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Travelling with children in Latvia
Latvia is family-friendly country and kids will find plenty to keep themselves busy. Services for families range from simple facilities for kids to specially designed programmes for the little ones.
Mezaparks (”Forest park”) is located near Lake Kisezers, Riga. It is pleasant and popular recreation park for families, and one of the city’s wealthiest suburbs. Elegant villas and descreetly dotted amonth pine forests allowing plenty of space for walking, cycling and other activities. There is even a small sandy beach by the lake and an activity centre where watersports equipment can be hired as well as skates and skis during the winter, when it’s possible to watch ice-sailing on the lake. Mezaparks is also the venu for the Ozo Golf Course, Riga Zoo and Open Air Song and Dance Festival grounds. From the city centre, boat services operate during summer, otherwise tram number 11 task 30 minutes to get there.
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Posted by: Travel Guide on Sunday, 22nd Jul, 2007
Pubs and Bars in Riga
Taste is a personal thing - one man’s poison is another man’s gold, to some degree it can be taught and modified, but tasting the beer is the special thing. Riga, the capital of Latvia, has a number of very good pubs and bars with good menu and old traditions of brewing.
Paddy Whelan’s has more than a dozen different beers on tap. Don’t be suprised to see drinks downed at startling rates when local ex-pats frequent the place to watch the footbal on Sky Sports.
Runcis (Tomcat) is little place is also slightly tucked away, yet still in the heart of Old Riga. Somewhere you can escape the tourist hordes and perhaps get in touch with some locals.
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Posted by: Travel Guide on Sunday, 15th Jul, 2007
Night clubs in Riga, Latvia
Riga is popular city, especially with stag and hen parties, because of the abundance of restaurants, bars and nightclubs. As with any major city, most tourists come and go without any problems.
There are many night clubs and entertaiment centres, so there isn’t problem if you want to party. La Rocca is a massive, contemporary dancehall featuring all the latest “screams” in laser and sound technology. If aggressive, mainstream dance music is your “thing” and you find go-go dancers an enticing allure, you’ll love La Rocca that has both of these “in Spades”.
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Posted by: Travel Guide on Sunday, 15th Jul, 2007