"Big Chairs"
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Rating:
Bicycle taxis
Bicycle taxis (rikshaws) appeared in Riga some 5 years ago. They are sometimes riding quite aggressively and shamelessly, for example, on...
Bicycle taxis
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Rating: 5
Riga night skyline
With old and modern towers. [full_width]
Riga night skyline
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Rating: 5
Out-Of-Riga Sunday: Victory waterfall in Berlin
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Rating: 5
composition
historical suburb
interesting
krāsmatas
krāsns apkure
panorama
Torņakalns
unseen
wooden house
Wood heating
A lot of Riga's historical houses aren't connected with central heating, thus they have alternative heating systems and in many o...
Wood heating
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Rating: 5
Alberta iela 4
Alberta street
apartments
art nouveau
building
centre
Jūgendstils
pre-war
Riga
silent centre
Alberta iela 4
Alberta street 4 is one of the most famous Riga's Art Nouveau symbols, built in 1904. It's one of 6 Eisenstein's works in Albe...
Alberta iela 4
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Rating: 5
467. sērija
building
cafe
commieblocks
Dzelzavas iela 69
Dzelzavas iela 69a
Dzelzavas iela 71
Dzelzavas street
eating place
Purvciems
restaurant
restorāns Aleksandrs
Riga
soviet
Dzelzavas iela 69a, restorāns "Aleksandrs", Dzelzavas iela 69, Dzelzavas iela 71
The spaces between soviet time blockhouses in Riga sleeping districts are sometimes filled up with local businesses - like in this case, a...
Dzelzavas iela 69a, restorāns "Aleksandrs", Dzelzavas iela 69, Dzelzavas iela 71
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Rating: 5
Old Town puzzle piece
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Rating: 5
Morning balcony scenes
Sometimes you have to just look out of the window to take an interesting shot. On one of my commieblock balconies there was this weird, ex...
Morning balcony scenes
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Friday, May 17, 2013
Rating: 5
Kārlis Ulmanis monument | Kārļa Ulmaņa piemineklis
Exactly 79 years ago, on 15th May 1934, Latvia's back-then prime minister Kārlis Ulmanis succesfully organized an overturn, turning L...
Kārlis Ulmanis monument | Kārļa Ulmaņa piemineklis
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Rating: 5
Eiropas parlaments
Europe
European parliament
European Union
Europetown
France
outside Riga
Strasbourg
Strasbūra
European Parliament in Strasbourg | Eiropas parlaments Strasbūrā
This was the week of Europe Day, so in honor of that a recent photos of EU parliament, which I visited in April. This is the hall where pa...
European Parliament in Strasbourg | Eiropas parlaments Strasbūrā
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Rating: 5
1904
art nouveau
Bērnu zobārstniecības poliklīnika
building
centre
pre-war
rational art nouveau
renovated
renovation
Riga
Stabu iela 9
Stabu street
Stabu street 9
Stabu iela 9
Stabu street 9 is built in 1904 and was one of the first "rational" Art Nouveau buildings in the city. It's located in quiet...
Stabu iela 9
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Friday, May 10, 2013
Rating: 5
Sculptures in Opera garden
Sculptures in Riga's central parks, next to Riga canal and Latvian National opera.
Sculptures in Opera garden
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Rating: 5
9th May - Europe Day | 9. maijs - Eiropas diena
Today European Union celebrates the Europe Day. Latvia joined EU 9 years ago but there are still divided arguments about it. One the one ...
9th May - Europe Day | 9. maijs - Eiropas diena
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Rating: 5
Underground tunnel
This is not an entrance to metro, because Riga doesn't have metro. It's just a underground tunnel below large street in centre. ...
Underground tunnel
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Rating: 5
Ādmiņu iela
Ādmiņu iela 4a
Ādmiņu iela 5
Ādmiņu iela 5 k-2
Ādmiņu street
apartments
building
centre
pre-war
Riga
wooden
wooden house
Ādmiņu iela 5, Ādmiņu iela 4a
As in every city, a less known corners can provide a surprising experience - houses there are not so posh but can be very interesting and ...
Ādmiņu iela 5, Ādmiņu iela 4a
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Rating: 5
apartments
art nouveau
balconies
balcony
balkoni
centre
composition
details
grit
gritty
Lāčplēša street
masonry
panorama
pre-war
Gritty Art Nouveau
Composition of two buildings on different sides of Lāčplēša street. This is characterizing Riga centre buildings quite well - Art Nouveau ...
Gritty Art Nouveau
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Rating: 5
Hen party?
Today there was a Tweed Run in Riga, but yesterday I spotted presumably a hen party with 4 girls on bicycles. Technical imperfection some...
Hen party?
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Rating: 5
Brīvības piemineklis
centre
details
fog
history
Liberty monument
monument
Red riflemen
sarkano strēlnieku piemineklis
st peters church
Monument of Red Riflemen | Strēlnieku piemineklis
Cold stone monuments can become sources of very heated emotional responses, especially if you live in a society which is divided in it'...
Monument of Red Riflemen | Strēlnieku piemineklis
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Friday, May 03, 2013
Rating: 5
Theme Day: Creative artisan
This is one of hardest theme days ever! I found a photo in my archive from Riga Festival 2011, where craftsmen amalgamated a new Riga key ...
Theme Day: Creative artisan
Reviewed by Ikars Kublins
on
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Rating: 5
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