If you are wondering where Simple Speedy Snacks is these days….well the snacking has moved to different city! Fed up of the dead Celtic Tiger, I am now in Riga, the capital of Latvia.Why Riga? An opportunity unexpectedly popped up here and here I am!
Pancakes
One of the first things you notice (food-wise) is that they LOVE pancakes. the pancakes have been served everyday at the hotel I was staying at, when I first moved to Riga. Generally they are under cooked but one day they were slightly overcooked than normal and they tasted great! I eat mine with some apricot jam!
Double Coffee
Double coffee is on almost every corner like physics and Starbucks are in NYC! It is easy to think things are cheap here because of the impression people haveof Eastern Europe and also the currency exchange, but don’t be fooled it is not cheap. Double coffee is a great sandwich place but it is easily 7 euros for a sandwich. Riga lacks little sandwich places, but double coffee is one of the nearest things you will get to a sandwich bar.
Cheap Sushi
There are so many options for sushi in Riga, it is pretty amazing. And a local little place I go to does double sushi, two lots for the price off one.
No Oven
One of the reasons the blogging had stopped was that I could not find an apartment with an oven. One bedroom or studio apartments generally don’t have ovens..not all but most I was looking at and I just could not find one with an oven.
Why Riga?
If you are wondering why someone would live or want to visit Riga..well it has great cocktails…reasonable rent..and a great night life. It is safe, clean, and has nice parks. It is a great place to be in the summer! That is all for now..next snacking spot is Geneva and then back to Riga,
BUT FOR NOW GOODBYE!
I have been wondering where you have been. I hope you enjoy your new home and hope you find that oven soon.
Thanks Barbara, I hope you are having a good summer. I will have some simple speedy snacks catch up time this weekend!
i LOVE Riga! Wish I had more time to explore more of Latvia. Hope you enjoy your stay in Latvia. Come back soon!
Thanks! I love Riga too..it is a great city..in the summer anyway!
Yeah I wondered where you had been! Latvia sounds beautiful…my husband used to visit eastern europe pretty often and would rave about the food and wine. Sadly, I could not visit. Looking forward to more posts from your new home!
Latvia is a very nice place! I really like Riga, great night life and good food. Thanks I will have some more up this weekend! Talk soon!
Riga sounds great, it’s been on my ‘to visit’ list for some time. I hope you have a lovely time there.
Thank you…you should definitely come and visit, I enjoy living here!
Riga sounds like a beautiful place – I have always found Latvia to be fascinating. Glad you are enjoying it and am jealous of the pancakes and double coffees!
Haha thanks Bill! Hope you are having a good summer.
Love the adventure streak in you … Genève, clean and beautiful .. and boring. Riga, a city that are in upcoming … I moved to Belfast – not the most popular city 13 years ago and I loved it and today I’m so happy over that I was there when that troubled city became one of Europa’s most trendiest cities and had a part in it. The oven will come along, I’m sure.
Haha yes I am looking for a new apartment…oven is a necessity!
have you had a difficult time finding a large oven?
Hey, nice post. I still have to organise to come and sample the delights of Riga x