2/5 juniper p. 1 year ago on Google
The
most
famous
building
in
Riga,
interesting
story
behind
it
but
not
something
special.
But
I
guess
since
the
options
for
historical
sightseeing
in
Riga
is
limited,
it's
a
must.
We
visited
the
house
of
the
Blackheads
on
the
last
Sunday
of
January
and
there
was
a
free
guided
tour
provided.
The
tour
guide,
Christine,
was
a
bit
bossy.
First
thing
she
did
was
to
warn
us
abruptly
as
if
we
are
schools
students
that
there
are
other
tours
after
ours
and
that
we
shouldn't
delay
her
by
taking
pictures
during
the
tour.
We
would
have
time
after
the
tour
to
do
so.
A
very
logical
favour
to
ask
but
she
could
have
been
more
polite.
No
reason
to
raise
her
voice
volume
and
move
her
hands
angrily.
Moreover
she
criticized
the
group
as
a
whole
(approximately
50
people)
for
visiting
Riga
and
not
even
knowing
how
to
say
"hi"
in
her
language.
Characteristically
she
stated
"It's
not
that
hard
for
you
to
learn.
Repeat
after
me
"Sveiki"".
With
what
right?
As
if
she
knew
each
one
of
us
separately
and
whether
or
not
we
knew
some
basic
latvian.
Instead
of
making
such
a
big
deal
of
whether
or
not
we
can
salute
in
latvian,
she
could
criticize
Latvians
for
having
souvenir
shops
in
a
touristic
area
and
not
being
able
to
communicate
in
simple
english
nor
have
the
manners
to
smile
and
be
friendly.
She
also
said
that
if
Latvians
are
in
a
good
mood,
they
will
respond
to
our
"Sveiki".
So,
Latvians
are
allowed
to
be
rude
but
if
we
can't
say
"sveiki"
we
are
bad
tourists?
Something
inaccurate
I
noticed
during
the
tour
was
that
she
showed
us
some
statues
and
paintings
which,
according
to
her,
were
influenced
by
Roman
mythology.
Venus,
Neptune.
How
can
one
call
themselves
"tour
guide"
and
not
knowing
that
there
is
no
roman
mythology?
Roman
mythology
is
a
clear
copy-paste
of
ancient
greek
mythology.