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                <title>Restaurants (on a Saturday night)</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Riga has lots of really excellent restaurants but they get very busy on a Saturday night.  So book in advance. Perhaps because Latvian is such a hard language, most people speak some English. One really good place is Melnie Muki in Jana seta - one of the most detailed menus I've seen.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Getting currency at the airport.</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The currency in Latvia is the Lat.  You can't buy Lats from your local and so, beacuse of this, they will tell you that the preferred currency is dollars - but don't listen to them.  Try to get some Lats in the departure lounge but even if you don't it's not a major disaster because the airport has cash machines which aren't a rip off.  Having said that, once you're in Riga itself, I recommend using Hansa Bank ATMs ...]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel Berg</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Don't be fooled into thinking that you need to stay in the old town - this modern hotel in the new town is a pleasure dome.  The rooms are huge, the beds are vast, the breakfasts are great and it's quiet and worth the price.]]></description>
                
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