28 Reasons why you should never go to Latvia
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Guillermo Buenacasa
— 8 years ago
Blog: Travelling around the worldTags: Erasmus blog Latvia,
Latvia,
Latvia
1. Let's go to Latvia... said no one ever.
Riga old town
2. I mean, the marshes in "Lord of the Rings" look better.
Landscape, Latgale region
3. You'd have to pay me to come here...
Gauja river valley
4.... a lot!
Venta waterfall
5. They don't even have history!
Cēsis Castle
6. Did a 4 year old design this?!
Library
7. I'll keep my squirrels, thank you very much!
Red fox on ice
8. Oh wow, it's green...
Latvian countryside
9. Congratulations, you have weather!
Winter in Latvia
10. As I said, nothing compared to a squirrel.
Latvian wolf
11. The food looks like roadkill!
Pork shank
12. More colours, yay...
Latvian beach
13. I've seen more people watching a One Direction tribute act.
15. 000 choir members in Mežaparks, Riga.
14. I've built LEGO houses better than this.
Jelgava Palace
15. Isn't this the castle from Balamory?
Ēdole Castle, Courland
16. Cool buildings mate!
Riga Cathedral
17. Who do they think they are, Batman?
Latvian castle
18. Even Instagram couldn't save this.
Latvian forest
19. I'd rather go to a Justin Bieber concert...
Metallica concert arena riga
20. Don't care, I'm not hungry.
Laima chocolate
21. Is that a TV antena?
Latvian Academy of Sciences
22. Where's the plasma screen at?
Latvian national opera
23. If I wanted ice I'd go to Antarctica.
Dynamo Riga, Ice Hockey team at the Arena
24. Where is the culture in this country?
Riga, European Capital of Culture 2014
25. People have cars now ffs!
Retro touristic tram
26. Not sure if restaurant... or dungeon?
Rozengrals restaurant in Riga
27. What even is this?
Rundale Palace Gardens
28. Forget Latvia. There is nothing to see.
House of Blackheads, Riga
Because in fact, Latvia is gorgeous! And if you haven't visited it yet, this is definitely a good time to do it.
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- Polski: 28 powodów dlaczego nigdy nie powinieneś odwiedzić Łotwy
- Deutsch: 28 Gründe, warum du niemals nach Lettland gehen solltest
- Português: 28 razões pelas quais nunca deve ir à Letónia
- Nederlands: Waarom je nooit naar Letland moet gaan
- Français: 28 bonnes raisons de ne pas aller en Lettonie.
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- Español: 28 razones por las que nunca deberías ir a Letonia
- Italiano: 28 Motivi per cui non andare mai in Lettonia
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Comments (42 comments)
Third picture definitely is not Latvia
which of these places have you visited? I bet none ;) and if you post something about country find pictures from exact country at least. Librairy? srsly? Illiterate
I was Erasmus in Riga, so yeah, i visited most of thoses places, and a lot more!
This is a joke, right?
Seams that some people don't read articles up to the end :)
I agree that picture number 3 is not Latvia - there is no place with such hills...
http://photos.jstechs.com/Landscapes/281-Independence_Pass_Landscape.html
To those of you not getting the joke, please read the of the article ;)
* the end of the article
Because in fact, Latvia is gorgeous! And if you haven't visited it yet, this is definitely a good time to do it....!!!!! Welcome to!!!
Extra points for including opera and ice hockey in the gallery!! :) Merci!
Picture 3 IS NOT Latvia, i t's the Ivory Coast..... highest point in Lv is 300 mtrs. THERE ARE NO MOUNTAINS
3rd picture is from USA:
http://photos.jstechs.com/Colorado/281-Independence-Pass-Landscape.html
Which asshole wrote this shit, latvia is a beautiful land
Jēkabs Dišlers
Irony: the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
OMG, I am so ashamed! Why did I read these comments? Thanks Elvis, Zane Sandra and Jekabs You really understand why dear Guillaume posted this article. Not. You guys have a Borat type of thinking, congrats.
Everyone thinks that latvians lack sense of humor now.
I got the irony, but dear author, please don't misguide people and change the 3rd photo, which is not from Latvia, as several readers pointed out already. You can change it to this view, for example: http://www.photoriga.com/2015/04/gauja-valley-in-autumn.html
Please replace picture no.3! This one would fit much better: http://dziedava.lv/daba/madonas_raj/lielais_golgats_270708.jpg
I changed the photo nº3. Sorry for the mistake and thanks to Ikars Kubliņš for the new picture!
I guess some people just don't like neatness, cleanliness of the country and welcoming nature of Latvian people. I highly recommend the non-latvian readers to visit and experience the "best enjoyed slowly" lifestyle.
Ko tas nozimē tur tiek aplamāta mūsu latvija un pašās beigās pierakstīts ka tā ir ironija. Bet tu savā sirdī sajūti kautko pilnīgi citu. Vārds ironija nenozīmē neko ja pārsvarā tur stāv aizskaroš teksts un ta lai itkā būtu tas viss okey, tas viss manuprāt ir nepiēņemami.
I have been twice in Riga and I loved it.Beautiful People, lovely Countryside.,fantastic Sea.
picture 3 really seemed to be the Venta waterfall in Kuldiga
https://viestursz.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/kuldiga/
I bet I could make another 28 reasons why no one should visit the country you are from.
Jūs, baklažāni, tas ir sarkasms.
For those who have doubts about photo nb3... "Gaujas senleja" https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gaujas+senleja&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqpqzL1c7KAhVLXBoKHcoCBXEQ_AUIBygB&biw=1366&bih=645
Artūr, Tavs komentārs ar baklažāniem ir ģeniāls! :D
@ Mike Pg - Are you joking about third picture? It is in Latvia, and there is no mountains, just some clouds in the background.
https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://galerija.celotajs.lv/g/www/news/2011/Gauja_newtour.jpg%253Fsize%253D800&imgrefurl=http://www.celotajs.lv/de/news/item/view/123?lang%3Dde&h=537&w=800&tbnid=6FeT9qJR9lEuoM:&docid=YP8DK-vSnsEXxM&ei=cqysVsHnKYaAU9GtlcAK&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjB6OPSxNHKAhUGwBQKHdFWBagQMwhZKC8wLw
Jēkabs Dišlers, lūdzu raksti tikai latviski, lai citās zemēs potenciālie ceļotāji nedomātu, ka te dzīvo tupi, humora izjūtas apdalīti cilvēki.
Jēkabs Dišlers, beidz aplamāt savu dzimteni un atceries uz mūžiem, ka Latvija jāraksta ar lielo burtu.
Signe ūše, es arī lasot komentārus nevarēju saprast, ko visi piesienās 3.fotogrāfijai, bet palasot tālākos komentārus redzams,, ka raksta autors šo foto jau ir nomainījis.
Actually the 3rd picture is taken in Latvia, Sigulda. The river called Gauja, on the picture an ancient walley of Gauja during a fall. Funny to read some comments from latvians, who have never been in Sigulda in autumn ...
the 3rd picture is from Latvia. Mike Pg claim up in the Turaida castle and you will see this gorgeous view.
The comments under this article are a real representation of Latvians. :D We may be kind and welcoming, but have terrible sense of humour and get buthurt really fast :D
To those still wondeting about 3rd picture - the author changed it a while back. Read all the comments :)
Dear fellow readers, try to ignore some of our highly intellectual latvians, since they obviously didn't get the sarcasm behind this post. Also, don't be misguided by them, because majority of latvians are really kind, welcoming and helpful people. And also, most of us tend to have a great sense of humor. Too bad it can't be seen in this comment section though, but you can add that to the bucket list (meet a really fun latvian, that will most likely become a good friend of yours) in addition to these destinations.
Kārlis Kuzma, well said.
What? Omg this post can't be real. I just want to say that Latvia are the most beautiful country in the world. We have the best building, the best food, the most beautifus nature and most important thing is that we have the best people in whole world❤
First of all the third picture is real , I live in Latvia and anyway Latvia is beautiful place. :)
Hahahahaha
I know a very strange fact. And this is
The national anthem of Latvia is called 'Dievs, svētī Latviju!', which in English means 'God Bless Latvia'. It was adopted in 1920. Both the music and the lyrics have been composed by Kārlis Baumanis.
http://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/latvia/culture/
And of course, some Latvians here show what they really are - absolutely stubborn, effing crazy about their country, defensive and willing to start hating, and not getting any jokes ...
Awesome post btw. Some places in Latvia are indeed pretty. But it's definitely not OMG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ON THE PLANET OMG OMG OMG as i have heard from a lot of locals =)) be reasonable please =) but i know you won't ... cause that's what you are lol
Actually the third picture is from Latvia. If you want to see it in Google maps, just type "Ķeizarskats"