Latvian capital Riga is a wonder in winter

Clodagh Finn samples the joys of the Latvian capital, Riga, a winter wonderland through the festive season.

THERE’S a nip in the air but the bride in ‘L’ plates and her party of short-skirted hens are entirely immune.

Their spindly stilettos don’t seem to hinder them either as they pick a path through the treacherous cobbles in Riga’s historical centre.