Our Europe Trip – #Latvia #Jūrmala#Jūrmala Beach

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Our Europe Trip – #Latvia #Jūrmala#Jūrmala Beach

Latvia, you can choose for plan your own route and follow your own mood on traveling in a region for soak up the local ambience and a few destination with experience the incredible variety of natural landscapes, cultures and centuries. These destinations that can be short journeys with be reached in just a couple of hours in train or by car. Latvia as blessed with some of the charming natural environment that where you can give a comprehensive list of the most dropping spots especially for natural lovers that you can sit back, relax, and enjoy Nature. With Latvia’s Baltic Sea coastline as almost 500 km long and its many beach, each with a unique vibe, great long stretches of golden sand, beautiful pockets of untouched nature, the calm blue-green waters of the Baltic Sea and the feisty waves to play in where you can feel truly relaxed. Lively beaches with home to pretty seaside villages and harbours clinking with fantastic natural attractions such as dunes, steep cliffs, sandstone outcrops and rock formations – it’s everything else that give you to enjoy the great outdoors. With the culture of Europe’s seaside that would so much fun for pleasure seekers, drinkers and eaters.

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On our travel journey we choose for go to Jūrmala where the gateway to the busy sun coast that its become one of the Latvia perennial holiday favourite who come here in flocks during year-round even in winter. Jūrmala as sunny haven of sophisticated resort town with 32 km stretch of natural white-sand beach, situated along sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River, are only a short drive away about 40-minutes from Riga that you can choose either one day trip or stay as few days.

The waves in the Gulf of Riga, with their white crest, are calm and inviting only in the summer. In the autumn fierce wind, they grow harsh and impose their own rhythm. Jūrmala has variety beach for every mood with a whole string of detachable beaches: a sea for windsurfers and surfers, here are some wide swimming spots and water sports venues, for sailor great luminous beaches with some of the brightest and deep bluest ocean. Laid-back seaside towns, its glamour are brimming with cultural charm and its hippie vibe; that an eclectic mix with stroll around the natural lush green pine forest that flank Jūrmala beach or feel free to explore the Ķemeri National Park that can enjoy the hiking trails on the Great Ķemeri Bog through the picturesque fantastic natural and inhale the unusual smell.

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MAJORI, Jūrmala Beach – Most spectacular beaches with tens of kilometres:

Jūrmala can easy get to by public transport, from Riga either take the train or mini-van, we choose for ride the min-van make sure stop at the capital of Jūrmala, Majori and enjoy our one day trip. From the stations the beach is merely a quick walk towards, boardwalk walkways bring us to the sand-dunes this great long stretches of golden sand tumble down to a dark blue Ocean. Here, the sun shines even brighter and wild sand dunes dominate the beach; It’s most spectacular beaches with tens of kilometres of breathtaking beaches and the golden light that bounces off white and fine sand to great effect. Nowhere else do the pines on the dunes murmur so restfully, sensational bays, the air is full of sea freshness and meanwhile, here have many life varied in the sea.

Even in the winter an arc of icy white sand lapped by gentle waves of unearthly blue, an unforgettable beach holiday could simply be spent wandering through Majori , Jūrmala beach. Laid-back beach has stunning white sands, deep and wide; so well-trodden by the bare feet on the beach, cotton-white sand meets serene meets serene blue waters, quiet coves, coastlines give way to a gentler, flatter landscape. Here, you can enjoy numerous of water sports and on a sultry summer day, the site will be packed with sunbathers, swim in the sea or engage in sports activities at Majori, Jurmala beach although during winter if you don’t mind of the icy sea, you can play in the water. Here, you don’t need to worry about safety and hygiene problem. Whether it is a lifeguard, clean public restrooms, and dressing rooms; this kind of equipment is ready for the public.

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If water-sports aren’t your thing, and beyond the beaches themselves it’s everything else that should come with a beach holiday; on the Majori, Jurmala beach complete with wide, wild beaches between with sunny beach clubs and the party atmosphere bars shoulders with relax cafes and restaurant, some of the chic boutique hotels are rustic wooden or stone villas strewn. The beach spots along its coastline are among its dramatic unique wooden architecture; the most distinguishing architectural feature in Jūrmala is the prevalence of wooden houses dating from the 19th and first half of the 20th century. Here, has the evergreen allure with a more rugged, rustic character, the characteristic of classic and traditional architecture integrate with relaxing and natural environment, the architecture typically falls into classicism, national romanticism and but beside them are modern buildings! You can clinking with wine glasses in the bar, kick back with a coffee and pleasant dessert at cafes or enjoy Latvia local traditional tasty dish in restaurant. You will be pleased by varied offer of perhaps an excellent classical music performance in Dzintari Concert Hall which with an extensive concert and event programme. Jūrmala endlessly fascinates with its party scene, its glamour and its hippie vibe; where the beach clubs host hedonists and rich hippies all around the clock.

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BULDURI, Jūrmala Beach – Fishing or hop on a boat to the string of sparkling coves:

On the Jūrmala can be found on main road other side is another beach, Bulduri beach. You won’t see white sand here: In Bulduri, this go-slow region packs in complete with grassydunes, wildflowers and rock formations, charming coves with milky water frothing against the rock formations. We were be too distracted attention by the cool, glittering waters of the Sea, here can fishing or hop on a boat to the string of sparkling coves, with dreamlike lagoons where can pootle around in boats and marvel at the picturesque landscape. Let us for seek serenity and peaceful to listen to the rustling sea and enjoy a lazy sunset meanwhile let us to snap some photos of the epic sunset, which goes down directly in front of the beach.

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JOMAS Street – Historic charm of street with the culture of Europe’s seaside:

Jūrmala has been known as a resort for centuries, which boasts historic town, spa therapies and rehabilitation centres. Tropical paradises complete with the culture of Europe’s seaside: the barefoot-chic attitude, Europe art culture lifestyles, wild and free. Further up the coast is one of the big hitter: Jomas street (Latvian: Jomas iela) oldest streets of Jūrmala, which during its existence has undergone various changes and transformations. Feel free to explore the historic of Jomas street, tour the traditional wine taverns, where the central pedestrian belt are full of award-winning restaurants, bars, souvenir booths, fruit stalls and a small shopping complex containing a cinema. Dining and parties in a multitude of restaurants or bars, this historic charm of street is heaven for full of happy foodies. Or same as us walk into a smaller chains supermarket which name as Top, even with small-acreage but variety product of store with provide everything daily necessities to satisfy the customer needs and the price is not higher. Of cause we not forget buy some different kinds and taste goods (have show on photo), the total price is 12.26€.

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You can also head to Jūrmala Open Air Museum for some of the culture in the country and the history of town where you can trek through the Ragakāpa Nature Park and the trails with boardwalks pass through a pine forest in this nature park created to preserve the dunes. Here, the conventional fishing village with celebrates the cities fishing heritage, the museum is a fisherman’s courtyard has been set up, and its nearly 2,000 exhibits portray the fishermen’s work and life in Jūrmala in the 19th and 20th centuries. In passing on the nature trail of the park surrounded by a beautiful natural environment is usually a great way to relax and recharge, meanwhile also can acquaint with the plants, surrounding of a natural old pine forest, and traces left by the insects in the forest.

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KEMERI National Park – Natural park is mostly occupied by forests and mires:

For a real respite from the crowds you’ll have to head the picturesque forest; a short road ride from the Jūrmala Beach will bring you to Ķemeri National Park, a protected reserve filled. Here is an ideal spot for hikers, while the surrounding national forest with hidden wetlands and mires, this stretch of nature is great for a bit more exploring and getting a break from the sun. Fantastic natural attractions can relaxing and enjoy the hiking trails along the great boardwalk and across the wetlands, explore the bog and stroll around the unspoiled forests, view of the birds and animals. Take a hike to an observation platform that let you see amazing natural picturesque or have an unforgettable walk on the trail of the Great Ķemeri Bog for go to the Sulphur Ponds and inhale the unusual smell.

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How To Go:

For those who want ride the public transport, from Riga City you can either take the train or minivan to the Jūrmala. Most of the tourists take a train ride of 40-minutes from the Riga station and disembark at Majori or Dzintari stations. Trains are running regularly. You can also same as us ride the minivan and take its from long-distance bus station, look for the ‘Platform LCD monitor’, make sure find the destination name as ‘Majori – Kauguri’ and which of the platform number for the minivan stop. For bus ticket no need buy from counter and direct pay to the driver. The ticket price is 2.15€ per person / per way. Notice: either you choose for take the train or minivans make sure disembark at Majori or Bulduri.

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Europe-Latvia-Part 2 (Riga Central Market / Dumpling Restaurant)

Our Europe Trip – #Latvia #Riga #Riga CentralMarket#DumplingRestaurant

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Latvia is one of the countries in Europe that let travellers are increasingly interested in discovering new destinations, let us developing a knack for connecting with locals, authentic and their culture by experience of authentic Latvia traditions and walk into local life. Simultaneously, it’s let us learning, inspiring, enjoying its unique ways of life and just plain fun! Food is a hugely important part for Latvia culture, this is a cuisine rooted in foraging, fermenting, and preserving, as well as celebrating the seasonal and the local. So it’s never let traveller monotonous and the country has well-known for its own brand of traditional cuisine with delectable dairy products, tart berries, homemade rye bread, flavorful smoked meat and sausages, tangy pickles and fresh Baltic seafood.

RIGA CENTRAL MARKET – Meandering through the country’s liveliest markets, that giving a glimpse of local lives and through its gastronomy

Latvia’s elegant capital, Riga is leading the country in a dynamic cuisine renaissance. The charming city of Riga hosts one of the country’s liveliest markets, the “Riga Central Market”, and it is truly in the heart of its cities that you’ll find the epitome of Latvians culture. For immersing in the local culture by meandering through the throngs of people going about their daily business in Riga Central Market, here where you can glean some insights into local culture and cuisine, and enjoy for a good, local, quality meal. Few better walk into local life than rubbing shoulders with shoppers, browsing stands piled high with colourful and diverse fresh produce, lively conversation, nibbling on street munchies, and being fully immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the local community.

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Serves as one of the city’s most historically important and active commercial centres, Riga Central Market is one of Europe’s largest indoor food markets and the fulcrum of a dynamic urban renewal of the neighbourhood. Bustling with pick up fresh ingredients alongside and it’s an explosion of foodie energy. Come on, everybody guess what the predecessor of this market? Its most distinctive is where the city has redeveloped a former used as military airship hangars into a lively people zone. Today, Riga Central Market is the largest and oldest indoor food market in the country. Location for market is opposite along a white ironwork railroad trestle and a little far from any tourist attractions (roughly across the Old Town), Central Market, just runs the River Daugava, next to Riga International Bus Terminal and Central Railway Station. Built in 1920s and architecturally-imposing food pavilions, this enormous food pavilions constructed by reusing old German Zeppelin hangar and is now be traditional market. Admire Art Deco styles depicting local history and monuments, as well as incorporating Neoclassicism to the city incorporated into the building.

Noted for selling a wide range of local products, including bustling with butcher stands for selling wide array of different part fresh livestock goods, a careful selection of the freshest catches of the day caught right on the Baltic sea and showcasing the finest in Latvia fresh produce. Squeezing between the crowds, you’ll find only the best of all manner of smoked fish & meat, fresh and traditional dense rye bread, local produce cheeses and other artisanal Latvia cheeses, delectable and different flavour of pickled goods, a mouthwatering array of pastries, various different kinds of ham, classic Latvian staples and Latvia’s famous sardines in oil. Enjoy and accepting samples from the merchants would let us choose for our like flavour!

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“Riga Central Market” divides into five pavilions and each pavilion with its own category – meat, fish, vegetables, dairy and gastronomy products, as well as an outdoor area with stalls and stands. The Riga Central Market has a split personality. One-half of the market is as classic as they come: traditional and simply elegant, each indoor market pavilion is selling of each classification, whole of the pavilion with many vendors and one vendors is next to another vendors display just-so piles of produce. Transparent-glass or wrought-iron stalls: selling Latvian-grown (vegetable and fruits), a wide array of fresh seafood, goods straight from the farm (meat), as well as manufactured merchandise.

Plenty of stalls abound, where fill with for the colours of the fresh foodstuffs displayed and sold here, such as no surprise that can view a few of pig heads in the corner of every butcher stands. Listen for the cries of the different vendors as you move through the central market, as each one traditionally has his own distinct yell designed to bring in customers and ward off competitors. Friendly vendors can tell you exactly where and how their goods were grown, raised, or harvested. No need bargaining the price because all the fresh foodstuffs displayed would mark the price. Here let us enjoyed shopping for dinner supplies at the food market, let us buy a fresh pork just 3.50€ and beef just 3.00€ and then going back to cook ourselves a fresh and delicious meal. We want to taste some delicious food, our sense of smell and vision let our brain lead our legs, stop by one of the meat stall, buy one of the Latvia’s famous cuisine: some delectable traditional smoked meat and the price is 2.05€.

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Other of indoor market pavilion, we are step through a door into Riga Central Market other half: a sleek, futuristic, a wide array of dairy products and pickled goods, a delicately composed dessert, appreciate the aromas wafting from the food stalls cooking up cuisine, taste on the free. It’s a bustling showcase of edible Riga, offers a variety of food let your mouth water as you wander the market: highlighting of early Latvian traders, fresh-baked bread and biscuit of every shape and size, traditional of rustic cheeses, luscious cottage cheese, sour cream, tiny pyramids of fine gourmet hard and soft cheeses that went a bit more traditional at Riga Central Market. As cheese lover we must buy a few of cheese, choose as delectable cheese with three different flavour that let us meanwhile taste different. Here we can give in to actual appetite right outside: the beloved Latvian all sorts of salads, homemade and explosively flavourful pickled goods, cake with fillings both traditional and creative, nuts and dried fruits, crispy pizzas, gastro hot dogs, and whatever produce is in season. You’ll also find stand bursting with Prosecco and craft beer.

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DUMPLING RESTAURANT – authentic and different cooking method that can be found everywhere in Europe

Even though dumplings as one of the famous in our Chinese cuisine, but when travelling Europe, search for and taste western dumplings as mealtime is one of our favourable. Dumpling as one of the cuisine with preferred hibernation fuel of nearly every culture, so it’s no surprise dumplings can be found everywhere in Europe with different taste and variety of cooking dumplings method. Search and taste this delicious cuisine, a restaurant is specialist selling Koldūnai (Kalduny, Kolduny, калдуны́) dumplings with its location in the heart of Riga, Old Town. A laid-back atmosphere, this restaurant is wide and simple deco, there’s a real focus on the quality of the products. Serving up an extensive of dumplings that sells in its deli section counter and everything, down to the sauces are prepared by handmade.

While here, offers classic and traditional Kalduny dumplings: this variety of dumplings different on the stuffing that including filled with minced pork, beef, chicken, curd cheese, or mushrooms and made with fresh coriander and spiced, a commitment to using what is local, seasonal foods. The simple dumpling skin are made with easy using spoon for eating, so that the dumlpling skin wrapping doesn’t tear and Kalduny dumpling are usually boiled in well-salted water. This cuisine can be enjoyed with a variety of garnishes or sauce, from butter and black pepper to mayonnaise, sour cream, crispy bacon, or spirgučiais (a type of pork rind) that depends on the stuffing. In addition to, this restaurant making the delectable, healthy soups possible: enjoy a hearty potato tomato soup in winter, the flavour combinations of different salads plus plus beverages likes coffee, milk, soft drinks and beers. Cuisine are calculations sold by weight, selected and take by yourself, we choose two different taste of dumpling and one bowl of soup, pass to the counter and staff would calculate price depend on the cuisine weight. The total price is 5.34€. Choose with beef dumplings, big juicy of fresh beef mounted with melt-in-my-mouth and the dumpling skin is soft but elastic, a plate gourmet of dumplings let us vibrant. Taste the fried dumplings in butter, dumplings it develop a sumptuous and crispy bottom, plus thick sour cream of source, well, deep-fried tastiest and sour cream are prefect. Although here don’t have grand decorations and the staff’s attire is simple, but the food itself is authentic, and let us mouthwatering meanwhile an excellent value for money.

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Europe-Latvia-Part 1 (Riga / Old Town (Vecrīga)

Our Europe Trip – #Latvia #Riga #OldTown #Vecrīga

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The bustle of boats in its harbor and the random mix of stone, this vibrant port city of Riga was established in 1201 by Albert of Bremen, with its geographical location that makes this historic Baltic seaport as important part of trading cities and let Riga had enjoyed rapid economic growth, before the tragic period of World War I. Riga as the capital that always continually inhabited city in Latvia and be one of oldest-city in the country, it sits on the Gulf of Riga in the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea and is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The Riga city make up with one-third of the population of Latvia be the largest city in Latvia, meanwhile it also the biggest metropolis in the three Baltic states, Riga as perfectly more than blends timeless tradition and highly urbanised architecture of European modernity.

During its tumultuous medieval past, having fought off many civilisations who tried to take control of it, Latvia’s history it has been captured by the German, Kingdom of Sweden, but the most significant that an invasion by Peter the Great of Russia in 1710 and cemented Russian influence on the city. Today, it is considered the Riga’s port facilitates, used by large boats and giant cruise ships that export and transit trade from Russia and Belarus to European ports and beyond; a daily ferry carries passengers and cars to Stockholm. The Via Baltica highway is a major trucking route to Tallinn, Kaunas, and Warsaw.

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Latvia was part of many empires throughout history, each of which has left its mark on the Riga city. Even through World War II, devastating fire engulfed the part of the town, the tragedy was redeemed by the combination of an economic and architectural movement that was sweeping across Latvian, it were filled not with the excessive flourishes of late Art Nouveau, but the early movement of graceful architectural with authentic Latvia traditions and rural mythology. As a city full of numerous art nouveau treasures, the combination of 19th century wooden architecture and art nouveau architecture noted for its Jugendstil architecture that make as Riga own distinguishing feature, and the outstanding buildings of the era are found over a third of the buildings.

When the wealth of Riga had grown rich in the 19th century, the led to requests for extravagant new residences, the Art nouveau movement’s golden age coincided with the city’s rapid economic growth. All of the old buildings were renovated to represent the beautiful Art Nouveau style which gave the capital of Riga a very unique setting. Along the city with being among the over 700 art nouveau buildings, it’s more than any other European city and the medieval architecture is original, on whose banks the city stretches so picturesquely. The city’s architecture represents various periods – Romanticism, Gothic, Baroque, Classicism, and Modernism. Although over the last 100 years the demolition of art nouveau structures has been ruthless, but Riga cities have managed to preserve the style as part of their dominant architectural heritage.

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Head to the Alberta iela, one of the main streets that has rows of Jugendstil houses, here you can admire the beautifully preserved Art Nouveau row houses and look up to take in the colorful facades, intricate stonework and unusual gargoyles. Stroll around the surrounding streets, one of the densest clusters of architecture of Art Nouveau style in the world, and pop in to the Art Nouveau Museum to see examples of residential interiors from the era. The area around near railroad lines, they are interspersed with industrial plants from different eras, including some from the Imperial Russian era. The Germans’ position as continued through the Imperial period of Riga, visible in some of the architecture of the city. One of the representatives is the “National Opera” (National Opera), first built as the Riga German Theatre in 1863 that were renovated in the 1990s.

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Old Town (Vecrīga):

You also can same as us go to the Old Town (Vecrīga) as the oldest section of Riga also is the center of the city that has highly diverse architecture, and the majority of buildings have the status of a cultural monument. Although it’s really a city, Old Town beautifully preserved medieval is a town of its own cosseted inside its town is with its narrow cobblestone streets, colorful squares and Medieval-era buildings, and around caught in the curve of the river Daugava. The old town attract us to explore once we enter, this preserved medieval town is full of charm and character, tiny picturesque town that look like they are straight out of a fairy tale dot the area. Mostly of colourful architecture and wood houses, famous for its well-preserved heritage buildings and many elaborate facades in the Jugendstil artistic style, they are linked by a maze of cobblestone streets that seem to be coming incredibly charming.

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Old Town is great to explore on foot. Let us relaxing walk along the quaint cobbled streets and feature an urban complex of diverse architecture. The blend of Romanticism, Gothic, Baroque, Classicism, and Modernism architecture let makes it easy to imagine those bygone days. Along with the atmospheric old stone streets and companionable little squares, you’ll find the two main clusters of historic sites lie just a few blocks from each other – which contains the striking 13th-century House of Blackheads, the Town Hall (built in 2003 as a down-to-the-last-detail copy of the 17th-century original). Besides, Riga cathedral is the largest medieval church in the Baltics and the oldest in the country that is very well preserved. It gives us that ancient look that you can only find in some cities and towns in the Old Continent. Visit the one of the many art galleries or history museums in the Old Town, with its own story to tell you. This is only a small part of this fairy-tale town but strolling its streets, you will discover many other hidden places.

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In geographic area, Riga is not a small city – it’s just that everything is so close! So Old Town is a better place to savor local life and see its several attractions without lines, complex of numerous different type shop that let us have wandered it for hours browsing and will be tempted to stop at each shops. Sit in a cozy cafe and enjoy a coffee, people watch, have a pastry, listen to the great sound of seagulls and marvel at the sheer beauty of the town. Beside, party in one of the much music clubs and enjoy Riga Black Balsam, Latvia’s national drink. You’ll love it! Wander around the Skarnu Street and visit one of the arts and crafts houses or souvenir stalls, where it is also possible to learn about the city’s rich trade history. In Old Town, enjoy a meal in taverns or hidden restaurants that selling with local, authentic and international dishes, amazing food on every corner. This area around the nearby Freedom Monument, which do double duty as the setting of Riga’s foremost historic sites and the center of its burgeoning nightlife.

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With this unique of architecture well preserved and cobblestone streets, that is a mash-up of Medieval and fairy tale vibe of Riga that brings us back to the Middle Ages which is perfectly accented by its amazing food and wine. Old Town is a fairy tale town that you can wander around for hours, falling more in love with it by the minute.

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Latvia Europe – (Introduction ).

 Our Europe Trip – #Latvia #Riga #Introductions 

Latvia, situated in Baltic region of Northern Europe is bordered by Estonia, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania, has a kaleidoscopic range of terrains that made be a wealth of natural landscapes🏞🏖🏕, as well as the country holds a great deal of unspoiled nature with many of them worthy of conservation, volume of wild nature and rare flora and fauna that makes Latvia represent one of the Europe’s of the greenest countries. 65 thousand square kilometres of Latvia hold numerous spectacular highlights that to the diverse nature are studded with the ancient forests, dense vegetation, vast meadows, countless of deep river, thousands of tranquil lakes, over century of marshlands, shinning of gulf and sandy beaches. There is a continent’s worth of epic landscapes to explore, each more profound sense than the next and a feeling of being at one with nature.

One of the country’s greatest treasure is vast forests🌄🌲🌳, hike along ancient paths that meander through verdant meadows, wide marshlands, and intact forest landscape, It’s a priceless habitat for a variety of iconic wildlife including wolves, lynxes, otters, beavers and etc. Most importantly, it is an absolutely vital safe haven ground for birdlife🦅🕊🦜, including a large population of the black stork and the lesser-spotted eagle, “cranes birds”, golden plover, black grouse, Eurasian Whimbre, and Feregrine falcon. Located alongside The Baltic Sea; these remarkable that Latvia has fostered unique conditions where along with indigenous flora which are diverse mix of northern-southern and western-eastern vegetation. Rich of natural forest and marshes that offer the studded of many berries that growing here including wild strawberries🍓🍓🍓, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, cloudberries and etc, simultaneously, coverage the largest range of mushrooms🍄🍄🍄 such as edible boletus, orange cap boletus, chanterelles and russula that available for picking and gathering.\

Although Latvia hold of rich and diverse pristine nature, simultaneously, the country possess by highly urbanised architecture of European modernity. Farmstead be one of the economic production unit in Latvia, It is considered Latvians’ most common residential model, where the Latvian combined with utility and harmonizing with natural rhythms. A formed by wood fence that placed around a yard, a group of buildings here both work and recreation took place here, festivities were celebrated and rituals performed. Cow🐄🐄🐄 and pig🐖 🐖🐖as important animal husbandry for farmsteads so in the central Riga market one of the whole building turns into an almost continuous strip of meat vendors that overflow with different part of fresh meat and pork. Locals are fond of dairy products like cottage cheese and curdled milk. Most of it is cow milk, as indicated by the many herds grazing in the farmsteads. These precious haven`s of natural and man-made landscapes, with bucolic rural towns dotted along this breath taking landscape and the peace and quiet with which to contemplate it at leisure.

Seaside🏖🏖🏖 along the Baltic Sea, a landscape that seems to stretch into infinity, is one of the important parts of the Latvian landscape. Golden beaches, river estuaries, marshes and lakes all come together in a composition so breath taking whether looking for adventure or relaxing. The half a thousand kilometre coastline is littered with fishermen villages⛺⛺⛺, coastal fishing traditions are an essential part of Latvian culture and they have catching the eels, flounders, sea lampreys and cods. The small harbours are still thriving and await yachtsmen. It is possible to traverse nearly half of Latvia by sailing from harbour to harbour.

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Transport departure to Riga🚍🚌✈🚊:
From Saint Petersburg Russia to Riga Latvia, we tried one of the largest numerous long-distance bus companies that are serve routes between city-to-city and regional cities to rural areas – ECOLINES that provide the most extensive route network in the Baltic States as well as in Western and Eastern Europe. ECOLINES as one of the Latvia icons, the seats are spacious and even has a most experienced coach provider, which let us comfortable and safety on our routes travel. Simultaneously, let us satisfied is the company offering many different amenities, from the norm of the a small flip-down table, free Wi-Fi, power outlets, a washroom, air conditioning and reclinable seats to the like on an airplane service free drink with coffee machine and every seat provide motion picture screen that show of movies, music, games and books. Most important, generous luggage are allow and FREE, plus bus ticket price inexpensive and 15.00€ per adult, the distance take around 11 ½ hour to Riga, Latvia. By the way, we are advance buy the bus ticket on the network and their booking process is delightfully straightforward, just pay by card (Whether you are use credit card or debit card) no be problem.

Riga🏛⛴🥩🍖🥔🥕🐄🐖:
As the capital of Latvia, Riga is the city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava River where it meets the Baltic Sea and become as port facilitates export and transit trade from Russia and Belarus to European ports and beyond. While less of the magnificent architecture, the unique architecture of Riga that pack the full of Art Nouveau (aka Jugendstil) style of architecture dominating the Old Town manages to capture the same old world charm. This unique of architecture well preserved so it is refreshing to see it, that is a mash-up of Medieval and fairy tale vibe of Riga that brings us back to the Middle Ages which is perfectly accented by its amazing food and wine. Although here surrounded of architectural treasures, the main highlights including Riga Central Market as one Europe’s biggest food market which is deals mostly in fresh and cheaper food including meat, seafood, local farmer product, local fruit, vegetables and etc.

Internet Data Sim Card🌍🌎🌏：
With going on an endless journey to European adventure, Internet connectivity is very important for us. Even on a travel trip in Saint Petersburg Russia we have buying a SIM card but that only can be using in the Russia, so in Riga we must buy one of international SIM cards offered us can enjoy a great internet connectivity Europe to Europe. Actually much simpler than you had imagined, you can buy the Prepaid SIM Cards in any of the convenience stores, no need passport, after buying your SIM, you just have to insert it on your phone and start using it. The price of SIM card we buy is 3.99€ but after that you must going to telecommunications company for top up package and we buy the package of 5.99€. So the total price is 10.00€, that is effective of best connected network during our Europe journey that including in Estonia and Finland even travel in small town. That can make international calls or send international text messages from Europe to worldwide.

Groceries🛒🍞🧀🥛🍫🍎🥒🥔🥩🍤:
Just as other of the Europe countries, Latvia has a number of different chain grocery stores which include regular grocery stores along with a large number of discount grocery chains. Even though Latvia has a large number of discount grocery stores that pretty good discount on a selected range of products, one of the different is Latvians are very fond of their own local produce. Grocery stores as the most convenient place that greater variety of imported and local goods, making quite fun for us that to discover and notable of the usual range Latvia local products maybe you’ve probably never seen. Here, fun for us who’s like to attempt and consume some different fresh of goods.

Rimi and Maxima are the two largest discount chains in Latvia that you can easy found and look in everywhere even in differently town and city. Here also have more on foreign supermarkets such as Sky and Stockmann’s food hall or smaller chains which name as Top!, Elvi and Mego. Normally, the chains of Rimi and Maxima these are usually built with supermarket in every corner of the Riga city, although those are small-acreage but variety product of store get cheaper and fresher produce. Simultaneously, they also built up the Large ‘Big Box’ Grocery Stores located in the outskirts of the city or the towns. During our Latvia trip, when us travel in different region journey, one of our fun are go to the groceries store for discovery and buy some different of Latvia local products. In the Riga city, we go to the Rimi chains buy some staple items that including Latvian recommended goods: cream cheese, milk, black bread and spices that be fond of its after tasting: Latvia chilli powders, Taco, cheese powder and some groceries goods, the total price is 16.75€ (the goods we buy that can seem on photo picture). At night, walk into the Maxima chains buy a 0.40€ ice cream and be a crazy, cooler and joyful savour of ice cream in the winter street of Riga city, you will find the ice cream can be more tasty. In the Riga city the supermarket are business hour until night in every day.

Accommodation🛏🛋🚿🚽🧯🍽:
During our journeys trip in Riga, we using Airbnb, a website let us with a great base for exploring the local surroundings, through accommodation, you will live like local residents and understand and get closer to their lifestyle, this also be one of our journeys to enjoy. Similarly the site also let us compares different facilities, environment and price vacation rentals. Latvia, one of the reputation means that accommodation prices tend to be lower than in the Northern Europe and here also with the scenery of sun shines the beach and sea, the lush scenery all views of pine and chestnut trees.

We stay for 5 day in Riga Latvia and choose for stay in this stylishly renovated an old traditional condominium, the location is handy for both the old town and the beach. if you want more buzz, with just walk a few ten minute that can arrived the old town, simultaneously, not least its proximity to a bus stop where you can take the public transport direct to the Jūrmala Beach. It’s probably not going to be love-at-first-sight, when you approach this condominium, what in this is general traditional old style building looks, but inside is the wide space, light, airy the décor mix of modern and vintage. The modern style of kitchen that parquet flooring that’s pits wood style of kitchen cabinet, paired with to a complete of modern appliances and dining utensils, dining areas with bright colour gingham tablecloths. Modern decorative floor tiles and contemporary bathroom fittings. A large lounge with vintage furniture set (including bigger size of vintage sofa and coffee table set) against light pink walls and modern appliances, cosy corners strung with vintage bookshelves against bright big window. Although the wide space of bedroom makes up but with radiator heaters that even though in the winter let the room keep warm and with antique wardrobe finds and vintage furniture set that including large size of comfortable double bed and office equipment.

Transport🚕🚎🚊🚋🚃🚍:
Latvia has both an extensive network of railroad as well as land transportation; these are easily accessible from city to regional and regional to regional by public regional transportation systems – minivans, trains or buses. Nearly every train and many of long-distance bus either begins or ends at Riga city and one of the advantage is the train and coach station are location in the Riga city center and each of them are very nearby just only walk a few minutes. Even there have vast network of bus connections around Latvia, it is advisable to go by train from Riga especially in the areas close to Riga, the passenger railway traffic is especially frequent, with a train in each direction every 20-60 minutes between morning and midnight. One of our travelling Latvia trip experience is as we ride the minivan from Riga city to the nearby regional, HA!HA!HA! We missed drop-off our travel destination and just followed the minivan route to the next town. In the outskirts of Riga city with the wide of public transport system so this is not be problem that you has worry, at once just find and walk to nearby train station, the train is arrived our destination about 20minutes and train ticket price is cheaper just 0.90€ per ticket.

In the Riga city, for our suggestion walking is probably your best bet, with most of city center and historic districts can easily accessible by foot it let us relaxing and easy walking around city. Although there is no subway in Riga, but public-transit systems network has developed and within cities have fairly dense public transport system. In Riga, traffic of 8 tram routes,17 trolleybus routes and 55 bus routes, as well as that of minibuses, express buses and night transport is ensured within the united route network. Want a comfortable and relaxing travel journey, no problem the taxis in Riga are normal price. Download and using app for assured the taxi fees, at Riga normally are 2 big taxi apps available – Bolt used to be called Taxify and another is Yandex. We use Bolt, this is the local equivalent of Uber, quick and easy to use, from Riga Central Coach Station around 2km to our staying accommodation and the transport fees is 2.30€.

Luggage Storage🎒👜:
Latvia a country hold numerous spectacular highlights that to the diverse nature that let your enjoy and experience the best of the natural environment in the different regional. Same as us habit for bring a large luggage during the travel trip, here these is problem and let us imagined not so fun for struggling to haul your suitcase up and down natural landscape all day long. These luggage storage options may come in handy that to avoid dragging your journey and in Riga you can decide the best place to affordably stash your bag! Luggage storage can be found all from many convenient locations in Riga city such as train and coach station, pay a small fee, and drop your bags. Coach station has luggage storage but calculate in hours so these is not suitable for us which drop our bags for a few day, the price is very high .It is worth considering the luggage storage of the train station itself, just follow the signboard of luggage storage icon . It located on lower ground floor, next to the car park and you can take the lift for. You can drop off luggage in a luggage storage area, storage price is reasonable at €6 per bag with any size for whole day (24 hours) plus a staff take care our luggage and we leave a suitcase for 3 days. HA!HA!HA! thanks for give us a discount price and total price is 16€.

While, continuous follow us start our Latvia Journey ” Even though Latvia less of the Magnificient & Gorgeous Architecture, Latvia, a country with rich and diverse of the Pristine Nature, Stately forests, Countless Rivers, Broad Sea, Sunny Beaches, Animal Husbandry and Passionate People ” .

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Russia (Part 5 – Vyborg Russia).

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Let us take a little over two hours’ train🚆🚆🚆 ride from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to this picturesque port town – Vyborg, a more unique town with a bright blue glimpse of the sea beyond, characterized by the beautiful colors of the facades and this is dominated by well-preserved medieval architectural of various histories that links with Sweden and Finland combine with oodles of Russia cultural😍😍😍. This appealing Gulf of Finland, Vyborg is situated 174 km northwest of St Petersburg and just 30km from the Finnish border. This is an important port that possesses a rich and turbulent history passing from the hands of one country to another that make this medieval town, offer unparalleled views with a beguiling mix of architectural from typical Sweden to art-nouveau Finnish.

Finlyandskiy Railway Station🚆🚉🚆:
In Saint Petersburg Russia, we go to Finlyandskiy railway station a cleanly, brightly and provide a lot of modern convenient facility, although, that have selling various different breakfast. AhAh, in this wonderful morning let us buy and drink a cup of fragrant strong lukewarm coffee☕☕☕ for make our mind refreshing and have a happy sentiment ride the train to the Vyborg. Just Reminder: In the train station, they provide different type of coffee vending machine, if you want to buy the cheaper price of coffee for our suggestion buy in front of Burger King, a cup of Latté and Cappuccino per cup just 30RUB (0.37€)😄😄😄, but if you buy at waiting area the price is 60RUB (0.74€) even if the cup size is same. It just has a disadvantage that is without English subtitle.

Medieval Town🏛🏘🏙🏚🏨:
After get out of the Vyborg railway station, we directly walk to the Progonnaya Street and all roads lead to this charming town central, its fortified historic center is replete with medieval treasures. Wandering through the narrow, arcaded cobbled streets to appreciate the captivating charm of this town and rimmed by architectural in pretty pastels, standing side by side with wonderful old dry-stone buildings with vaulted passages contribute to the time-warp feeling, let us stepping back in time of after 12-century. Here, to be one of the most interesting cities in Russia, eclectic mix of cultures that has also preserved its unique identity, with the first built as a fortress by the Kingdom of Sweden give us Swedish atmospheric, meanwhile due to its location and past is within autonomous Finland that also the remains of a medieval Finnish architectural and culture. During that time, Russia has captured it several times in history, Vyborg thenceforth remained under Russian rule and has remained be of the important part of Russia that let us can feel of the true essence of the Russia Culture. As its name as suggests, the street due to whitewashed typical-Swedish colourful buildings and lots of stately characterful old-stone buildings, quintessential terracotta rooftops, impressive monuments as well as ramparts and bell tower of the Vyborg Old Cathedral encircling its core. Every building has its own tiled plaque explaining its history which is let us sense this town as an Artistic Historic Site.

Not a fan of the arts? Wander along its cobblestone streets which are line with local shop🛍🛍🛍 that full of local artisan goods and enchanting boutiques selling everything from ancient antiques to locally craft product to locally made goods. Not only that, here host to some delicious eateries where you can enjoy regional stylish fine-dining eateries in the squat Round Tower as a part of the medieval town wall converted into restaurant 🥩🍰🍩☕🍵/ bar🍺🍷🍸🍹 at the market square of Vyborg or enjoy the peace and serenity atmospheric in these gourmet eateries and café with in outstanding views of the beautiful scenery and the sea.

High Tea and Indoor Market Square🍩🎂🧁🍮🧃🧉🍇🥒🛒🛍:
We enjoy a local high tea in a bakery situated in a medieval building with a cozy and modern interior, bakery counter loaded with local homemade pastries, cakes and breads with all kinds of treats to choose. Let us sample some local Russia desserts, we choose as a sweet and a savoury bread, although both are different taste, the bread bake into fluffy and itself fully of stuffing – a lot of ham and blueberry with different taste of cream and it’s so fresh, yummy and both is a delectable desserts. Of course must be with a cup of fragrant and hot coffee, the total price is 338RUB (4.18 €). Walk into indoor market square, come across a lively market that a mix of vendors with selling all sorts of different handicrafts, local product, fresh agriculture and etc which makes it a distinguish place full of life and local character. No need to worry about buying unpalatable food. Free for taste and reasonable price let us be at ease was well as some wonderful shopping opportunities. Shock that😱😱, here the honey not only mellow and pure, the price is very cheaper just only 400RUB (4.95€) per 600ml box. HaHa, must buy a few box bring back to our country, here let us cheerful for buy different local goods that including a big pack of mix snack only 200RUB (2.48€) and 100gm pack of spices is 100RUB (1.24€).

On The Bay🚤🛳⚓:
Another of Vyborg´s peculiarities is the unevenness cobblestoned alleys that end in the port that is at the foot of the town, each step leads to a beautiful sight, from where mesmerizing vistas of the coast unfold in all directions. Here, you can enjoy this charming town at your own pace and we follow the wide broad asphalt road bridge lead to the serene park where outdoor terraces to sit and unwind between promenades perfect views of color boats place on the bay. Let us view of the medieval building facing the sea are a symphony of colours that contrast with the tones of the sea, especially in the winter season, you can capture the true winter essence when the sea become ice snow.

Vyborg Castle🏰🌆:
One of a highlight of visit to this town is undoubtedly the Vyborg Castle, we continue walk along Ulitsa Krepostnaya to the castle and in front of our eye is the gorgeous scenery to take in views of imposing white colour castle rising stoutly from an islet in Vyborg Bay. Parts of the castle are from in 1290s, although much of the building comes from the 16th century is a masterpiece of quintessential Swedes art. The tower of the castle as the last remaining part of the original Vyborg castle, this tower itself has been transformed into museums, where you can learn more about the local history. At the top of the castle is a great height commanding views most parts of the town and with beautiful views of the sea. At here, let us enjoy a peaceful😎😎😎 atmospheric for finish our Russia trip with take in outstanding views of Vyborg`s pastel-hued medieval architectural are arranged in a kind of half-moon shape around the bay or a bright blue glimpse of the sea beyond.

Let us continue next Latvia Trip…..

How To Go Vyborg👈👉:
At Saint Petersburg, there have the public transport of bus and minivans that complete the route to Vyborg. For our suggestion it’s more convenient to travel by train and from Saint Petersburg Russia is directly connected via a railway line to Vyborg. Leave every day from the Finlyandskiy railway station and the train journey take about 2 hours to get to Vyborg. We directly buy the round trip ticket on the Finlyandskiy railway station and the price is 694RUB (8.54€) per round trip ticket.

Warm reminder⚠⚠⚠: When you go to Vyborg, remember to bring your passport and the printed E-Visa with yourself. Because of the law enforcement officers will always check at any time. Especially E-Visa is very very important.

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Russia (Part 4 Veliky Novgorod Russia )

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Follow us, you will discover🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♂️ richness of the life Russia’s soul in an absolutely authentic exquisite ancient town. The Russia first settled here their life loving, the living antiquity remains, Veliky Novgorod as the birthplace of Russia. Rich with history is the home to the origin story of Russia which back through time, step back to ten centuries comes alive in this stunning town, Veliky Novgorod which related to the creation of this great nation, Russia’s architectural gems and touch the living history more ancient than Russia itself.

The stunning of Veliky Novgorod lies along the Volkhov River just downstream from its outflow from Lake Ilmen. It’s nestled between Moscow and Saint Petersburg so for somebody who drive🚗🚗🚗 from St. Petersburg to Moscow, maybe can stay in Veliky Novgorod overnight for enjoy two-day and one night trip. Or you can same as us making day trips a breeze. That as one of the oldest and most important historic town in Russia, first mentioned in chronicles of 859 C.E.😮😮😮 and will keep go back to the mysteries of Russian history: the Birthplace of Russian Statehood, a Hanseatic City, fortress, towers, Orthodox and the ancient settlement was a major centre for trade. When the car drive into town, first on our looking is a row of factories🏭🏭 🏭and the rows upon rows of high-rise building packed together, may be on your first impression is universality. But after that welcome us is different atmosphere, the amazing scenery that take us back over a century ago, this stunning, unique, absolutely authentic and authentically town. Before stroll around the town, let us enjoy a delicious breakfast in the McDonald’s fast food restaurant, a set of egg plus ham burger🍔🍔🍔 with a cup of hot and fragrant coffee☕☕☕, the price is 204 RUB (2.61 €).

Stroll around the Town🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🏙🏪🏬:
Before Russia times for now, Veliky Novgorod was an important settlement which originally built with the sole purpose of trading. So here one of the best preserved many varied architecture, gorgeous historical buildings and as well as traditional beamed buildings as the town has roots stretching all the way back to the 10th century. As the years have progressed, this town also built some new modern building, its present mix of the classic and more contemporary. Since our end point is next to McDonald’s, but it is not clear that there have two McDonald’s, one accidentally went to the wrong station, so we must walk a certain distance to the tourist attractions. Haha😜😜😜, although with the wrong station but allows us more understand and see the side of life in the neighborhood of this town. Although this is an ancient town, it also has international flag official shops and chain store. We simply were strolling through the town, an eclectic mix of shopping and historical charms. Taking into the numerous shops and shopping mall, choose from an enticing selection of restaurants and hotels or stop at food store that line on streets with selling everything from local snacks to cheeses. So make sure to bag yourself some tasty local produce.

Inside of the Kremlin Walls🏚⛪🗿🏛:
Walk to end of the main street that takes us to some of the “original fortifying red walls” surrounded by a park. Here, the famous medieval perhaps one of the exemplified for 10th century of Russia with the treasures of Russian architecture and as a representation for the heart of town. Once we set foot in here, we can feel in the air😶😶😶 that the pulse of time at the wrist of history so ancient and peaceful. Within the kremlin walls with ancient and Darker Magenta Red colorful turrets and towers look out over a series of moats, bridges and overlooking the magnificent views. Walk in inner doors wall itself is roominess with beautiful scenery, numerous historic for the variety buildings its truly stunning and age of its medieval monuments let us more comprehend of the Birthplace of Russian.

It was here, in 862 C.E., that Prince Rurik proclaimed the modern Russian state – the Rurik dynasty went on to rule Russia for more than 750 years. So as one of the oldest palace in Russia ( Novgorod Kremlin) which before served as the main meeting hall of the archbishops, meanwhile having the oldest Russian bell tower and a bronze monument to the Millennium of Russia, representing the most important figures from the country’s history. Veliky Novgorod one of the biggest draw is the most ancient Russian stone church, St Sophia Cathedral was erected in Novgorod as early as in the 10th century. The walls of Novgorod churches, imbued with prayers, breathe the wisdom of the past centuries, and the domes with its golden dome positively glows were perhaps be the first example for the most Russian of architectural details.

 

After strolling around the ancient architecture and variety church, relaxing😎😎😎 whilst walk on the quaint Yaroslav’s Court along the picturesque river is a must. Yaroslav’s Court once is the princely compound and renovated with heavily modified in the sixteenth centuries to be as trade mart, beautiful scenery be a photographer’s delight, there are endless photo opportunities. View of the layer of layer ice waves with the colours of blue calm river perfectly compliment the elegant and exquisite medieval architecture almost having one of the atmosphere for the ancient age time. You can spend some time for visit the museum house to comprehend about the history of Veliky Novgorod. An extensive collection of early wood and metal works as well as a chronology of over 250 Russian icons, allowing you to appreciate the progression of skills and techniques through the centuries.

A Quaint Town🏘🏡⛪🏨🍕🌮🍗🍰🍩:
In the Kremlin Red Walls, there century-old historical building in Russia, but the other side of the Kremlin Red Walls is another atmosphere and charm: a quaint town. Walk along the street to admire the local and ancient scenery, many houses have been preserved and you can be a lunch and dinner in one of these restaurant. We do with a little exploration, spot the colourful timbered houses and the stone houses that have stood the test of time, Renaissance-style windows and the church is so beautiful, they’re the legacy of the town. No matter whether the rows upon rows of colorful or single color building and respective standing there, as if telling their own stories about 100 years ago. Ancient and magnificent Russia classic architecture are unusual, but above all, we can feel the history through the walls and outward appearance, it remains intact which further ads to its charm.

How to go🚙🚌🚗🚆:
You can use the public transport of Train, Bus and a company called Marshrutka Taksi to the Veliky Novgorod Russia. We choose take the Marshrutka Taksi: a privately owned minivan that follows a fixed route, let passengers get on and off along the way and because of this transport is the best with convenient, save time and cheaper way getting to Veliky Novgorod Russia. You can same as us early buy the ticket on their transport company website: http://www.novgorod-avto.ru or directly buy from the driver and the ticket price is 425RUB (5.43 €) one way / per person. The starting ride point can be easily arrive which in St.Petersburg, it’s near Moskovskaya subway station🚇🚇🚇, at the junction of the Aviatsionnaya street in and the Moskovsky avenue. NOTE: before coming to Aviatsionnaya, the minivan goes to Pulkovo airport where it picks up passengers, so you also can get to Novgorod directly from the airport✈✈✈.

From Moskovskaya subway station how to find the minivan location stop🚇🚇🚇:
One of the Marshrutka Taksi disadvantage is the location stop not clearly such as haven’t any Indicator board so make sure the waiting place is correct. Moskovskaya station has two exits: Upon leaving a subway’s carriage (before ascending the elevator), find this sign on the wall: one leads to the bus bound to the Pulkovo airport and the other doesn’t it. You need walk to the second, which mean walk toward “doesn’t” it. Upon leaving the subway station, go straight you see the park with monument to Vladimir Lenin. You must look up your head and see the sign of VTB Bank🏦🏦🏦 (it reads ВТБ in Russian) on the Moskovsky avenue and make sure walk toward to this building. The location bus stop is opposite of the VTB Bank building, with on the corner of the Aviatsionnaya street and the Moskovsky avenue. You will see a minivan with the sign inside of main mirror and reading «Новгород-Авто» (Novgorod-Avto).⚠⚠⚠ NOTE: Because the passenger seat is limit up to 20 persons so suggestion pre-ordered the tickets and the best time is 2-3 days before the trip or even earlier.

The shuttle minivan runs daily – from 7.00 to 02.00 almost every hour. From Saint Petersburg to Veliky Novgorod Russia the route is 2 and half – 3 hours. Its better ask the driver let you ride off the car on the square of the railway station which situated same as the bus station and a McDonald’s restaurant. Here the square is nearby to the town and the Novgorod Kremlin, just only a 20 minute walk. Meanwhile, when you want go back to the Saint Petersburg, Russia you also can wait on this square for ride to the minivan. 😁😁😁Reminder: If you want to print out the ticket, please make sure it is Russian language. This is convenient for the driver to confirm and when you want to ask for directions with somebody is easier.

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Russia (Part 3 – Stroll on St. Petersburg Russia Islands ).

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Beautiful channels and islands probably aren’t the first mind🤔🤔🤔 you would associate with St. Petersburg Russia, but they should be, although Russia’s second largest city was founded on swampland. To help drain the swamp land around St. Petersburg Russia, the city has an enviable system of canals which flow throughout the city and of the Neva River that stretch to the Baltic coast. Meanwhile, miles of undeniably charming waterways and charming canals, are very much part of the city’s allure. While elegant and charms are so much more than its 190 miles of navigable waterways, the city’s varied architectural styles are true spotlight with sites stretch along the river.

Waterways that ring the city center, St. Petersburg Russia is built upon 42 islands and holds over 342 bridges😮😮😮. Although they aren’t the cleanest waters, there’s still nothing prettier than standing perched upon a bridge and admiring the way of buildings appear to merge right of the water. Many of them are, of course, only nominally islands, when you cross from one intriguing neighbourhood to another, actually passing over navigable waterways and bridge that connect the city from one island to other island while offering dramatic scenes capes and visual treats. Simultaneously, some are clearly separate from the rest of St. Petersburg, with a distinctive character or unique historic function that make you interest and learn about their fascinating origins. Float down the canal to the different type picturesque of worthy distinctions St. Petersburg Russia: from marvel at impressive old-fashioned features built and18th-century mansions aristocracy along the banks to jump into new style and younger interest amusement park. You can visit several medieval palace and museums in town, or you can ignore culture in favour of the natural unique perspective on this city of islands.

Vasilyevsky Island🏟🏛🏙🏢🏨:
We across its pretty alleyways and broadly beautiful canals, Vasilyevsky Island – A largest of St. Petersburg’s islands, with harmonious mix of many western European and Russian beautiful architectural. Island not only is constitutes a large portion of the city’s historic center is also several of St. Petersburg’s greatest institutions. Here, centuries-old merchants’, neoclassical buildings, university, museum, exhibition center, the Passenger Sea Port and historic cathedral line elegant and wide boulevards, seeming to round over with each other to get a view of the river. It’s also has plenty of affordable dining options – café; Market Place eatery; local bakery and etc.

In fact, the whole Vasilyevsky island seems focused on the river, with its grand bridges – one of the city’s most iconic sights. We walk toward the landmark: two large columns depicting Russia’s four great rivers, meanwhile we can find our full guide to one of this fascinating city here. Here, for a breathtaking view of the imperial-era St. Petersburg because its situated just across the river from the “Winter Palace” and “Peter and Paul Fortress”. On the Neva river, during the warmer months, you can enjoy daytime boat trips along the numerous historical rivers and canals. The river is always busy with dozens of river cruises on large ferries or hydrofoils from launch spots along the city’s river banks, or who take the trip into smaller canals you can experience them with in favour of the smaller vessels—sailboats, motorboats. Although we visit on the winter season so would not view these scenery but quilted in ice snow, the city’s big sights really don’t have a bad angle. River are inseparable from St. Petersburg’s panorama, continuous ice sheets being carried through the city on miles of waterways, ornate and brightly coloured of historical architecture, pigeons joyful flying and playing on the water, there all ample evidence why the winter of “St. Petersburg Russia” get another uniquely beautiful.

Bridge🌉⚓🚤🛳:
Bridge, one of the great St. Petersburg Russia symbolism, these classic and broad bridges becomes a main attraction, covered in hundreds of beautiful fairy lights, that meet natural canals of the river and connect it with the island to another of the island. Most people stroll along the river bank during the warmer months period for waiting, cheer as illuminated bridges rise to let commercial ships through and have a jolly time with its majestic sight view, the surrounding fountains dance to classical music. During the winter season, water activities would not carry on. On our front of the eye panorama is when sunlight shining under bridge, the magnificent and exquisite bridge appear to be most frostily and dignity view, let it’s quietly balanced at there wait for the warmer month coming up.

Zayachy Island🏰🛕🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🍔🍟🥤:
We stroll on a very small island which is one of the oldest-fashion Russia style in Saint Petersburg, Zayachy Island boasts another historic city filled with an undeniable charm of the past. Rich in sights of striking architecture from that have stood here since the earliest years of St. Petersburg meanwhile many different eras that give the canals an enchanting pastel hue. With broad expanses and deep enough of the river, here is the first port of St. Petersburg was built . A pleasant island to explore on foot, numerous interest museum, galleries, spectacular river side view and enough restaurant, coffee, beer, cafe around every corner to satisfy of the foodies. We relaxing stroll on island, delightful for snap some pics, unconsciously is time for a lunch .Ok, think to want be a budget price, great tasting and filling our stomach so we decide enjoy our lunch in Burger King, hamburger fast food restaurants chain. In Saint Petersburg Russia, you can easy look for multinational chain of food restaurants around every corner to satisfy even the most insatiable stomach. Burger King’s menu has expanded of many different kind of taste set meal for option and we choose “THE WHOPPER” set meal with the price is 400RUB (5.13 €) per set.

Peter and Paul Fortress one of the notable landmarks will take us back to the days of the city’s founder, which during the founding time of it served as the city’s first stronghold. First, as you step into this fortress, same as other forts, you will see the brick wall first after that welcome us is a huge of Iconic Peter and Paul Cathedral, an Impressive building look is elegant with brightly golden yellow coloured and renaissance art. A few line of a centuries-old tradition with simple, coloured and exquisite facades, architecture itself premature rich with hugely varied, and sometimes sinister history. Early as a military base, a home of government departments, the burial ground of the Russian Imperial family, the site of ground-breaking scientific experiments, and a forbidding jail. Today, the museum has gradually become virtually the sole owner of the fortress building. It is intimately linked to both the history of the city and to the Romanov dynasty, as it is home to the graves of nearly all the rulers of Russia since Peter the Great. Simultaneously, on the top of its walls you can be able for admire beautiful panoramic views the part of this city, enjoy for overlooking the Vasilyevsky Island and the Petrograd Side.

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Russia Part 2 – Saint Petersburg Russia Neighborhoods

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A compact, bright and charmingly beautiful city, Saint Petersburg Russia where the city’s focal is almost indecently full of iconic buildings with well-maintained historic buildings, whether ancient Medieval, Renaissance buildings and even protruding buildings dotted throughout the city but at the same time don`t forget the restaurant🍕🥐🥩🍰 ,bar🍻🍷🍹, art galleries, hotels, boutiques🛍🛒 and traditional market culture . Uniquely beautiful of the city, although make as bustling setting but pleasant street whose myriad neighbourhoods each have the charm and draw unique of more intimate cities. Saint Petersburg Russia, remarkable of city islands, from its broadly beautiful canals views to criss-crossed Main Street and narrow winding streets is full of color and beauty.

How to discovery this city? One of the best approaches is same as us to allow a day and get happily lost😄🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️, wandering down whichever picturesque street takes your fancy. Historically, its message has been: Keep the flame of tradition alive, but traditions can become stultifying. Historical facades and beautifully interior detailed with modern twists on the classics, each district of the Saint Petersburg Russia has something new and different to show off. We can easy view of that’s feature from that mixture of culture and burgeoning creative; Elegant, grand hotels for more modern design; refined avenues where spill with trendily item of clothing, window display, souvenir boutiques and 24hour shop. St Petersburg Russia is also packed full of interesting and diverse restaurants. Some will like to the proliferation of vibrancy and chic bars, world-class vodka to whereas others still will like get hang out Café. From traditional restaurants recreating with Russia atmosphere to modern, trendy different establishments and multinational chain of fast food restaurants.

 

Street:🏛🏙👠🥾👔👗🧣🛍
Though the city is full of charming spots, it’s hard to argue with the fact that the Nevsky Prospekt, as the heart of the city is St. Petersburg’s geographical anchor. With well preserved medieval charm for that gorgeous buildings and monuments that spring up on every corner, let us relaxing and enjoyable for stroll through on the Nevsky Prospekt. That are mix of both European architectural style as well as Russia traditional architecture, with its Art Nouveau and colorful buildings, simple and European streetlights, Neoclassical Churches alternate as well as the National Russian Library and Kazan Cathedral let us feel ourselves landed in an age bygone or a gorgeous world. Here perhaps for enjoy shopping experience you can enter into one of the Russia first shopping malls – Gostiny Dvor which also is the largest department store in Saint Petersburg, Russia taking up an entire city block. Or you will come across plenty of flagship store, boutique and souvenir shop where are modern, artistic creativity and an intrinsic charm. Simultaneously, we buy layer warmest coat with preferably features of wind and waterproof in a flagship store – Turkey multinational clothing-retail “Colin’s” as a brand. Well, the coat have good discount so the price is just 1995RUB (24.68€).

Food Scene: 🍕🍔🍗🍰☕
St. Petersburg’s food scene effortlessly blends the city’s historic past with more modern re-interpretations of classic dishes. So Nevsky Prospekt with an elegant avenue have numerous of restaurants and cafes where you can choose different taste of lunch and dinner or where you can stop and sip a cup of rich coffee with your favourite delicious dessert. After surrounding hanging out, our stomach is protesting. Okay, now it ’s time to fill up our stomach. We take our lunch in an Italian restaurant that resembles a cosy dining room with a simple interior design and classy décor to create a stylish atmosphere that appeals to a young crowd. A simple design of menu with English version let us easy for take the a la carte of the starters are soup of today and tomato cheese soup, our main course is a regular and be a public flavor of pizza. In winter, hot soup will make our body warm. This is the classic tomato soup, which is contains rich, fresh and sweet tomatoes, absolutely full of flavor, and add thick cheese to enhance its flavor. Okay, pretty darn tasty. Lastly, taste a cup of superb coffee that is perfect in our lunch. The total price for the lunch is 1260RUB (15.90€).

Food Court:🍚🍜🌭🥨🥣
As home of the culture, food court is one of the important part for the local culture, follow us to the shopping mall food court which nearly of the Bus Station. An indoor brightly, simple and cleanly plaza which is contiguous with the counters of multiple foods stalls that including classic, locally sourced and foreign dishes. We choose for taste local and low-priced set meal with 240RUB (3.03€) per set: a plate of rice with fish dishes plus a bowl of soup, salad, bread and drinks. Even in the winter days, the quantity of the fish would be seldom, but this fish dishes is very fresh and haven’t any fish smell although with a simple cooking, the taste also delicious. For the rice, we live in the South East Asia Country, rice food as our necessary and we have claim for its so we inappropriate comment.

Night Life:🌃🍻🍸🍷🍽🥢
St Petersburg Russia as a buzzing and energetic city, you’ll fall even more in love with the city of night – full of culture, art and a literary history through its many restaurants, bars and cafes. What is lost weight？Let`s us temporary forget about lost weight, numerous restaurants and cafes that an array of places to choose of your dinner, meanwhile don’t forget enjoy a discount of “suppertime”. Well, after 09:00 pm a lot of the restaurants and cafes have 30% discount so we can love our bank account. Walk in the Rubinshteyna street, its most charming in the evenings and the gorgeous street focus for nightlife in the city, the whole street is basically a lineup of restaurants and bars with light dances across the highly ornamented old buildings. Same as local, you can start the electrifying nightlife for a perfectly dinner drinking stylish cocktails and continuous to the charming pubs for drinking different type of wine, or you can drink other taste of the ice-cold beer. In Russia, they are many selection of different flavour and brand of beer. One of the exciting urban locations that are you can keep on going for continuous a drink and party till late in Rubinsteina Street.

Farmers` Market:🐮🐷🐔🐐🥩🧀🍓🍐🥦🥔

It should be no surprise that most of the traveller👩👨🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ same as us love visiting farmers’ markets! We want being fully immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of the local community. So during our travelling in St Petersburg Russia, we taking the metro to Torzhkovsky Market located just a short distance from the city, a market that are far more authentic neighbourhood market with only well-known in the residents. There are quieter charms here, a distinguishing feature building with beside is a line of street food stall meanwhile around with row by row of shops lot. One of most attract us are here can easy view a small stall that selling hundreds of different taste of snack, including different type of dry fruit, nuts, raisin, small dessert and etc.

Walk into Torzhkovsky Market, a simple and clean traditional market, neat of the vendors shop with smoked foods mongers, greengrocers, cheesemongers, butchers, fragrant herbs, tableware and bakers, all with an appropriately Russia vibe. A wide variety of different type and flavour of traditional Russian smoked foods including fish, meat and pickles vegetables. Giant different part fresh meat hang on thick iron pillar, browsing stands piled high with colorful produce, many people busy for buy farm-fresh cheese. The cheeses at here are more cheaper compared to our country, of cause, as cheese lover we must buy some blue cheese. At the same time, we like to cook different flavors of food at home, so best for us, this is a stall with a variety of colors and flavors, which can sell more than dozens of various specific spices and dried herbs. More spices have their exquisite aroma, texture, taste and just only 100RUB (1.25€) for the small packets of 100g +- let us delight and easy to buy a few different type of spices.

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Russia-Europe Trip Winter 2020 Part 1 ( Winter Palace, Savior on Blood Church, St. Isaac’s Cathedral

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Saint Petersburg Russia, the city is strewn with architecture that bespeaks of ancient and classical religion, of culture and a civilization that defied the ravages of time. Much of the city’s vibe is attributed to its stunning architecture, that is not just Baroque-style buildings but exhibits outstanding examples of the Soviet architecture and Neoclassical structures, alternate with Baroque Palaces, Art Nouveau buildings and literary cafes. Yet, arguably the most picturesque area in Saint Petersburg Russia can be found wandering through the streets of the city.

Palace Square, Winter Palace:🏛🏛🏛

St. Petersburg Russia, as a dignified of carrying an honorary title of an “open-air museum”, the unique atmosphere of the city with hundreds of museums, palaces, theatres, monuments, gardens, fountains, and permanent and temporary exhibitions. For those looking to capture the best examples of awe-inspiring architecture on the pomp and grandness of the Russian Empire, look no further than the Palace square (Dvortsovaya ploschchad in Russian). We were leisurely stroll in pedestrians crossing and walk past historic classical architecture with the arches, the dome and the walls were painted in a bevy of bright colors. Stunning historical building for a 580-meter semicircular facade facing Palace Square, it has at its centre a magnificent triumphal arch surmounted by the Chariot of Glory with six rearing horses.

For somebody be keen on of these museum during their travelling for learn of localization and see ancient arts and artifacts from different cultures and civilizations, you must walking through the triumphal arch from Bolshaya Morskaya Street brings you to the Winter Palace of Peter the Great (now, the Hermitage Museum). State Hermitage Museum on physically dominates Palace Square, as a fascinating Baroque-style building is one of the most iconic. The buildings themselves have held an important place in Russia history, once the home of the Tsars, this gloriously baroque, white and blue-green structure was built in the mid-18th century. It might have started its journey with a single building, but five other structures were later added to host the museum’s fascinating collection .The richly decorated facades feature two levels of richly decorated ionic columns, and the parapets of the building are decorated with statues and vases. The 215 metre-long facade is a white and blue-green triumph of columns, windows and statues intended to reflect grand and opulent of structure.

The crowd that this museum attracts can be intimidating. You’re view to a breathtaking collection of treasures and masterpieces from all over the world, the State Hermitage Museum feature all sorts of treasures, right from the Stone Age to the early 20th century. The grounds themselves rich with the symbolism of Imperial, have held an important place in Russia history. The interior design with the majestic structure that including featuring white walls, neoclassical columns, rampant gilt decoration, and beautifully varied parquet floors. The collection features more than 3 million artifacts and it actually boasts of having the largest collection of artworks in the world. Range from prehistoric tombs to chunks from the Western European art in fame, from exquisite gold jewels and manufacts to an entire Tsars palace room. The museum’s focal point is Western European art—120 rooms in four buildings ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day. Rembrandt, Rubens, Tiepolo, Titian, da Vinci, Picasso, Gauguin, Cézanne, van Gogh, and Goya are all represented here.

Church of the “Savior on Spilled Blood”:🛕🛕🛕

Have a gander around the Palace Square and Winter Palace. But it doesn’t stop there: we were short walks to the Church of the “Savior on Spilled Blood”. Although the Church as it marks the spot where Emperor Alexander II was severely wounded and died in 1881. But architecturally, the cathedral differs from Saint Petersburg’s other structures and moreover to have this church built in “traditional Russian” style. It intentionally resembles the 17th-century Yaroslavl churches and the celebrated St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. On the one hand, there is the five onion-domes exuberantly decorated and covered with jeweller enamel and on the other is peculiar multicolored exterior makes the church stand out from St. Petersburg’s other typically strict architectural proportions and color combinations. Inside of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood stands for monumental beauty for artistic creativity and an intrinsic charm. As one of the largest mosaic collections in Europe, the walls and ceilings are completely covered in intricately detailed mosaics and more being focus on biblical scenes or figures, with fine patterned borders.

 

St. Isaac’s Cathedral :⛪⛪⛪

St. Petersburg Russia, the city’s architecture reflects the best of specimens of each culture, through its buildings. Let us continues walk and exploring the Cathedral stands for monumental beauty. St. Isaac’s Cathedral one of the largest cathedral in Russia which is one of the finest examples of the neoclassical structures. It seems magnificent and fine architecture, which Cathedral as the building blends Neoclassical, Byzantine and Greek style. The front colonnade is composed of 22 m tall columns, although round colonnade made up look as simple geometric forms, feature a peristyle and each weighting about 80 tons, let its look in more enormous. The cathedral’s facades are decorated with boasts impressive fades and featuring relief sculptures of Biblical figure of a colossal double door sculpture portraying a narrative. The interior is adorned with incredibly detailed mosaic icons, paintings and columns made of malachite and lapis lazuli. You can enjoy a 360° panoramic view under the gilded dome of St. Isaac’s that dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg.

Around these attractions, they are many chic stores have moved in making this one of St. Petersburg’s most charming neighborhoods.

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