My (first) visit to Riga was a success, partly by Vladislava and partly by the city itself and the nice weather. Vlada is cheerfull and full of enthusiasm and energy. She provided me with a lot of information, almost too much, for the only day I spend in Riga. So I had to make choices.
I had a nice and spacious room in a building over a 100 years old, her apartment is on the top floor, no luxury but with an nice atmosphere. For me this was more than adequate. And with Michael, another guest, we discussed all kind of things of and differences between Latvia, Germany and Holland.
Her place was easy to find and even when it is only about 2 km away from the central market (end of bus 22 from the airport), once you know how the public transport operates, I suggest to take tram 7 to Katolu iela-stop and you're about 100 metres from her apartment. Public transport is cheap, € 0,60 for a ticket from a vending machine. Riga is a nice city with a lot of churches, museums, Jugendstil/Art nouveau buildings and alus (beer). Since Riga is cultural capital of Europe in 2014, a lot of extra activities are at hand. I hope to go back once more to Riga and to Vladislava as well.