Seats for two
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Pils ielas kompozīcija
Pils street means "Castle street", and although it goes to the castle farther as well, it's main visual accent which is visi...
Pils ielas kompozīcija
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Friday, March 30, 2012
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Purvciema 12-stāvu mājas Viršu ielā - Viršu iela 4, 6, 8, 17
12-floor and 9-floor commieblock buildings forming the urban landscape of Purvciems (most inhabited commieblock district of Riga). The spo...
Purvciema 12-stāvu mājas Viršu ielā - Viršu iela 4, 6, 8, 17
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Akmens bridge
Akmens bridge together with Latvian National Library building which is U/C and will be finished this autumn. They are apparently doing mos...
Akmens bridge
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Silent observers
Do people on Riga streets sometimes thinks about the fact they are being observed by many sculptures above their heads... OK, the real sto...
Silent observers
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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Brīvības street end | Brīvības gatve
So, this is how Brīvības street looks about 10 km from it's starting point. Just before Riga border it has turned into 3+3 lane highwa...
Brīvības street end | Brīvības gatve
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Monday, March 26, 2012
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Hill of Crosses | Krustu kalns
Hill Of Crosses is unique man-made hill of crosses in Lithuania, not far from Latvia border. There are hundreds of thousands of crosses, b...
Hill of Crosses | Krustu kalns
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
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Putnu kāsis
Yesterday was a warmest day this year in Riga - it was +15 degrees, sunny and absolutely springish weather. And yesterday also noticed sev...
Putnu kāsis
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Friday, March 23, 2012
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Create Riga | Radi Rīgu!
Today and tomorrow in Riga city council there is happening perspectively important event in Riga city planning and development: forum &quo...
Create Riga | Radi Rīgu!
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Klostera street | Klostera iela
It's time to visit Old Town today. Here you see Klostera (Cloister) street which is narrow, winding and very interesting, scenic stree...
Klostera street | Klostera iela
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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The Prince and The Pauper
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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The "real" Great China Wall - Ozolciema iela 18
Last week I reported here about some long buildings, but, as one of my readers pointed out, the longest one, knowing with nickname "G...
The "real" Great China Wall - Ozolciema iela 18
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Monday, March 19, 2012
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Paris streetscape
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
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Discovery on Mazā Nometņu street
Today was a warm spring day and I took a bicycle ride around large part of Riga (Purvciems - Imanta - Ziepniekkalns - Purvciems). In Āgenska...
Discovery on Mazā Nometņu street
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
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Ezera street 37 | Ezera iela 37
As a contrast to yesterday's pictures, today a small, lovely wooden house in Jaunmīlgrāvis district. [full_width]
Ezera street 37 | Ezera iela 37
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Friday, March 16, 2012
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The Great China Wall - Dzelzavas iela 23, Dzelzavas iela 25
Some Soviet time block buildings in Riga are especially long. I've heard the nick name "The Great China Wall" about 2 places...
The Great China Wall - Dzelzavas iela 23, Dzelzavas iela 25
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Brīvības iela
Brīvības street with interesting, unusual sky scene above. These classical, perimetrical European urbanism streets are one of the things I...
Brīvības iela
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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Dzelzceļa tilts un Swedbank ēka
Here you see central bridges of Riga - Railway bridge in forefront, Vanšu bridge in background and Swedbank tower to the left. River scene...
Dzelzceļa tilts un Swedbank ēka
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Colorful spires
Blue and green colored roofs of two Old Town churches and the cross of another one. Actually they are located with several hundreds of met...
Colorful spires
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Monday, March 12, 2012
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Chimney sweep Albert | Skursteņslauķa Alberta skulptūra
This is another one of nice suprises in Riga cityscape. This one waits you at the entrance of building in Skolas street 22. This is a chim...
Chimney sweep Albert | Skursteņslauķa Alberta skulptūra
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
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Latvijas televīzija un Brīvības piemineklis
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
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Matīsa cemetery | Matīsa kapi
Matīsa cemetery is located next to Riga centre southern side. It was created in 1871 as a cemetery for invalids and poors, but later there...
Matīsa cemetery | Matīsa kapi
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Friday, March 09, 2012
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Būvniecība, Z-torņi, Nacionālā bibliotēka, Rīgas attīstība
Here you see 2 of most important Under Construction objects in Riga - first, 2 highrises of Z-Towers which will become highest buildings i...
Būvniecība, Z-torņi, Nacionālā bibliotēka, Rīgas attīstība
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
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Aspazijas boulevard at night | Aspazijas bulvāris naktī
This is Aspazijas boulevard at night and with telezoom image - you see more than half kilometre of it in this picture. It is a street with...
Aspazijas boulevard at night | Aspazijas bulvāris naktī
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
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Rūpniecības iela 21 - Viesturdārza mājas
Viesturdārza mājas is housing project located to the north of Riga centre. From many aspects, it is a nice place to live - beautiful park ...
Rūpniecības iela 21 - Viesturdārza mājas
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
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"Riga Cat" | Izstāde "Rīgas kaķis"
Today visited cats' exhibition "Riga Cat". Some few shots I managed to take there despite of bustle. There was one cat whi...
"Riga Cat" | Izstāde "Rīgas kaķis"
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Sunday, March 04, 2012
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Snowmans' district | Sniegavīrs, ziema
There is one place in Riga which is populated by snowmans every winter. This is the place between traffic lanes on 18th November street. ...
Snowmans' district | Sniegavīrs, ziema
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Saturday, March 03, 2012
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Cafe at night | Kafejnīca "Ēlande"
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Friday, March 02, 2012
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Augstsprieguma apakšstacija "Bišuciems"
Latvenergo electric substation in southern part of Riga. Electricity around the world [full_width]
Augstsprieguma apakšstacija "Bišuciems"
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Thursday, March 01, 2012
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