I realize I didn’t fully explain in the video why Riga became my least favorite destination at that point, so I’ll try to clarify now. I visited Riga from November 6th to 9th, 2022, right in the cold season. I had packed accordingly, but I wasn’t prepared for the atmosphere during that time. Since Riga is an international city with a sizable population, I expected there to be plenty of activities, events, and people around. I was dead wrong. The Old Town, which is usually bustling with tourists (as you can see from this video), was practically deserted. To make matters worse, the weather was bleak, which, I admit, was partly my fault for visiting in that season. However, this gloomy weather made it hard to appreciate Riga's beautiful architecture, which just didn’t shine in all its glory. I was excited to experience a bit of the "Soviet Winter" type of thing, but it just wasn't it. Out of all the countries I had visited up till then, Latvia was the ONLY one that I was happy leaving from...until now.
You visited Riga, not all Latvia. We speak Latvian, not ruzzian, soviet immigrants are a different story so the beginning of the video was probably for them... And it's Northern Europe, so the weather is...4 different seasons.
@martinskesteris8664 yes you're right, I did only visit Riga so of course I am going to base it off that experience I had. I do hope to see the countryside in the summer as I've heard it is really beautiful.
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I realize I didn’t fully explain in the video why Riga became my least favorite destination at that point, so I’ll try to clarify now. I visited Riga from November 6th to 9th, 2022, right in the cold season. I had packed accordingly, but I wasn’t prepared for the atmosphere during that time. Since Riga is an international city with a sizable population, I expected there to be plenty of activities, events, and people around. I was dead wrong. The Old Town, which is usually bustling with tourists (as you can see from this video), was practically deserted. To make matters worse, the weather was bleak, which, I admit, was partly my fault for visiting in that season. However, this gloomy weather made it hard to appreciate Riga's beautiful architecture, which just didn’t shine in all its glory. I was excited to experience a bit of the "Soviet Winter" type of thing, but it just wasn't it. Out of all the countries I had visited up till then, Latvia was the ONLY one that I was happy leaving from...until now.
You visited Riga, not all Latvia. We speak Latvian, not ruzzian, soviet immigrants are a different story so the beginning of the video was probably for them... And it's Northern Europe, so the weather is...4 different seasons.
@martinskesteris8664 yes you're right, I did only visit Riga so of course I am going to base it off that experience I had. I do hope to see the countryside in the summer as I've heard it is really beautiful.