Are you
ready for our last bunch of experiences in a new not very known city? I hope so
because we’ve had the best clincher of our trip!
Our latest
stop is Latvia and in Latvia we’ve visited Riga.
We’ve
chosen this city because I’ve read an article a couple of years ago about Riga
in which they talked about it and recommended it to everyone.
(sources: http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2907/Magazine/article/detail/454762/2008/10/16/48-uren-in-de-Letse-hoofdstad-Riga.dhtml)
(sources: http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2907/Magazine/article/detail/454762/2008/10/16/48-uren-in-de-Letse-hoofdstad-Riga.dhtml)
The city
isn’t comparable to Hong Kong but it’s quite a romantic village.
I’m going
to tell you something about their Climate in this blog so that you know when is
the best time to go to Riga.
In the
article I’ve mentioned before they wrote that Riga is very nice to visit in
autumn, not too cold and certainly not hot for people who don’t like sunny
destinations. The city is very romantic in autumn with all its leafs flying
around. In Riga winter knocks earlier on the door than here with us. At the
beginning of November the temperature is able to sink until under the freezing point and it stays cold until the end of
January. Some find it creepy but others think it’s lovely to have short days in
that season of the year. If you know the Daugava you will be very enthusiastic
when you hear that in the Winter this place changes into a BIG BIG ice rink!
At the other
hand Riga knows its fabulous hot summers which start in Mai- June. Then you can
count on a temperature of approximately 25 degrees and above all not very much
rain.
In Riga we
visited the Gulf of Riga, a body of water which is very known in the city. In
the winter the gulf has its gold days and each winter a part of the gulf is
covered with ice. Often the gulf is completely frozen (approximately 60% of the
winters). At the other hand, in the summer the gulf knows its hot days were the
temperature can rise to 26-28°. What are you waiting for?
Well dear readers, we've reached our latest destination and now it's time for us to go home after a long period of travelling. We hope you enjoyed our weekly blogs!
Xxx
Melissa
Sources:
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2907/Magazine/article/detail/454762/2008/10/16/48-uren-in-de-Letse-hoofdstad-Riga.dhtml
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga
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