Places of Interest in Riga, Latvia

There are many symbolic icon in old Riga. Among them are the Latvian National Opera and Riga Orthodox Cathedral.

Latvian National Opera

The Latvian National OperaThe large white building is a typical example of classicism. The building was built in 1863 and had included a complex of extension in 2001. This theatre is the only theatre for opera on ballet in Latvia. Its performances have won international recognition

The Riga Orthodox Cathedral
The Cathedral was built between 1876 and 1884. The yellow brick church, crowned by five gilded cupolas was turned into a planetarium during the occupations by the Soviet and was finally returned to its congregation in 1990 and re-established as a church in 1991. The Soviet has destroyed many of the church ornate works of art. Much of the Cathedral has now been restored to its former glory.

Fran W
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Travel Riga, Capital of Latvia

We are finally back to Riga after completion of the assignment in Malpils. Instead of just seeing trees, flowers and greeneries, we are now at the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Riga has many tourist attractions, especially in the Old Town. This place is fascinating and has many art nauveau and medievel architecture which are always visible almost everywhere.

Fine dinning at good restuarants, pubs, bars, lounges, night clubs and casinos are often stay throughout the night.

Sightseeing in Old Town is endless.

The Monument of Freedom
This sculptures and mouldings unveil the history of the Latvian nation. It is the symbol of freedom for the Latvians. This 42 meters tall scupture was built in 1935. Guards of honour are at the monument on weekdays. The Latvian nation people will bring flowers or candles to the monument on the most significant dates.

Laima Clock
Laima Clock was built in 1924 and is one of the most popular meeting places. Laima Clock is one of the most famous symbols of Riga and is a favourite meeting point for the guests of Riga. Laima is also the most popular brand for their chocolate in Latvia.

More attractions in my next update.
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Fran W
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Our Activities in Malpils, Latvia

We begin our day with a workshop with 3 hours pressentation on topics on Chinese Opera. All of us have put on opera makeup and opera costumes during the talk and demostrations

The presentation explains what is chinese opera, the different type of costumes for different characters in different dynasty in the history of China. Different artistes are invited to demostrate different chinese opera gesture and movements, like greetings, fear, and anger by using the water sleeve. Other movements like mounting a horse, rowing a boat, climbing the stairs, sword dance and spear fighting are also demostrated by various artistes.

The participants of the workshops were given a chance to have hands on experience to the gesture and movement of the chinese opera movements.

The participants came to Malpils are from different parts of the world like Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, Russia, USA etc. We are very glad that they know how to appreciate the chinese opera.

The program ended at around 6pm. Thanks to their active participations.

We have to prepare for our next performance at night.

Fran W
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Travel to Malpils, Latvia

We are in Malpils for a cutural exchange program attending workshops and performances with other participants from different part of the world.

The auditorium is just 15 minutes walk away from our hostel. Along the way to the auditorium, we see trees, blooming flowers, beautiful plants, crawling snails and calm lakes.


It is nice place for relaxing. You can see the picture for yourself.

Come back and see what we have in the cultural exchange program


Fran W

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Travel To Malpils, Latvia

We have finally reached Malpil after 20 hours of travelling on the flight. We have landed in Riga Airport and travel by coach to Malpils.

Malpils is a place situated about 40 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia. Our first impression to the place is a refreshing, relaxing and have endless green meadows, hills and forests.

The beautiful sceneries, the fragrance in the gardens, the lakes full of blossom lilies, the interesting stone curvings along the pathway and the aritistic painting on the exteriors of the houses. These are what we can find in Malpils.

Look out for more photos and videos in the next update.

Fran W

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