Rainis Park: the only place where Liepāja residents happily walk in circles
Turns out our beloved park emerged from a soggy alder swamp where a drunk traveler once drowned.
While Riga residents boast about their "grandiose" gardens, which compared to our Rainis Park are like children's sandboxes, Liepāja residents gather at this true cultural gem on weekends. Only here can you enjoy a stroll that starts as a peaceful walk and ends as the Olympic discipline of "vigorous walking with surrender".
"It was like outdoor aerobics, but with a historical touch," says local resident Maija, who is still trying to catch her breath after yesterday's "walk." "At first I thought it would be a normal stroll, but it turned out you need to be ready for a marathon."
Rainis Park, which was once an alder grove with such terrible dampness that even a drunk traveler drowned there, has today become a place where Liepāja residents proudly demonstrate their physical abilities. While Riga residents pay money for gyms, we get our workout for free, plus with a cultural program.
We must admit that our ancestors knew what they were doing when in 1849 they donated so many tree seedlings that they had to beg "enough." Now these trees provide excellent shade in summer and storm sounds in winter — a true Liepāja life soundtrack. And that canal in the middle of the park? A perfect element to make Riga tourists think we have our own Venice.
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