Living in an Old Soviet Apartment in Latvia..

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Pedro Mota

Pedro Mota

Жыл бұрын

Living in an old Soviet apartment block in Latvia Jelgava
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We ride the motorcycle through Ventspils away from the Latvian west coast in direction of the capital Riga. Taking some off-road routes we explore the countryside in this beautiful Baltic region. In the Latvian city of Jelgava we spend a few nights staying in a Soviet apartment block als known as 'commie blocks'. Built during the time when Latvia was still occupied by the Soviet Union, part of the USSR. Riding a Honda motorcycle through the Baltics in Eastern Europe.
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@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
What does it say on the Ukraine support 'stickle' (how do I do it) at 8:47? Asking those with much better Cyrillic skills.
@redbear1935
@redbear1935 Жыл бұрын
it says that Putin is a dick head.
@Ernescme
@Ernescme Жыл бұрын
Sticker on left pretty much translates as "Russian ship go f*** your self" x=h
@travelvideos
@travelvideos Жыл бұрын
It was that radio message to Russian ship from Snake island defenders.
@saddlesore_adventures
@saddlesore_adventures Жыл бұрын
It's says "Putin is a cock face" (i tried to pick acceptable words for this translation). Words form a famous football song back in 2014.
@ivan55227
@ivan55227 Жыл бұрын
Путин х@йло just search for it
@lifeimprovementknowhow3822
@lifeimprovementknowhow3822 Жыл бұрын
Actually Baltic countries are Northern Europe officially after UN classification.
@emilsbumbieris7810
@emilsbumbieris7810 Жыл бұрын
Its nice to randomly find a video about my hometown.
@Jamie71q
@Jamie71q Жыл бұрын
Your Companion Smart and Beautiful, you got a keeper there Pedro
@DetroitMicroSound
@DetroitMicroSound Жыл бұрын
My favorite drum synth ever, was made in Riga. Sonic Potions x Erica Synths LXR-02.
@OneTwin
@OneTwin Жыл бұрын
Hi Pedro, still loving your videos and history lessons in them. Have fun you two and ride safe!
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, saving up the next bit of history for Riga though it all tends to repeat itself in the Baltics
@haroldasgailius3689
@haroldasgailius3689 Жыл бұрын
U so cool guy’s. Make me a happy 😅. I love to watching and lightning 😂. Good positive 👌 I am from Lithuania 🇱🇹 Wish you guy’s safe road 🤝🫡
@99AR66
@99AR66 Жыл бұрын
My grandma used to live in the building that is pictured in the video main photo. She lived there since the 70’s when it was built, I lived with her for 3 years there. Crazy to see this video as an adult living in the USA
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, small world isn't it. I think more and more these old places are being refurbished and put up as tourist rentals.
@nicholasmiller9468
@nicholasmiller9468 Жыл бұрын
I'm actually living in Latvia right now, so seeing other people come here even for a visit is nice. I'm from the United states
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
If I was Latvian/Lithuanian who'd gone abroad I would eventually for sure come back for retirement
@kulnokaiklem
@kulnokaiklem Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota Estonia the Baltic Tiger , Estonia Travel Documentary by Lucas T. Jahn , Offseason Island's Estonia Владимир Гаврилов , Bald and Bankrupt Eastonia , Bald Daily The roadtrip to Paldiski - these are the good movies in English about Estonia in YuuTuube.
@gundarsmiks4889
@gundarsmiks4889 Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota Its nice yeah. The downside is 2mlj people. So for business and opportunities you have to take what is available. The upside is, buying land is not that expensive... I think still 60% of Latvia is forest. And the people per squre km is 30. England is 300 for example. Netherlands 400.
@ugnikalnis
@ugnikalnis Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota 💯! Greetings from the Baltics Lithuania 🇱🇹 Thank you for your content. Now I live in Germany, but it's just for experience. I'll definitely come back! ❤️ 💯
@albertdias5630
@albertdias5630 Жыл бұрын
Pedro, You guys look good travelling together. Nice to see you back Monday the “road again”
@bruceleealmighty
@bruceleealmighty Жыл бұрын
You've done a terrific job of seemingly integrating more content into your videos but, just keeping us interested. Thanks for not putting clique bait on as a enticer. Good on you mate.
@zweispurmopped
@zweispurmopped Жыл бұрын
What a lovely piece of world that is! 🤩
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
It really is
@ThunderCherry
@ThunderCherry Жыл бұрын
No it isn't, it's bullshit :D
@olgisblek9203
@olgisblek9203 Жыл бұрын
hello Pedro, viewer from Jelgava
@maarts665
@maarts665 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from my town Ventspils. 😊
@peripheryriders5385
@peripheryriders5385 Жыл бұрын
My hometown... You drove and stayed for the night near my school 😀The area, neighbourhood is called RAF, I grew up there 😄And I left it all for Norway, Oslo - you are sooo right! Nice video, +1sub 😀
@Scale_Slotcars_Latvia
@Scale_Slotcars_Latvia Жыл бұрын
I got a KZfaq algorithm brought me to your channel after watching itchy boots. Greetings from Balvi in the Latgale part of Latvia. I moved here from Ireland 7 years ago
@jurijssalijevs77
@jurijssalijevs77 Жыл бұрын
Amazing channel!
@TheRaymondBrooks
@TheRaymondBrooks Жыл бұрын
Vinyl Barber Shop 🔥🔥🔥
@fabin9297
@fabin9297 Жыл бұрын
Very nice! Thanks and congrats from Brazil!!
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Saudações!
@passinthru4328
@passinthru4328 Жыл бұрын
that was a fantastic bridge and statue
@tutajjestem
@tutajjestem Жыл бұрын
I like watching you. Now I'm going with my girlfriend in the old transalpine 650 to the Basque country straight from Corsica. Pedro, you inspire as always. I am Polish and have been following you for a long time. Now that you have traveled through my country it has become nice.
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
I like it when people enjoy finally seeing their own country or local area in the videos. You have a good ride out there with your dziewczyna.
@tutajjestem
@tutajjestem Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota Especially since you were in my city of BIAŁYSTOK. You visited my favorite motorcycle riding areas, such as BIAŁOWIEŻA. We also think that the Basque Country and the Pyrenees will be great. I wish you a good journey too. Until a meeting somewhere along the way.
@cu5143
@cu5143 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tujaj , awesome riding in the Pyrenees but on the way from marseille around Montpellier and Béziers there some nice roads as well, nice and windy roads !
@vertigo747
@vertigo747 Жыл бұрын
Went to Jelgava in June, and Loved it
@bbbildhuu
@bbbildhuu Жыл бұрын
Long time no see Pedro, hope you are well. Wishing ya good luck on the travels, you're looking healthier man keep it up
@bbbildhuu
@bbbildhuu Жыл бұрын
Also do you watch Ed from c90adventures? If so what do you think about him finishing his journey and settling down? Do you feel the same lately?
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, feeling healthier. Always talk up Ed, he managed to finish up a very entertaining behemoth of a job. I don't think he's done, just done with what he was doing until then and I get that. It's been nice to change gear but not time to settle down yet. Hope you're good out there too.
@bbbildhuu
@bbbildhuu Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota 🤛✊🤛✊🤟
@u1zha
@u1zha Жыл бұрын
Haha the gangsta humor is delicious. Hope you had a great time.
@FinlandMedia
@FinlandMedia Жыл бұрын
Hello, I'm from Jelgava. You filmed our yard and the street where I live.
@yorkchris10
@yorkchris10 Жыл бұрын
I once pulled into a city with an IndyCar race that weekend without any planning. I don't remember what I did, but I remember the partners anxiety. On my own, I can adlib fairly easily.
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean. The 'eventually everything will fall into place' attitude is not for everyone or takes at least some getting used to.
@kitora8885
@kitora8885 Жыл бұрын
Watching this video and knowing I lived there a few years ago is crazy
@johnkries8189
@johnkries8189 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the tour
@proshooters1
@proshooters1 Жыл бұрын
I have a latvian passport but i live and study in Ireland i have only been to latvia 3 times but the times i have been there it was so cool my parents are Latvian and were living there during the soviet union thanks for the video
@basedpatriotLT
@basedpatriotLT Жыл бұрын
Sad to hear your parents are traitors of Latvia
@smrangers22
@smrangers22 Жыл бұрын
good stuff my man . hi from a scots man , ride safe .
@MegaPatja
@MegaPatja Жыл бұрын
F.me, i live in the house next to where you stayed overnight. Im glad you've liked our town. :)
@gustavskavacs9991
@gustavskavacs9991 Жыл бұрын
Hey! When did you guys were in Riga? It seems like a while ago already. Its been really cold last week already. It dropped from 30 c to 11 c overnight. Was cool seeing you here though. I remember whatching you're trip in Russia and when you where in Argentina I think. Anyways, Sveicieni no Rīgas!
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Wow but I'm not surprised since I noticed some of those drastic Baltic temperature swings. Cheers, Riga episodes coming soon
@oldfartjohnson6354
@oldfartjohnson6354 Жыл бұрын
Yup,coming from New Jersey,living in Finland,even to me Latvia and Estonia are so different and I like driving and stopping to look at things.Lot of history good and bad but they are not in general in a hurry to knock things down.Funny to think that they do have lots of old soviet era apartment buildings that use firewood for heating.They have however come a long way since the collapse of the Soviet union and that is a great thing.Most do not miss it.
@aleepposi_kuturayauproduct4960
@aleepposi_kuturayauproduct4960 Жыл бұрын
👍nice ..
@enduromotorradtouren
@enduromotorradtouren Жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving us a glimpse into yesterday's world of old Soviet apartments. Life was different then. You wouldn't have had an Atlas ;-) Cheers from Nürnberg/Germany, Günter
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
I would have had a P L A N E T A
@enduromotorradtouren
@enduromotorradtouren Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota Anything that propels us forward, Pedro ;-)
@azaz7480
@azaz7480 Жыл бұрын
That haircut looks dope 😎😎
@andrieslubbers7214
@andrieslubbers7214 Жыл бұрын
Haai looks very nice there. Bewaar of the dogs. Groeten uit Nijverdal
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Can't fully trust them since they like to nibble ankles, groeten back
@hess8839
@hess8839 Жыл бұрын
I was born and grew up in Ventspils and didn't live very far from where the food is :D maybe 5 minutes with a bicycle
@hess8839
@hess8839 Жыл бұрын
oops, I meant wood
@saboningm
@saboningm Жыл бұрын
Hermoso lugares un corte de cabello al estilo Pedro 👍👍👍🇦🇷🇦🇷
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Es el estilo Latino Americano compadre! Saludos
@chris-2496
@chris-2496 Жыл бұрын
That has got to be the absolutely worst attempt to say thank you in Latvian 😅
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Imagine if you have to go over that again and again while editing
@nq28153a
@nq28153a Жыл бұрын
Saudações de Portugal Pedro
@smrxrace
@smrxrace Жыл бұрын
Good day Pedro
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Guess who's back, good day to you too
@TotalRookie_LV
@TotalRookie_LV Жыл бұрын
LoL, that is literally next to my in-laws apartment in Jelgava, where my wife grew up, and that's her school at 9:09.
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Another comment with a history/connection to this place is a testament to how thinly populated this country is. Really cool. I imagine the interior of the place where we stayed at looks nothing like the interior where she grew up in.
@sabii_sabee
@sabii_sabee Жыл бұрын
Nice vlog but I am very amazed that noone said a thing about parking the motorbike ... u cant park it wherever u want xD You are lucky haahha
@UrduTravel
@UrduTravel Жыл бұрын
Really great video as usual 👍😍 you are doing well and these videos are really helpful… you are doing great job and your effeorts are admirable. waiting for next video… russia is amazing 🤩
@arthurdeniskrautman9574
@arthurdeniskrautman9574 Жыл бұрын
Stayed with my great ainy in an old Russian unit No central heating it broke down. Only had cold water and it was rusty.
@jevgenisved1419
@jevgenisved1419 Жыл бұрын
Wow, the bridge looks amazing! Where exactly is it?
@ghazik3656
@ghazik3656 Жыл бұрын
which minute
@jevgenisved1419
@jevgenisved1419 Жыл бұрын
@@ghazik3656 14:00
@ghazik3656
@ghazik3656 Жыл бұрын
It is a bridge for people to walk to a small island " Sapņu sala " in city Jelgava. Been there twice. Nice place.
@jevgenisved1419
@jevgenisved1419 Жыл бұрын
@@ghazik3656 Thanks! 👍
@janisl9678
@janisl9678 Жыл бұрын
I live in Ventspils :)
@Kaufeetimevideo
@Kaufeetimevideo Жыл бұрын
Yes you provide your sweetheart five-star accommodations 😁
@Mustafamustafa-up3ld
@Mustafamustafa-up3ld Жыл бұрын
Such buildings called Macoryan also exists in Afghanistan and built by former soviet union.
@wnicklas
@wnicklas Жыл бұрын
Haircut looks dope mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Cyrillic alphabet isn't as hard once you get the hang of it. 😉 But, with phone you can use Google translate camera to translate 👍🏻👍🏻 розвиток 😉
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Practice innit. It's cool though understanding some writing, years ago during my first Cyrillic encounter on the road it was al like Chinese.
@wnicklas
@wnicklas Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota Biggest problem, my experience, is even if I some languages, and it's easy to read Cyrillic, it's very hard to get the correct context. So it's still Chinese 😁
@gundarsmiks4889
@gundarsmiks4889 Жыл бұрын
Ehh... Latvia. There is things i miss abou it... Inteligent people. Lots of nature. Riga is nice... Its very chill, or uncompetitive in comparrison. And its prety affordable to buy a house or land in the country side...
@sotukamessatelekinesa2892
@sotukamessatelekinesa2892 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Snapji for like 10 years :D funny to see
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
No way!
@sotukamessatelekinesa2892
@sotukamessatelekinesa2892 Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota yeah, its true, i lived like 50m away from that big orange house
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Baltics is crazy how few people live there. I've never had so many people comment on one video recognizing places where they or family used to live.
@sotukamessatelekinesa2892
@sotukamessatelekinesa2892 Жыл бұрын
@@iPedroMota my grandparents are still living in Snapji, I litteraly was there yesterday 😁
@aminekessar
@aminekessar Жыл бұрын
Don Pedro, come and ride in Africa. "You and your friend" 😉 Cheers from Algiers
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
One day!
@girtslaudans5762
@girtslaudans5762 Жыл бұрын
OMG you were in jelgava would have known would have showed up for a autograf or sum 🤣
@DariuszKobusinski
@DariuszKobusinski Жыл бұрын
Hello from Poland
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Czesc!
@DariuszKobusinski
@DariuszKobusinski Жыл бұрын
Goedemorgen😉
@jimfrederiksen2519
@jimfrederiksen2519 Жыл бұрын
super godt 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍
@ger13nunyah56
@ger13nunyah56 Жыл бұрын
This is the way
@charliem5332
@charliem5332 Жыл бұрын
Your girlfriend is beautiful. I'm enjoying this new set up.
@ivanguk7156
@ivanguk7156 Жыл бұрын
You need to visit Liepāja in Latvia!
@MrAwesomeKociks
@MrAwesomeKociks Жыл бұрын
Youre probably already in Estonia, but if you ever go back to Latvia (Latgale region, Balvi) - hit me up. Let me show you a good time, and how the locals live. + Free living quarters. :)
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the offer mate
@nose2wind872
@nose2wind872 Жыл бұрын
Were those flowers Poppies?
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Yes
@nq28153a
@nq28153a Жыл бұрын
O que está escrito no autocolante não dá muito bem para ler porque está por trás do espelho, senão traduzia
@mazlazdins
@mazlazdins Жыл бұрын
please dont drink water from sink, those pipes are old and drinkable mostly after boiling it. But better way just buy fresh water cheap enough !
@gemmebacon
@gemmebacon Жыл бұрын
Im a Latvian and am laughing at ur attempt at latvian
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
You and me
@taduxas7
@taduxas7 Жыл бұрын
Take some more risks, live a little. Unlike the rest of the world, if you break into old castles you wont get arrested for "just looking around". If anyone asks how you got in, i cant remember its so big, beautiful and confusing.
@gatissefanovskis360
@gatissefanovskis360 Жыл бұрын
Hi bud memmber mi am Gatis I woz spiking with you
@bransonbasher6534
@bransonbasher6534 Жыл бұрын
Your audio made my chair squishy. Just saying...
@EastFame
@EastFame Жыл бұрын
talking about those soviet houses, they are built very poorly, in many cases by unprofessional Russian soldiers, and they were intended to be served for only couple of decades. The term is due long time ago, therefore they require constant fixing. Any person from generation below 40 now from middle class does not look even in their direction, instead looking for new modern apartment house. So I don't know what will happen to them after 10, 20 years, everyone is slowly moving away from them, yet they are private property for tens of owners and taking space. It is interesting how they will manage to agree to demolish them or refurbish without 100% consent. Some of them are somehow refurbished with new insulation, pumbing, re-whiring, but I think that still will not solve the problem of constant emigration to new projects, because you cannot refurbish the low sealing, super poor sound isolation, no underground parking.
@alcatrazrider
@alcatrazrider Жыл бұрын
rust is good, you don't corode.... 😝😝😝
@vadimcitinuk9175
@vadimcitinuk9175 Жыл бұрын
R u choosing these crappy roads on purpose?
@iPedroMota
@iPedroMota Жыл бұрын
Yeah more like 'letting it happen' and see where it goes, other times plotting off-road routes on purpose like in the next video. Often these routes are more fun and interesting.
@LewackiOnanista
@LewackiOnanista Жыл бұрын
Even me, as Pole, can see how Latvia vary from Poland in terms of architecture, when I was in Mariampol the road to the city and buildings over there looked poor and like in Russia suburbs. Horrible.
@basedpatriotLT
@basedpatriotLT Жыл бұрын
Mariampole is not in Latvia...
@ChineMurdeR
@ChineMurdeR Жыл бұрын
Вода ему воняет))) едь в Африку
@Nikitos4926
@Nikitos4926 Жыл бұрын
даже стало интересно - а где в латвии НЕ советские дома )
@stariyczedun
@stariyczedun Жыл бұрын
Ah, yes, the commie blocks - Soviet "monuments" Latvians don't want you to know about. A certain monument in Riga has been demolished with such celebration, yet there are still thousands to go, waiting for renovation which might never come. At least not in this century, given how fast the commie blocks are renovated in Riga.
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