Our First Impressions Of LATVIA (Not What We Expected)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
  • In today's episode, we head to the Baltics to explore the beautiful city of Riga. The Latvian capital is famous for its well-preserved historic old town and we were very excited to FINALLY make it to one of our closest neighboring countries!
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    Despite Latvia being so close to Sweden, we'd never made it there until now. Maybe that's what happens when something is just too nearby and...familiar?😌
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    We are Oskar & Dan, two boys from Sweden who decided to change the course of our lives, drop out of university and live life full-time. We're planning to visit every country in the world before we're 30 with an initial goal of 100 countries before we turn 25. By the time of posting this video, we're both 24 :)
    Latvia was country #77/197🌍
    Thank you for watching!🙏😍

Комментарии • 917

  • @OskarandDan
    @OskarandDan  3 года назад +95

    THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!❤
    If you're new here, we're Oskar & Dan, two Swedish boys of 24 who decided to drop out of college to pursue our goal of visiting all 197 countries on the planet🌍
    We're able to do so thanks to the money we make from RUclips (Dan has a bigger channel called Nonstop Dan) and Oskar is also a music composer. You can check out his stuff on Spotify, Apple Music, or anywhere else you listen to music as “Oskar Kappland.”
    We're so grateful that you're here to follow our journey around the world! If you want to continue following us, consider clicking subscribe and hitting the bell for notifications😊
    See you around the world!

    • @diha9004
      @diha9004 3 года назад +5

      It's so sad that Latvia and Sweden is stones throw across the sea away from each other and yet we are so distant that it took soo long for you to travel here...

    • @anti-anti-funny8001
      @anti-anti-funny8001 3 года назад

      latvia is nice at first look but if u live in latvia it's not nice. ik that cus I live in latvia

    • @anti-anti-funny8001
      @anti-anti-funny8001 3 года назад

      i suggest going to skrunda-1 it's in latvia and it's a gost town but there's miletary there

    • @omars9768
      @omars9768 3 года назад

      R u gay?

    • @HakkoChannel
      @HakkoChannel 3 года назад

      Thanks for visiting and liking Riga, didnt know we have free public toilets btw! Latvia differs from Riga, what you saw is mostly for turists.

  • @Jana_Nai
    @Jana_Nai 3 года назад +501

    It's so exciting to see your country from another point of view. Thank you so much for the video!

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +18

      Happy you liked it!

    • @creepy9253
      @creepy9253 3 года назад

      Yep

    • @dairaheisele7180
      @dairaheisele7180 2 года назад +6

      I live in latvia and its so exited to see latvia in a difirent way

    • @max11pdu
      @max11pdu 2 года назад

      Hey Jana, I'm visiting Latvia next week. Recommend me some places to visit. I have 4 days free.

    • @solutiondivocalist5424
      @solutiondivocalist5424 Год назад

      I am looking for u please inbox me

  • @kasparsmiezis5012
    @kasparsmiezis5012 3 года назад +428

    As a Latvian living in the Netherlands, I found this video very nostalgic (lived in Riga for 10 years), thank you for bringing back the memories :)

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +6

      Thanks for watching!😄

    • @kasparsmiezis5012
      @kasparsmiezis5012 3 года назад +1

      @@OskarandDan you're welcome! 🥳

    • @truminaaa
      @truminaaa 3 года назад +4

      No way i am latvian and lived in netherlands for 6 years

    • @Karlss61
      @Karlss61 3 года назад

      Welcome mA friend

    • @user-ic1mp6oh7o
      @user-ic1mp6oh7o 3 года назад

      omg same it just gives the good memories back :)

  • @ruth98765
    @ruth98765 3 года назад +215

    As a Latvian currently living in Belgium watching your visit is making me feel homesick.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +4

      Hope you get to visit home soon!❤️

    • @kricrocs_6684
      @kricrocs_6684 3 года назад

      Parle français je suis letton blg

    • @umerjaved135
      @umerjaved135 3 года назад

      i come to latvia soon

  • @alissonwright6831
    @alissonwright6831 3 года назад +252

    I was born and raised in brazil and i have latvian descent. Next year I'm going to live in latvia. I'm so excited! thanks for sharing your experiences! I love latvia and all its culture

    • @andrepop459
      @andrepop459 3 года назад +25

      We love people from all over the world. Hope you’re life in LV will be amazing! lmk if you need any local tips:)

    • @alissonwright6831
      @alissonwright6831 3 года назад +6

      @@andrepop459 That's so kind of u, thanks :)

    • @diha9004
      @diha9004 3 года назад +8

      Welcome back home

    • @alissonwright6831
      @alissonwright6831 3 года назад +2

      @@diha9004 thanks buddy

    • @TheM0nsterX
      @TheM0nsterX 3 года назад +5

      Hope you'll have such an amazing time here

  • @dairiskuznecovs7233
    @dairiskuznecovs7233 3 года назад +141

    looks at prices : "Cheeeaaapp!"
    meanwhile my wallet and my soul : "pain"

    • @romansleonovs495
      @romansleonovs495 3 года назад +15

      Its cheap when u coming from other countries. Its expensive if u live and work there >.

    • @alastorvulpes3563
      @alastorvulpes3563 3 года назад +3

      They should of visited the eastern side of Latvia to see how shit it is here.

    • @PhysicstIsaac
      @PhysicstIsaac 3 года назад +3

      @@alastorvulpes3563 depends where you go on the east, forests are beautiful, but infrastructure needs massive improvement and we gotta lean away from the Soviet shit they built for us

    • @allgameplay2786
      @allgameplay2786 3 года назад

      Es tevi saprotu gribas kautko paņemt a naudas varteikt nav i nav kur normāli nopelnīt

    • @alastorvulpes3563
      @alastorvulpes3563 3 года назад

      @@allgameplay2786 Paņemt priekšā?

  • @michaeldelorey
    @michaeldelorey 3 года назад +127

    I'm an American and I am planning a trip to Latvia for next May! This is the best video I have found to see what is in store for me in Riga, I cant wait to keep following you guys and see all the other places you go! You guys are awesome

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +4

      Thanks a lot Michael!! Enjoy your trip

    • @PoeticDream
      @PoeticDream 3 года назад +12

      You should definettly buy chocolate and chocolate candies called "Laima" and "Riga black balsam" atleast to try😆. You can buy a really cute small bottle of this balsam so you won't waste money on big one. (In case if you don't like it) I personally haven't tasted it (well I'm not an adult yet) so yeah. Also you should visit an restourant called "Lido" food in here is delicious😇

    • @humanfromthesolarsystempla3143
      @humanfromthesolarsystempla3143 3 года назад +11

      @@PoeticDream and when you eat ādažu chips. You wont want any of those american chips

    • @renarsivanovs6125
      @renarsivanovs6125 3 года назад +3

      There's a lot of country side, aswell! You should plan something outside of Riga aswell :)

    • @joe7215201314
      @joe7215201314 3 года назад +5

      Most of Latvian are cold and bit rude, the 40+ yrs old ppl don't speak English, and they will lose their patient when hearing English. You could read some reviews about Latvian in Quora. Btw I am currently living in Riga, I am so disappointed about Latvia.

  •  3 года назад +175

    OMG, those buildings are insanely gorgeous! I could spend all day just looking at them.

    • @Susurs7
      @Susurs7 3 года назад +3

      Ah its normal its everywhere

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +20

      It's such a stunning city!

    • @Susurs7
      @Susurs7 3 года назад

      @@OskarandDan yea

    • @paulakreituse
      @paulakreituse 3 года назад +2

      i live in latvia and its fun but we dont celebrate halloween and stuff like that

    • @Karlss61
      @Karlss61 3 года назад +2

      Yeah Latvia is kinda beautiful

  • @haraldsknopkens8401
    @haraldsknopkens8401 3 года назад +179

    Next time you visit you should explore some other cities, as the vibe is so different. Must see places in Latvia: Kuldīga, Sigulda, Cēsis, Venspils, Liepāja, many of the old castles - Koknese, Rundāle, and many many more. Although, it should be said that you would need a car for it.
    P.S It kind of pains me to see people visit only Riga yo understand what Latvia is, as it is the nicest city in all Latvia and is different from most other cities, as it is the most cullturally rich, diverse and, no doubt, beautiful, but it does not reflect the reallity. Of course, if you have only one or two days, then Riga is definately the place to visit.

    • @reinisjucers9179
      @reinisjucers9179 3 года назад

      Hi, Haralds 😅

    • @thischanelnolongerexists9041
      @thischanelnolongerexists9041 3 года назад +1

      Cēsis, Venrspils, Liepāja, Daugavpils and Balvi are the only must see places in my opinion.
      Especially Cēsis

    • @sandisermics4920
      @sandisermics4920 3 года назад

      @@thischanelnolongerexists9041 kāpēc Balvi?

    • @stariyczedun
      @stariyczedun 3 года назад

      @@NickPaeh a walk along Avotu iela and around centraltirgus is a must for anyone visiting Riga )))

    • @thischanelnolongerexists9041
      @thischanelnolongerexists9041 3 года назад

      @@sandisermics4920 vienīgā pilsēta tajā rajonā kas man interesi izrādīja. Es jagodig hz

  • @EastFame
    @EastFame 3 года назад +35

    you were wondering why is it called Swedish gates - its because they were built at the end of 17th century when Riga was occupied by Swedish power

  • @ivetastraustina4562
    @ivetastraustina4562 3 года назад +42

    I'm from Latvia. It's so cool to see how others think this country is. I'm from Latvia. It's so cool to see how others think this country is. Great video 👍🇱🇻

    • @kraanz
      @kraanz 3 года назад +9

      Me too. And yes, we repeat everything twice around here. Me too. And yes, we repeat everything twice around here.

    • @degeneratorss
      @degeneratorss 3 года назад

      @@kraanz lmaoo😂😂😂

    • @imweird3363
      @imweird3363 2 года назад

      @@degeneratorss lmaoo lmaao vajadzēja teikt jo mēs visu atkārtojam divreiz tāpēc lmao lmaooo vajadzēja teikt

    • @mikehunt4_2
      @mikehunt4_2 2 года назад

      dzimtene 🇱🇻

    • @leopedro9297
      @leopedro9297 2 года назад

      I think is more likely for SHIBA , BTC & ETH to retest the resistance to the upside and then move lower . But as always , things change on a daily basis and all we can do is to trade responsibly and keep track of the markets and re - evolutes our strategy frequently . I want to thank you Leona sanita for being my source of crypto education .as I'm comfortably making 2.4 BTC

  • @nightfood4442
    @nightfood4442 3 года назад +56

    I live on Latvia for 15 years now. And there's a lot of places you should visit. We have a lot of nature and historical places. I'm happy to see, that you enjoyed your travel.

    • @net3929
      @net3929 3 года назад +3

      Я в Латвии всё жизнь и мне здесь нравится жить

    • @leopedro9297
      @leopedro9297 2 года назад

      I think is more likely for SHIBA , BTC & ETH to retest the resistance to the upside and then move lower . But as always , things change on a daily basis and all we can do is to trade responsibly and keep track of the markets and re - evolutes our strategy frequently . I want to thank you Leona sanita for being my source of crypto education .as I'm comfortably making 2.4 BTC

    • @iggyblitz8739
      @iggyblitz8739 Год назад

      ​@@net3929 Then speak in English or Latvian

    • @solutiondivocalist5424
      @solutiondivocalist5424 Год назад

      Please inbox me

  • @robertzielinski2475
    @robertzielinski2475 3 года назад +49

    It's been on my bucket list for years. Your video convinced me that I shouldn't wait anymore.

    • @ChehovsYe
      @ChehovsYe 3 года назад +2

      Come in summer it’s the best time :))

    • @avril4835
      @avril4835 3 года назад

    • @sashavladimirova1458
      @sashavladimirova1458 3 года назад

      Come In late summer xx

    • @ok-vk9fv
      @ok-vk9fv Год назад

      @@sashavladimirova1458 early summer is better, because the sun sets at 11pm and rise at 4am so it's basically light all day

  • @JeyIrwin
    @JeyIrwin 3 года назад +20

    a latvian here!
    wow you made Riga look so beautiful. walking those same exact streets everyday makes you forget to look around and appreciate your city.
    i hope you also had a little insight of the party life of Riga! 😁

  • @NerChick
    @NerChick 3 года назад +23

    As a latvian, im happy that our country starts to get more attention from people. Your video was very cool and I wish you good luck. Sadly you saw only capital city of Latvia, cause there's a lot more interesting stuff outside of Riga.

  • @alaska1790
    @alaska1790 3 года назад +152

    I'm Australian. I haven't even been to Europe but funny enough I have Latvian citizenship by descent ( my gandmother is from Latvia) so it's nice to see Latvia through someone else.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +9

      Hope you get to go sometime soon!

    • @gundarsmiks4889
      @gundarsmiks4889 3 года назад +3

      Nicole Paige would be very unique name for Latvia.

    • @alaska1790
      @alaska1790 3 года назад +26

      @@gundarsmiks4889 it's my first and middle name. It's an English written name so it would be unusual. My Latvian citizenship documents have it written down as Nikole Peidža.
      My grandmother's first name is Zenta.

    • @diha9004
      @diha9004 3 года назад +8

      We are waiting for you here. Brother of my late grandmother also left for Australia - so many Latvians left after Russians came...

    •  3 года назад +12

      @@alaska1790 as long as you have "ž" in your surname, you're 100% Latvian :D

  • @inesemadara5815
    @inesemadara5815 3 года назад +15

    As a Latvian i must say that im really happy that you visited my country. Love you guys! ♥️

  • @MarijaEnchantix
    @MarijaEnchantix 3 года назад +31

    It's called the Swedish gate because Latvia was under Sweden for a long time :D It was built in the time when Swedes were here. History. Also, in public restrooms, even in the train station or bus station, you have to pay for restrooms. You got lucky. Sad that you didn't eat Latvian food though, it's better than ramen, trust me.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +17

      It's honestly crazy how little we learn about our own conquering history in Swedish schools...thanks! And we did our best to find vegan Latvian food🌱

  • @wowgun1000
    @wowgun1000 3 года назад +41

    Glad you liked our country! and "trauksmes iela" isn't boring street, it's like "anxiety street" so yea.

  • @AbsolutelyRedundant
    @AbsolutelyRedundant 3 года назад +32

    The vibe of the video was amazing 🤗! Loved the journey you took us through in Latvia! I never expected it to have so much historic architecture and cobblestone streets! Its so pretty! I wish I could've seen an aerial view of the place! Loved the vid and I look forward to the next one!!

  • @Thissandthat
    @Thissandthat 3 года назад +16

    Long time subscriber here! Two of my grandparents are from Latvia 🇱🇻 I’ve only been there once but I loved every minute 💛😭

  • @simona6258
    @simona6258 3 года назад +108

    Haha, that street was actually called "anxiety street"

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +18

      Wait what??😂

    • @krissbagden
      @krissbagden 3 года назад +62

      Anxiety is too “modern” word for this street in old town. I would rather say it is ‘“alert” or “alarm” street.

    • @diha9004
      @diha9004 3 года назад +32

      @@OskarandDan "trauksme" means more like alert, alarm or disturbance. And yes it is term used for anxiety in Latvian as well

    • @spnfane
      @spnfane 3 года назад +4

      @@OskarandDan Basically and maybe correclty is noise street. "trokšņu" means something noisy. but yeah.

    • @krissbagden
      @krissbagden 3 года назад +2

      @@spnfane Trauksmes iela nevis Trokšņu iela 😉

  • @dalensajero6805
    @dalensajero6805 3 года назад +19

    I catch myself smiling while watching your videos - I must be enjoying it 😆 Your interactions with each other is so naturally engaging refreshingly easygoing.

  • @patricialima21
    @patricialima21 3 года назад +7

    I'm portuguese, lived in Latvia for 6 years, definitely my 2nd home! This was so nostalgic to watch

    • @alastorvulpes3563
      @alastorvulpes3563 3 года назад

      Why the hell do people visit Latvia or even want to live here?

    • @martinskesteris8664
      @martinskesteris8664 2 года назад

      Onde moravas? Foi para trabalhar o estudar?

    • @cosmo9916
      @cosmo9916 Год назад

      @@alastorvulpes3563 latvia is amazing

    • @alastorvulpes3563
      @alastorvulpes3563 Год назад

      @@cosmo9916 Es esmu no Latvijas, nekas šeit nav labs.

    • @rolandscelmins3496
      @rolandscelmins3496 Год назад

      @@alastorvulpes3563 ediens labs kopsumma vieta ir ok problema ir valdibas genocids pret tautu

  • @nuucha
    @nuucha 3 года назад +14

    Oh cool, thanks for visiting Riga. I was watching the whole video looking for myself accidentally appearing somewhere in the background 😃

  • @elisavk2261
    @elisavk2261 3 года назад +27

    The Swedish gate gets its name from when the Swedes occupied Riga and Russia (I think?) tried to take it back. Instead of attacking, they closed off the cities connections to the outside and so they couldn't get food and other supplies. The Swedes had a few months worth of food but when it ran out they all had to leave the city through that gate :)

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +2

      Thank you for providing that history!🙌❤️

    • @lifeimprovementknowhow3822
      @lifeimprovementknowhow3822 3 года назад +8

      Elisa vK don't write smth.you have no idea about. During those times there was nothing to do with Russia and none parts of Europe belonged to it. It's strange also that you Swedish guys don't know history even of your own country. Actually Riga was the biggest city in Sweedish Empire(after Polish-Sweedish War)and part of it nearly for 100 years (1629-1721)Today it's not hard to find info about places,countries, cities so I'm not going to educate you more...

    • @elisavk2261
      @elisavk2261 3 года назад +3

      @@lifeimprovementknowhow3822 no need to be rude, I live in Riga and this was the information I got. Everyone's free to find out more if they want to, I even added an "I think" after Russia because I wasn't sure. Have a nice day!

    • @Karlss61
      @Karlss61 3 года назад +2

      From when i got teaches Latvian history i learned that apparently Russia tried taking over Latvia for no good reason and than a war broke out and Latvia won

  • @bubuljbupsis
    @bubuljbupsis 3 года назад +6

    How amazing that you went from Ireland (where I live) to Latvia (where I’m from). Made me see it from a different perspective, thank you!

    • @leopedro9297
      @leopedro9297 2 года назад

      I think is more likely for SHIBA , BTC & ETH to retest the resistance to the upside and then move lower . But as always , things change on a daily basis and all we can do is to trade responsibly and keep track of the markets and re - evolutes our strategy frequently . I want to thank you Leona sanita for being my source of crypto education .as I'm comfortably making 2.4 BTC

  • @FreddieD45
    @FreddieD45 3 года назад +17

    I used to study in Dublin and would go back home to Riga, cool to see you guys take the same flight path :) Glad you enjoyed Riga and that the weather held up!

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад

      Aah amazing haha!🙌🇮🇪🇱🇻

  • @nielsen9691
    @nielsen9691 2 года назад +3

    I would live to visit Latvia too one day. Much respect to Latvia and its people 🇱🇻🇩🇰

  • @Bomzhlord
    @Bomzhlord 3 года назад

    Knowing that we live in a small country its nice to hear people from different country say nice things about us. Thanks guys

  • @zedzedski7382
    @zedzedski7382 3 года назад +4

    As a Latvian this made me feel nostalgic. I moved to Canada over 10 years ago and since then haven't been to Latvia but surely will go there once the Covid thing is much calmer.

  • @tnickknight
    @tnickknight 3 года назад +8

    The Baltics are amazing! I love the Art Deco of Riga.

  • @isabelrosato4152
    @isabelrosato4152 3 года назад +4

    As someone who visits Latvia to see family every year it makes me so happy that you are enjoying your stay in Latvia. Honestly just watching this makes me miss it and tbh I learnt quite a lot about Riga just from watching this video and I literally go every year and did know about a few of the attractions 😅

  • @shophilthomas2063
    @shophilthomas2063 3 года назад +3

    Hi guys. I'm from India now I'm in Latvia do happy you guys are here. Wish to see you.

  • @serrorwashere3549
    @serrorwashere3549 3 года назад +3

    Me as a Latvian I'm so happy watching this video

  • @MrEddyyyyy
    @MrEddyyyyy 3 года назад +4

    As a Latvian as my self who lives in Rīga find this video interesting. Really awesome video guys.

  • @mcarr7810
    @mcarr7810 3 года назад +10

    I've never seen these sight of your walking tour. Thank you, I've learned a lot. I may never visit but you both are taking me places I may never see in person.👍🏽Great job!

  • @koreytobias5255
    @koreytobias5255 3 года назад +23

    Cant wait to go to Latvia!

    • @spnfane
      @spnfane 3 года назад +1

      it means you need somone who can show everything. :)

    • @joe7215201314
      @joe7215201314 3 года назад

      Don't come, the ppl in Latvian are cold and rude, the 40+ yrs old ppl don't speak English. You could read some reviews about Latvian in Quora. Btw I am currently living in Riga, I am so disappointed about Latvia.

    • @PoeticDream
      @PoeticDream 3 года назад

      @@joe7215201314 Don't listen to him, he just want to scare you because he is this cold and rude human type who don't like people

    • @imweird3363
      @imweird3363 2 года назад

      Pls come ur welcome here

  • @REMYDANN
    @REMYDANN 3 года назад +6

    I visited Latvia and liked it very much

  • @29912488
    @29912488 3 года назад +9

    I really enjoyed this! It was very fun seeing you experience these sights for the first time because I see them everyday, as my school is located in Vecrīga! 😀

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +1

      WOW, what a location for your school😍

  • @chilglish
    @chilglish 3 года назад +9

    Wow! Another A++ vlog! Oooooh a Marks & Sparks lunch - my favourite! You always manage to find such good restaurants and the food looks so appealing! The parts of Riga you visited looked beautiful and clean.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад

      Courtesy of the restaurant app Happy Cow!😁

    • @orhidance
      @orhidance 3 года назад +1

      Riga is a very clean city to be honest

  • @LatvianBoi-yd7iz
    @LatvianBoi-yd7iz 2 года назад

    I live in Riga for 4 years then i moved to Aizkraukle and now im 9 years old and im happy you visited my country.

  • @mikehunt4_2
    @mikehunt4_2 2 года назад +2

    Sveiki! Es nevaru sagaidīt kad braukšu uz Latviju! Dzimtene🇱🇻 Es iešu augustā, Mājās neesmu bijis 5 gadus, 💔 man ļoti pietrūkst

  • @plonss
    @plonss 3 года назад +5

    What a stylish and incredibly clean place !

    • @PoeticDream
      @PoeticDream 3 года назад +5

      Well not everywhere but we are verry protective and caring to our nature and cities, we have like every year big big day when all people who can gather to clean up everywhere in Latvian territory. We really love nature👍 also yeah we care about saving our historical architecture but also we think about modern things too.

    • @thischanelnolongerexists9041
      @thischanelnolongerexists9041 3 года назад +4

      Lmao, thats the tourist side

  • @amuu069
    @amuu069 3 года назад +1

    As a Latvian I am really happy you enjoy my country so far! Welcome and i hope you have/had an amazing stay here!

  • @daigab.8645
    @daigab.8645 3 года назад +6

    You guys should of come back to Latvia in summer time and visit Jurmala ( sea side ) which is an amazing place during summer season, and there is many, many more smaller cities which would impress u with their beauty. Thank u for sharing this amazing video with us

  • @Christina_lol.-.
    @Christina_lol.-. 2 года назад +1

    As a Latvian this is the first time i have ever seen someone flying to Latvia and Posting a video 👍👍👍😂

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 года назад +1

      And now you will see myriads of them thanks to RUclips's algorithm! :D

  • @itsevelinakp
    @itsevelinakp 3 года назад +8

    This was so interesting to watch, because i am latvian content creator! Old town is really beautiful, but there are so so many places outside the centre!

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад

      Hoping we'll have more time to explore next time around!

  • @PATRISHAlv
    @PATRISHAlv 2 года назад +4

    loved the video! we are all so used to our daily surroundings that by watching this video I felt like a tourist myself and actually appreciated every bit of my city through this vlog! very pretty! ❤️
    and also it’s funny how latvians are not used to people who are vlogging :D
    thank u for this video :)

  • @mikuskokenbergs8853
    @mikuskokenbergs8853 3 года назад +5

    Trauksme in Latvian actually means "alert". And "brīvība" means freedom, so Brīvības iela is 'Freedom street'. Back in Czars Time it was Alexander Street named by Czar Alexander obviously. In 1919 during German occupation it was Wilhelm strasse. During Soviet occupation Lenin's street (Ulica Lenina). Every other from freedom represented some occupant personality, so nobody of those guys were keen in freedom as You can see.
    The Swedish gate is where supposedly Swedish army went in to Riga. There's a legend, that Gustav Vasa lost his riding boot while passing across mote there.
    "Swedish times" are considered most mild in Latvian history for Latvian peasant. While still being serfs in German, Polish or Swedish mansions, Latvians were better off during this time. Some were able to proof themselves in crafts, trade, science etc.
    Some Latvians served in Swedish army, even rising to officer ranks, such as captain and so...

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +1

      Thank you for all these insights!

  • @UnderGhoul
    @UnderGhoul 3 года назад +1

    I'm so excited now, cause that's so cool to see my country from another view and see new travelers with smile visiting ur country. Love it!

  • @RoxanneM-
    @RoxanneM- 3 года назад +10

    Yay! 🥳Thank you for choosing the Baltics!
    I’m shocked at their mistrust of our vaccination passes 😱 Oskar and Dan! And very sorry you had to go through that. Very smart of you to take a picture though. 🤓
    You guys are so much fun! Happy travels! 💕👍🏻

    • @MarijaEnchantix
      @MarijaEnchantix 3 года назад +1

      US vaccination certificates are seen as shady in most of Europe. That is common practice here. Peopel have gotten deported for it, even if their certificates are in order.

    • @lkrnpk
      @lkrnpk 3 года назад

      I guess it's more that people are not really used to having US vaccination passes here, although I guess plenty Americans still come to Riga, but I don't know. Maybe extra suspicion that the guys are two young Swedes (maybe they thought they are on booze trip as some do, due to lower prices compared to Sweden) with an American pass :D Not sure.

    • @MarijaEnchantix
      @MarijaEnchantix 3 года назад +3

      @@lkrnpk Nothing to do with it. It' s a general European law that most US vaccination certificates are simply not accepted. To travel in Europe you need a Europeean vaccination certificate. Those are the rules. If you don't have it, obviously you could run into trouble.

    • @melluzi
      @melluzi 3 года назад

      @@MarijaEnchantix But that's a nonsense. What should they do now? Get 2 more shots in the EU now?

    • @MarijaEnchantix
      @MarijaEnchantix 3 года назад +1

      @@melluzi I don't know, I'm not the government and don't have enough information to answer. Some of them can be converted to the EU certificate, but if you can't do that, I am unsure of how it ends.

  • @suniy1544
    @suniy1544 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for coming to Latvia 🇱🇻
    It was fun to watch 😍
    You guys are incredible.

  • @ZaneTalksSports
    @ZaneTalksSports 3 года назад +4

    Glad you enjoyed Latvia ❤️It’s sooo beautiful

  • @AgrisSkudra
    @AgrisSkudra 3 года назад +2

    meeen, as a Latvian, ur trip, editing skills.. and projection of what you saw and felt..isssssss sooo acurate and fun. will def subscribe.

  • @lisha5724
    @lisha5724 3 года назад +5

    Omg I love Latvia so much!!! One of my fav countries

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +1

      😄🙌

    • @Jana_Nai
      @Jana_Nai 3 года назад +1

      Where are you from? I'm from Latvia, and, tbh it is so surprising, that somebody knows about such a small country

    • @lisha5724
      @lisha5724 3 года назад +8

      I’m from Australia. I was very lucky and fortunate to have visited Latvia back in 2018 😁

  • @tamaranikolic199
    @tamaranikolic199 3 года назад +1

    Even though Riga is under lockdown and it makes me sad I can't fully experience the city, it's fascinating how much I get to see and enjoy just because of the beauty of the place! Hope to come back again when things are calmer

  • @andrisgailitis
    @andrisgailitis 3 года назад +6

    Hej. Latvian living in Sweden here.:)
    The way you said Vecrīga was so wrong, but cute :D :D

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +3

      Omg so sorry😂🥲

    • @darioandstuff2061
      @darioandstuff2061 3 года назад

      Is IT Like vesriga? But with accent on ri or whatever

    • @andrisgailitis
      @andrisgailitis 3 года назад +4

      @@darioandstuff2061 well kind of, its more like vetsrīga. The way he said C was wrong.

  • @reinis.k
    @reinis.k 3 года назад

    I'm from Latvia and it's nice to see people making videos abbout us and how do tourists see us

  • @TravelElg
    @TravelElg 3 года назад +7

    Beautiful City. Were there some weeks ago. And you could get the US vaccination transferred to the EU C0vid passport. It is possible here in Norway. Just a small stop in Göteborg :D
    And I booked a barber shop appointment before I traveled... even got a Single Malt :D
    Trevlig resa!

  • @thisisourworld9544
    @thisisourworld9544 2 года назад

    Really enjoyed this Riga guide. Cant wait to visit one day. Thank you for sharing, much appreciated 🙌

  • @Karolinute1
    @Karolinute1 3 года назад +4

    I like to learn the local language...."thank you" is the first word one should always learn...next dress like a local and eat like a local. PS Eating is the best part! Oh and aciu is thank you in Lithuanian...you will get lots of smiles when you use it.

  • @sassybakka
    @sassybakka 5 месяцев назад

    Latvia is a great place to live. Safe, beautiful, cheap enough and friendly. Im proud of my folks to have kept it so nice and clean and modern. Malachi. Especially Riga. Latvia is very small and population is 1.89mill. Winters are full of snow, and summers are very hot. For personal reasons I had to leave my home country 15 years ago, but if I could I would move back. Rn, Ive built my life elsewhere.

  • @Marta-zi8sy
    @Marta-zi8sy 3 года назад +7

    6:43 did i just hear cheap?
    if my mom would saw these prices its over

  • @farika_deaf2003
    @farika_deaf2003 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for visiting my country Latvia. I'm very happy to see how you guys exploerd other places and tryied the foods and other things! :)

  • @dev9474
    @dev9474 3 года назад +4

    All of your vlogs are so damn coool ! Stay safe and healthy ! Lots of love 💕💕💕

  • @nellijakartupeli5101
    @nellijakartupeli5101 3 года назад

    This is so fun to see other people liking my country. Watching this video is like watching another country bc y’all shot it so good I can’t even believe that I live here SO PRETTY

  • @latviets8934
    @latviets8934 3 года назад +3

    Lived in Riga for 13 years(now in Ventspils) love the city, but there is dark side, other sides of city, are dirty and looks like still in ussr, but either way loved the vid, hope u enjoy our country.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching! We did😍

    • @mcraivii
      @mcraivii 3 года назад

      Šādu komentāru laikam tikai latvietis var uzrakstīt. 😂

    • @PoeticDream
      @PoeticDream 3 года назад

      @@mcraivii Tas gan😂😂, nebiju domājis, ka kāds arī ,kaut ko sliktu uzrakstīs šeit.

  • @MonkFilmz
    @MonkFilmz 3 года назад +2

    It's so cool to see your country from someones else's perspective, many people don't visit Latvia these days, refreshing to see, a great video!
    One thing you should have visited 100% though is the "national library" which in Latvian is "nacionālā bibliotēka", that place is really amazing, sad to see you guys missed it!

  • @fottomst7425
    @fottomst7425 3 года назад +3

    I will be honest I am dissapointed that you didnt try any Latvian food places and just went to the "new and cool" places.

  • @laslar9872
    @laslar9872 2 месяца назад

    As an latvian i am proud that few RUclipsrs drive to latvia😊

  • @sandrisjansons1515
    @sandrisjansons1515 3 года назад +4

    A little mistake - you don't need to know russian to get job , except if you want to join company which mainly has russian employees , perhaps russian owned co . But of course most adults over 40 still know it from the soviet times.

    • @rynairs6855
      @rynairs6855 3 года назад +1

      I dont think so. In a job where you are required to work with clients, Russian language surely will help you a lot.

  • @elinadzejda6017
    @elinadzejda6017 7 месяцев назад

    I from Latvia, and this video is nice!
    I hope you enjoyed your time in Latvia!😄

  • @justasillyteenagegirl
    @justasillyteenagegirl 3 года назад +6

    btw "vecrīga" isnt pronounced like "vekrīga". we pronounce "c" like "ts"

  • @PhysicstIsaac
    @PhysicstIsaac 3 года назад +1

    As A latvian in The U.K, it gives me the warmest nostalgia feeling, I miss my home, fuck covid

  • @benboylan3848
    @benboylan3848 3 года назад +3

    If you guys go to a pharmacy in certain EU countries you can get your US vaccine card turned into an EU Digital Cert.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  3 года назад +1

      Will look into that! Thanks Ben!

    • @MM-de4xx
      @MM-de4xx 3 года назад

      it works in Germany

  • @viestursholenders6768
    @viestursholenders6768 3 года назад +1

    Best travelers video about Riga I’ve seen so far! Thank you!
    And you shoved a tourist ship that I painted with old pagan signs! Niiiice!
    It’s great to see this city through other perspective.

  • @tahti9337
    @tahti9337 3 года назад +3

    Hej, thank you for the views of Riga 😊. I have never visited Latvia, all thougt it's almost neighbour country. Someday I will, someday!
    - Sanna from Finland 🙂

  • @CokToRix
    @CokToRix Месяц назад +1

    I'm moving to Latvia as an international student.This will be my 6th country to visit. I hope I took the right decision of not going to the UK and Canada ,and chosing Latvia for education.

  • @helmutsabolins3568
    @helmutsabolins3568 3 года назад +5

    nu kur jus esat latvieshi👀

  • @Epic_brawler_Gaming
    @Epic_brawler_Gaming 3 года назад

    its really funny watching people visit youre country for the first time

  • @150696Angelina
    @150696Angelina 3 года назад +4

    I’m Russian born in Latvia. And we all know Latvian perfectly, and English of course. It’s not true, that you are not excepted by employers if you don’t know russian. It more works oppositely, that you are not employed on high positions if you have Russian surname, even tho you the best specialist. But still many Latvians think that they are "discriminated" meanwhile we, Russians, can’t even have at least one Russian school in Latvia (because they closed all of them, why? because they are nationalists) instead of embracing diversity and multiculturalism they try to kill our culture. Felt like you need to know the other side.

  • @sandrapinke-finka2939
    @sandrapinke-finka2939 2 года назад

    im really happy that you visited latvia im also happy seeing celebertys noticing contry where i live

  • @gundarsmiks4889
    @gundarsmiks4889 3 года назад +6

    You DONT have to know russian to get a job... Dont know where you got that!
    Latvian language is main language. English i would say is second thing.

    • @ДмитрийКирильченко-ь4н
      @ДмитрийКирильченко-ь4н 3 года назад +2

      Have you evern been to RIga? But, honestly it depends... 😅

    • @gundarsmiks4889
      @gundarsmiks4889 3 года назад +2

      @@ДмитрийКирильченко-ь4н i was born in Latvia. And lived there for some 30 years. You could say ive been there.
      Never. Not once ive heard from someone you have to know russian to get a job. Or i got asked wether i know russian to get a job.
      It could depend i guess on who gives the job and what kind of job it is aswell of course.
      Also i do speak fluent russian. But english would help you more in landing a job than russian i think...

    • @phuttyyt
      @phuttyyt 3 года назад +2

      @@gundarsmiks4889 I can't imagine the situation in Latvia is any different to Estonia (where I live) in terms of needing Russian to get a job, and here Estonian-speaking Russians have a big advantage on the market, since the public sector and many service companies - such as banks - still value the ability to speak Russian. Riga has a larger Russian-speaking population than Tallinn, so I imagine Russian is even more of an advantage there.

    • @gundarsmiks4889
      @gundarsmiks4889 3 года назад +1

      @@phuttyyt it definetly is a plus if you speak russian. But definetly you would get jobs without russian in Latvia. I think many times people in shops dont speak russian. Its not official language.
      I guess if you just want to get things done and sales to happen russian would help in public service yes. Like banks where you would need to explain things, yea...
      In Poland i think most of the people know russian. And there is many russians. But they will not speak to you in russian. Because of what happened in Ww2. Maybe after you say that you are not russian, they will speak in russian. Not kidding...

    • @seiwarriors
      @seiwarriors 3 года назад

      @@phuttyyt Well I don't know about Riga but I can assure you that they are mostly in Latgale or in Daugavpils.

  • @PunkRachel
    @PunkRachel 2 года назад +1

    Oh I am so lucky to live in Latvia, nearby Riga 😍😍😍 Watching this makes me realize it again ❤

  • @aivisabele
    @aivisabele 3 года назад +1

    Latvia Sweden (from Gotland to Ventspils) is something like 160km. That's a huge trip.

  • @eawhite924
    @eawhite924 2 года назад

    Going to Latvia later this year! I was so happy to find a video about during Covid time

  • @MarkusBakmāsters
    @MarkusBakmāsters 2 года назад

    I'm from Latvia! Thanks for the video!

  • @suevialania
    @suevialania Год назад +1

    🇵🇹👍🏻i liked Riga! It was fun when i was there with some friends! Greetings from Portugal!

  • @liga.triibe
    @liga.triibe 3 года назад +1

    You picked the right time because now we are in total lockdown for 4 weeks. There are no travel restrictions but tourist have nothing to do here because literally everything is closed.

  • @edengarden6811
    @edengarden6811 2 года назад

    First time ever seeing a vlog from you guys. Already like you! So relaxed and calm, giving me a good vibe.

  • @tabbyp4754
    @tabbyp4754 Год назад

    I love watching your videos, they are so well-made and so much fun to watch. :-D - Tabatha from USA

  • @davidlogan4329
    @davidlogan4329 2 года назад

    Riga looks beautiful. Great haircut too, Dan.

  • @davidlogan4329
    @davidlogan4329 2 года назад

    LOve you drying your socks with the hair dryer, Dan! What a hoot!

  • @daniela68349
    @daniela68349 2 года назад

    Right now I'm in Latvia for the summer holidays!
    Rīga is beautiful!
    I like seeing you travel!

  • @andypre1667
    @andypre1667 3 года назад +1

    You can tell Riga was in the Hanseatic League from some of the buildings. They reminded me of Lübeck, Bremen, and others.

  • @anasummers3833
    @anasummers3833 3 года назад +2

    I live next to Alberts street and enjoy Looking at all the small details in the buildings. Probably do that too much 😁
    Thank you for the video! Sending Love from Riga!❤️

  • @Ataner277
    @Ataner277 3 года назад

    I lived in Riga for 2 years and I miss it so, so much!

  • @garciatunion
    @garciatunion 3 года назад

    Ive been traveling from Slovenia to Finland since August, and now from Croatia to Greece, Im staying in Serbia right now. Love your videos

  • @aleksgc
    @aleksgc 2 года назад

    I was born in Latvia, but I have lived in America since I was 5, so its interesting to actually get to see my home country:)