Happy New Year!
Dec 31, 2007 Daily Life
Something funny today for the New Year’s Eve. Near the Jomas Street in Jurmala there is some small amusement park with this funny carousel for kids. Of course, it doesn’t work now in the winter time.
Happy New Year everyone! Hope to hear from you in 2008!
Tags: happy New Year, Jomas Street, Jūrmala
Jomas Street
Dec 30, 2007 City
This year was the 20th anniversary since Jomas Street was opened for pedestrians only. Thas was in summer, they also had a celebration to mark this fact. Now in winter the street is not very crowded at all.
Tags: Jomas Street, Jūrmala, Latvia
Cat Of The Jomas Street
Dec 29, 2007 Daily Life
Jomas Street is the main pedestrian street in Jurmala with many restaurants and other entertainment. I captured this homeless cat sitting on the window of some shop decorated for Christmas.
In the next few days something more from Jomas Street in Jurmala.
Tags: Jomas Street, Jūrmala, Latvia
Oskars Kalpaks Monument
Dec 28, 2007 Monument
The monument to the first Commander in Chief of Latvian Armed Forces - Colonel Oskars Kalpaks. This monument is called “Against The Stream” - a symbol of Latvian struggle for independence against Russians and Germans after the World War I.
Tags: Latvia, Oskars Kalpaks
Mirror And A Girl
Dec 27, 2007 Architecture, City
This is taken near the old Ģertrūdes church in Riga. The rather old wooden house is put inside glass walls making reflections. On this gray day what catched my attention was this advertisment which stood out of this depressing weather.
Countryhouse
Dec 26, 2007 Daily Life
This kind of house would be normal in countryside, but this one is in Riga near its border, near newly build apartament-houses. I guess this house has something to do with the nearby Biķeri church I was posting about yesterday, but I could easily be wrong.
Anyway, I can’t imagine how it is inside there when outside is -30 degrees Celsius…
Biķeri Church
Dec 25, 2007 Architecture
Biķeri Church is in my opinion one of the most romantic churches around Riga. It was built in 1766. Johann Gottfried Herder was serving as a pastor in this church during 1766 - 1769.
Yes, and we have a little bit of snow here. Very little bit.
Christmas In The Town II
Dec 24, 2007 City
Another nice place in Ādaži - hotel Eufrosine. 100 years ago Eufrosine was one of the most famous and modern sailing ship built in Latvia. That’s why they have made this sailing ship outside the hotel. Looks really good!
Christmas In The Town
Dec 23, 2007 City
Ādaži Town Hall at night. The lights give very special feeling this time of year.
Merry Christmas to all my blog readers!
Old Bird House
Dec 22, 2007 Other
Sorry for not posting every day, I am having very exciting time at work! But now we have five free days and I will try to focus on Christmas theme.
Pictures of snow-covered trees and fields will be available some time later (I hope), since we haven’t seen a real snow this year…
Today just some old bird house, nothing with a special story…
Tags: bird house, Latvia