Probably this will be really useful information for those of You who are planing to visit Riga really soon.
Riga isn't too big city comparing to other capitals in Europe. Most of tourist attractions are concentrated in the center of Riga - Old Town.
But if you'll check my previous posts you'll see a lot of great places outside the center. How to get there? Sure, you can use public transport.
But if You can afford to rent a car - go for it!

I recommend to use www.rigacars.com car rental services. You can easily find perfect car just for your budget! You can find any small, simple and cheap car, for example, Toyota Yaris, Hyundai Getz, etc.
Or You can go for luxury class and rent SUV's or even cabrio, like, Land Rover Range Rover Sport or BMW 730.

Their office is situated just on the way from the airport to the city center. Also they can pick you up at the airport with your rental car, if you want to! Their professional staff will always try to fulfill all your needs!

The best thing about them (and that's why I made this article) is that they offer limousine rental in Riga. OK, you'll say, what's special about this limo rental service?
You can rent a really rare Cadillac Escalade Limo for some special events of your life (wedding, bachelor parties etc.).
I don't know specific price, but you can simply request the price by phone or email.
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Labels: airports, cars, transport

Since a couple of years it is illegal to drive through Dome Square, but many drivers still don't know it and get caught by police, which always is very helpful and show you the right direction, especially if you are sitting behind the wheel of the new expensive car.

Labels: cars, jobs, life, night, people, police, snow, squares, vecriga, winter

The sun in the winter is like a miracle, even if you notice it for a couple of minutes before sunset.

Labels: cars, imanta, neighbourhoods, roads, roofs, snow, streets, sunset, weather, winter

My second panoramic photo (please use horizontal scrollbar to see the whole picture) of the abandoned border-crossing point between Latvia and Lithuania called Būtingė - Rucava, which was visited during my trip to Nida.

This is a Latvia's exit point, therefore the last photo of this trip in this blog. Please check next photo at Klaipeda at my Vilnius' blog or go back to Liepaja

Labels: abandoned, buildings, cars, coastline trip, government, kurzeme, lithuania, lithuanian, roads, signs

Liepāja International Airport is one of 3 major airports in Latvia, but currently it has no regular flights.
I couldn't miss the opportunity to take photo of this small airport on my way from Pavilosta to Lithuanian border

Labels: airplanes, airports, cars, coastline trip, liepaja

During travelling you can see a many unusual things, for example this car-carrying trailer full with vintage automobiles.
This photo was taken somewhere between Irbene and Ventspils.

Labels: cars, coastline trip, kurzeme, roads, traffic, trucks

One of the Soviet dreams was to become an owner of a garage in such cooperative.
There is a good movie Garage filmed about such dream :)

Labels: buildings, cars, kleisti, movies, soviet

Last shot of the view, that I saw for almost one year..

Labels: autumn, bridges, buildings, cars, lights, night, traffic, zemitani

When I saw a brutal skyscraper in New York with no windows, I told to myself WTF? :)
At that moment I didn't know that in Riga we have something similar. This building technically is only 2 floor high, but it could fit more than 5, and has absolutely no windows.

Labels: buildings, cars, center, devices, maskachka

It is not a photo, but technology constantly goes forward, so I have started to experiment with videos :)
Please check my first timelapse video taken last rainy monday on the way to Vilnius from Riga.

Labels: cars, kekava, latvia, lithuania, morning, movies, music, rain, riga, roads, videos, vilnius, weather

Standing in car queue to Jurmala on weekend day may take up to hour.
And that's all is because the entrance to this city is not for free.

Labels: cars, jurmala, queue, roads, traffic

A lovely writing can be found on pedestrian pass over Brivibas gatve, which says Костя + Лена = ♥ (in Russian Kostya + Lena)
Check also lovely messages on dambis and writing on the roof. I really enjoy such romantic things :)

Labels: bridges, brivibas, cars, love, roads, russian, streets, writings

Huge Boeings and small airplanes always fascinate me. I can watch them landing and taking off infinitely long. Actually there is even a legal status of this hobby called planespotting :)
The best place for aircraft spotting are top floors of Panorama Plaza. Does anybody rent out a flat there? :)

Labels: airplanes, airports, cars, hobby, towers, transport

Go Planet is an entertainment complex in Purviciems.
It was opened in 2005 and instantly had a lot of customers, although nowadays it is struggling to survive because of lack of visitors.

Labels: buildings, cars, cinemas, entertainment, hobby, purvciems

Spring snow and hailstorm on Raiņa bulvāris (Rainis boulevard) this morning.

Labels: cars, center, people, snow, spring, streets, trees, trolleybuses, weather

Pļavnieki (Fields) is the most densely populated neighbourhood in Riga. The territory of future Plavnieki was incorporated into Riga in 1974, and formed its South-East city border.
Nowadays around 50,000 people call this ultra-Soviet area as their home.

Labels: cars, neighbourhoods, plavnieki, snow, soviet, streets, winter

Riga is covered under extremely thick level of snow this winter.
I have never seen so much of snow in Riga during all my life.

Labels: cars, extreme, snow, weather, winter

Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you have found a nice gift under your Christmas Tree :)

Labels: brivibas, cars, catholic, christmas, holidays, lutheran, night, snow, streets, traditions, trees, winter

A nice eclectic building is located on the crossroads of Avotu and Lāčplēša streets.
It was built in 1898 as apartment house with stores on the ground floor.

Labels: avoti, buildings, cars, center, eclecticism, streets, towers

Municipal Police department in Purvciems 2 was opened 25 years ago in December 1985.
It is quite famous because it was bombed by mafia in the middle of 90s
The absence of the black tiles are scars, which are left since that bloody bombing.

Labels: buildings, cars, police, snow, winter