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The Russian does Riga

Posted on September 6, 2014 by BerLinda

Wednesday saw the arrival of my new best friend, Anna. Long-time readers will know that Anna and I have been following each other’s blogs for a while now and have become friends through lengthy comment and email chains – mainly bonding over … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Riga, Travel | Tagged beer, Berga Bazars, Black Balzams, Black Magic Cafe, Cadets de Gascogne, Cathedrals, Cocktails, Flowers, Flying Frog Cafe, Food, LIDO, Mushrooms, Parks, Photos, Russia, Short break in Riga, Skyline Bar, Sunshine, Walking tour | 152 Comments

Oh Jānis, my Jānis!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by BerLinda

This Sunday sees me going on my first ever blog outing (or ‘blouting’, if you prefer). ‘What’s a blouting?’, I hear you ask as you scoot perilously close to the edge of your sofa. Well, a blouting is where you … Continue reading →