Happy 2011!
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Friday, December 31, 2010
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Fountain in the rain
The year will be over in few days. I want to show you few of my best work of 2010 in these last days. One of my own favorites of the year is...
Fountain in the rain
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Trees decoration styles
Elizabetes street with decorated trees. It's good to see that the "culture of trees decoration" has improved in Riga in last y...
Trees decoration styles
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Renovated Stock Exchange
When I went to Christmas market at Doma square last week I saw something which surprised me a lot. They have finished the renovation of Riga...
Renovated Stock Exchange
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Monday, December 27, 2010
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Bustle in Tērbatas street
Pre-festivity atmosphere in Riga centre. Tērbatas street is one of those always lively streets, full of people and cars. Now the city will r...
Bustle in Tērbatas street
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
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Brīvības boulevard Christmas path
This is the pavement between the two sides of Brīvības boulevard - only such kind of place in Riga when there is walking path and avenue of ...
Brīvības boulevard Christmas path
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
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Merry Christmas!
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Friday, December 24, 2010
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Shopping centres in Christmas style
Here you see 3 of Riga centre shopping centres - Origo, Stockmann and Galleria Riga. Christmas after all, is a very mercantile festivity in ...
Shopping centres in Christmas style
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
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Bastejkalns park in Christmas adornments
Snowmans and light decorations in Bastejkalna park.
Bastejkalns park in Christmas adornments
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Laima clock
Laima Clock tower, Freedom monument behind it and in the background Radisson Latvia hotel. "Laima" is famous Latvian chocolate fac...
Laima clock
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Decorated Circus
Riga Circus is only one circus in Baltic states and it has got some Christmas decorations as well. Right in front of the circus a public tra...
Decorated Circus
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Monday, December 20, 2010
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Kalpaka boulevard decorations
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
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Suitu sievas
We return to Christmas market in Dom church square. A bit farther there on stage - Latvian folk collective "Suiti Women" (Suitu si...
Suitu sievas
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
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Central station in Christmas look
From cosy Old Town to more urban scene - this is the traffic junction at Riga Central station building which has got it's own Christmas ...
Central station in Christmas look
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Friday, December 17, 2010
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Christmas market in Dom square
Continuing to show you pre-Christmas Riga, this is Riga's Dom Cathedral square where the main Christmas market is placed. It may look no...
Christmas market in Dom square
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
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The birthplace of Christmas tree
Today I start the photo series of Riga Christmas decorations. Here you see Townhall square where traditionally one of city's main trees ...
The birthplace of Christmas tree
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Snow porridge
Riga streets has the same snow mess as last year. Evertyhing moves slower now. Winter in pre-Christmas time is teaching people patience and ...
Snow porridge
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Akmens bridge in winter's sunset
Akmens (Stone) bridge is one of 4 bridges connecting Riga's right and left bank, only one with tram way. It's built in 1957. On the ...
Akmens bridge in winter's sunset
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Monday, December 13, 2010
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French cafe
While walking around Old Town and observing how city is decorated for Christmas, I decided to warm up with some soup and went into this &quo...
French cafe
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
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Stalinism heritage
Oldest real highrise of Riga - Science academy tops over the city's perimetral built-up rooftops and silhouettes on starlit night sky.
Stalinism heritage
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
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The Great Snow
It's snowing in Riga almost a day in non-stop now. And metereologists says, it will continue to snow also tomorrow. And I'm very hap...
The Great Snow
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Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
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Friday, December 10, 2010
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Gingernuts' Riga
Yesterday stumbled upon this model of Riga made of gingernuts which is exhibited in shopping centre Galleria Riga. Several of Riga's lan...
Gingernuts' Riga
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
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Oligarch with coffee
Today attended another public interview in newspaper "Diena" open office. Man on the right side (Andris Šķēle) is one of key figur...
Oligarch with coffee
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
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Hot and sunny city centre
I think one hot & sunny summer picture will do good in this winter time. Here you see the square of Liberty monument - always lively and...
Hot and sunny city centre
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "Read between the lines"
Read between the lines... And when you did that you could read the word "Rīga". Here the music was very light and optimistic, colo...
Staro Riga 2010: "Read between the lines"
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Monday, December 06, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "Colourful skyscrapers"
"Skanstes Virsotnes" - appartment highrises in Skanstes district changed colours in quite many regimes. Here you can see also that...
Staro Riga 2010: "Colourful skyscrapers"
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Sunday, December 05, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "Diamonds and stars"
Return to some "Staro Riga" objects and then it'll be already time for Christmas decorations in the city! "Diamonds and s...
Staro Riga 2010: "Diamonds and stars"
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Saturday, December 04, 2010
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Ferris wheel
On Twitter there is joke going around that Riga is one crazy city - in summer it sets up Christmas tree but in winter - ferris wheel (in Ju...
Ferris wheel
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Friday, December 03, 2010
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Low-floor tram
Today I was finally lucky enough to see the new low floor tram in Riga streets. Recently 4 another of those new trams were delivered from Šk...
Low-floor tram
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
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Theme Day: Time
Time is today's monthly theme on City Daily Photo. I'm posting this collage of my city clocks (these are clocks from most different ...
Theme Day: Time
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
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Winter has started
Winter this year has started exactly the same time when last year (we have temperatures around -20 C at night and -10 C at day) and last yea...
Winter has started
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "The Three Brother's Labyrinth"
I hope "Staro Riga" pictures has not started to bore you yet - but there are still several beautiful objects which I would like to...
Staro Riga 2010: "The Three Brother's Labyrinth"
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Monday, November 29, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "Light Forest"
"Light forest" which was situated in former Central Market's warehouses - Spīķeri district - was apparently inspired by "...
Staro Riga 2010: "Light Forest"
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "Ghost house"
This was the most horrible object of Staro Riga - not for people with weak nerves! Quite scary sounds were coming from this building in one ...
Staro Riga 2010: "Ghost house"
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
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Staro Riga 2010: "Samsung's 3D metamorphosis"
Light and music show on opera facade was nice and many acknowledged it as the best object this year, but to me it rather seems a bit like re...
Staro Riga 2010: "Samsung's 3D metamorphosis"
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Friday, November 26, 2010
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