I know that with the lowest average wage it is officially the poorest country in the EU, and for that reason tens of thousands of Latvians have left for England where they can earn as much in a week as they earn in a month back home but this place was lively and vibrant, the food was excellent and inexpensive, and the customers seemed affluent and happy.
Have Bag, Will Travel 
We’ve enjoyed all of our trips to the Baltic states, having now been to the capital of all three. Riga was where we did the bobsleigh run.
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We went several times to Riga starting in 2005. By 2008 it was getting spoilt by the stag and hen parties.
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I remember that era. It was over by the time we went
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The first time that I went to Riga was fabulous. Only recently opened up so no brazen tourism and some really cheap prices. I found that it changed rapidly after that.
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We somehow missed Riga out in our travels and I’ve always regretted it but at least it’s in Europe so that can still be remedied. I’ve been reading the comments with interest.
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It is a very fine European city.
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And look at all that art! That window shot is great, the colours as well as the mysterious tiny pane, that makes it asymmetrical.
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Looks like a repair job to me.
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