Study Week in RIGA

After a week full of interesting meetings, new impressions and a lot of good food we are back home now. It was a intensive but great study week with a lot of fun and good memories! We definitely recommend you to visit Riga one day!;-)

Our day started early in the morning with answering the research question. We divided the team into three groups to discuss different aspects of our leading question. Afterwards we took the train to Jurmala to our last business meeting with the Tourist Information Center. Alexandra gave us an interesting overview of the organisation and their strategy. The collaboration between Live Riga and the Tourist Information Center in Jurmala is beneficial for both sides because of the unique short distance of capital and recreation resort. After an intensive week in a busy city Jurmala gave us the possibility to breathe, relax and enjoy the sun at the beach.

We had a rough start today. After a long night discovering Riga’s nightlife the visit of the occupation museum was though. However, the museum offers a deep insight into the Latvian history. Knowing the history of occupation allows us to understand the today’s culture and daily life of Riga.
In the afternoon we have tried to get in contact with the locals and receive some personal opinions. Therefore we have visited the Matiss Market which unfortunately was not very busy at that time so that we have decided to continue the interviews in the old town of Riga.

The highlight of our third day was definitely the cooking class with Karlis. The food degustations at the central market and afterwards the cooking, drinking and talking in the karlis café/kitchen was just great! Tomorrow you will find more about this exciting day in Riga and if Mr. Deuber have passed his cooking exam!;-)

Our second day started with an interesting meeting with the foundation Riga 2014 and the tourism organization Live Riga. In the afternoon we had a guided backstage tour through the Latvia National Opera, in which we have listened the Opera Rienzi from Richard Wagner in the evening. It was a short Opera: just 2.5 hours.
Also some new photos from this day are online – check it out!