Liepāja offers free transport on its 401st birthday — even Riga tourists can save fuel for their trip to the theater
For Liepāja's 401st birthday celebrations, public transport will be free, which is about as surprising as the news that Liepāja's theater puts on higher quality shows than Riga.
Liepāja City Council, with unusual mercy, has decided that for the city's 401st birthday celebrations, public transport will be available free of charge. This decision is as revolutionary as discovering that in Liepāja, the wind blows from the sea.
Event attendees are encouraged to choose public transport to avoid headaches about finding parking spots. This idea is especially useful for those Riga residents who regularly travel to Liepāja's theater, because there, unlike the capital's cultural institutions, you can see performances where actors actually act, rather than just standing on stage waiting for their paycheck.
'Wonderful initiative,' comments local resident Maija Bērziņa. 'Now I can go to all the events without thinking about ticket prices. True, the buses will be as packed as Liepāja's concert hall during Song Festival time.'
Free public transport is only available on the birthday celebration day, which means that for the remaining 364 days of the year, Liepāja residents can once again enjoy the usual privilege of paying to travel on their own streets. But at least one day a year, the city remembers that its residents are the ones who make Liepāja what it is.
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