tallinn, Estonia.

That sculpture is a piece from the fairy tale about Bremen musicians by brothers Grimm. Animals are - donkey , dog , cat and rooster. It's a belief that if you rub the noses of animals you'll get a luck. If you can reach the one on the top your luck will be enourmous :)

You said - oh, it's so cold. -1/-2 it's not cold at all in Latvia. We had winters with -34/-36 C ! And snow ap to your belly . This year we had warm and snowless Christmas.

It is not cold. Cold in Riga is -35 Celsius

Funny enough, the biggest club in the Baltics - La Rocca, was almost next to that place. Actually, there were many clubs under one roof and a casino in a former theatre. It was a hive of night activity :) Also, in Riga, their average salary is about 1800-2000 EUR per month in 2024, so the prices are quite normal, obviously there are cheaper places, like kebab shops etc, but come on, I don't know about Manchester, but for London, or Norway, these prices are laughably cheap :) Anyway, enjoy your trip and have a good "adventure" :) Come to Riga, Latvia in the summer, there is a lot of to explore. P.S In Riga about 40% of the population speaks rusian as the first language, but that doesn't mean they are rusians at all (like me), it was like English for British Empire colonies. In the whole of Lithuania, the whole rusian speaking population is less than 10%.

I think you guys are just too sweet and polite. You stepped out of Tallinas iela stop (which literally mean Tallinn Street) and you said its so beautifule around :) Bless you, i mean its not bad but its far from best highlights :)

I am quite sure that I saw you yesterday :D At first, I thought that you were Latvians but then I heard English :)

Here is not cold it is warmest winter n years normaly here in this time is -10-15 and even in november we can go to do ski and snowboarding in country side

why You don't use in your mobile google maps , near that ''Tallinas kvartals'' is another ''Briana kvartals'' where is PIZZA LULU works 24/7

i know the owner of that house where You was stay 😁

Dude! Keep your head warm! If you see the locals wearing beanies there is a reason for it!

You need hats, guys. LOL You can pick up hand knitted hats and scarves in many places in the Old town, as well as the traditional Latvian mittens.

This Christmas market tradition has been going on for many years in Riga now. This market is not super flashy or glamorous, but it is home like.

Great video! You should visit Old Riga in the summer, on June 21-24 there is a Midsummer market on the Dome square and the weather should be better and everything lighter, with lots of singing and flower wreaths.

You should visit Liepāja to see Ziemeļu Forti.

In Latvia when the air is humid -1 or -3 feels more unbearable than -20.

Why dont you buy a hat? Haha

The statue with animals - you have to touch each animals nose for good luck! thats why the first ones colors are rubbed off but the rest are less "used" 😁 also -8 was the death of me even as a latvian cause -1 was extremely deceiving in those cold days cause of fckn wind 😂, in reality i had to check all the time how the temperature felt in reality, ugh.

Laipni lūgts, cukurdupsīt!

That statue of a donkey with a dog, a cat and a rooster is called "The Town Musicians of Bremen" after a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

-3 is 23 degrees. we find 23 to be warm in the winter here in Chicago.

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Hello! Thanks for nice video. Hope you are healthy after that freezing walk in Riga. You have to visit Latvija during summer time so you would have much better impressions and less risk to catch a cold. :)

And Lunch and Dinner are very tasty at LIDO restaurants, not expensive and very very tasty!

Also is good to see Alberta street;s buildings- they are stunning!

Unfortunately, I have to state that your videos are an example of what not to do. You go in the directions you choose completely unprepared - first of all, without studying history, without familiarizing yourself with the context, without knowing at least the rudiments of the culture, economy etc. of those countries. The Baltic countries have a particularly rich and complicated history, especially Lithuania. Visiting Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as Klaipėda, without knowing their history, general context, without having the rudiments of architectural styles is simply pointless. It's like walking around the Cotswolds in Britain and saying, "this ancient building is beautiful and this one isn't". I noticed that the Baltic countries are "east" for you. You also want to see "poverty" everywhere. Can you imagine what Britain would look like today if ALL private property - factories, banks, shops, private homes, land - everything was nationalized overnight? And so it would last for 50 years. Britain today would look like Belarus at best. I was staying in a hotel in Norwich for £30 a night. The existence of such a hotel in Lithuania is simply impossible. It was an ancient house in the very center of the city, not renovated for maybe 50 years. There were no basic amenities, the windows were boarded up, and the corridors had water flowing through the holes in the roof like a waterfall. I noticed that you have some kind of complex about driving. It is certainly not a Brit who should be surprised by the driving culture, which is not high in Britain. I'm not talking about absurd traffic rules, such as the opposite direction of traffic to continental Europe or priority when entering a traffic circle. And finally, some statistics. GDP per capita in PPP (International Monetary Fond, 2024): 28. United Kingdom - 62,574 USD 34. Israel - 54,446 USD 35. Lithuania - 53,624 USD 36. Japan - 53,059 USD 37. New Zealand - 52,983 USD 38. Poland - 51,627 USD 40. Portugal - 49,237 USD 42. Estonia - 48,008 USD 47. Latvia - 43,527 USD

As Lithuanian, I confirm that the UK is more Eastern European than Latvia is.

I watched 2nd video first and this after - I hope you have 3rd one as you haven't visited best places of Riga yet and hope you'll get better impressions. I loved that you stayed in bnb just one floor under my apartment I lived 30 years ago when I was going to my primary school and that view from window was my view everyday :) however from second floor there was yard further visible. So about "Lauvas nams" (House of lion) - It was a thing 30 years ago, and "Ezītis miglā" (The hedgehog in the mist) is franchise - some could be good some bad. About food - I guess you shouldn't expect good food after midnight checking random places. BTW best bet would be same Wolt or Bolt food delivery. About russians - the guy in that club district asked how to get back into club. And russians being heard everywhere - its just their thing they are loud and we dont like them and we like peace and quiet - so we tend to live outside cities away from noise and russians. :) Also you defiantly haven't got proper clothes for Latvian winter - it appears much colder in small minuses - just under 0 degrees as we have high moisture - it would be much better under -5. Anyways - hope you enjoyed your time in Riga and you should come back during summer.

We love tourists, u can visit akropole and play ice hockey 🏒 😊enjoy❤

Comments full of Lithuanians screaming about northern or north eastern europe is funny as hell.. copium is heavy with this one

If you still in Riga: 1st Visit Old town. 2nd National Library it is free inside cool view on old town , Also 3. Motor Museum and 4. Occupation Museum.

what I heard places worth to visit old town, museums, library, market apart from that nothing is changing in this city

Average UA-camr visiting Latvia, seeing all of the poverty, decay, destruction the russians bequeathed, ignoring any and all historical relevance of the region, and then proceeding to call it Eastern Europe. Well done lad! Keep up the amazing work! 😂😂🙌🙌

Why didn't you go to the old town of Riga? It's the first place to visit!