Once It Was
May 3, 2010 Architecture, Ruins
I was driving on the normal road almost in the middle of nowhere when suddenly I went past this place where I had to stop. On the one side of the road there is a church and on the other side is this old manor. Actually, people still live there. I realized this when I saw a satellite dish on the roof. This is something unimaginable to me…
Mālpils Manor II
May 12, 2009 Architecture
Another photo from Mālpils manor. Should go back there during night time when this fountain is iluminated.
Mālpils Manor
May 10, 2009 Architecture
Recently renovated Mālpils manor which now hosts a nice hotel. Much nicer place than it was four years ago when was the last time I visited it.
Damn Birdies!
Oct 7, 2008 Architecture
Can you imagine a real cat sitting on the roof and being shitted on by birds? No, of course. I think that a real cat, if it sees this one, thinks about it being a disgrace of all cats.
Despite the fact that this is Latvian famous Cat House.
Livu Square
Oct 6, 2008 Architecture
Riga has some nice squares in the Old Town, especially in summer when they are filled with outdoor cafes. Interesting thing about these squares is that they are not very old. They appeared after the wars when the houses were bombed. But now they feel very much like the part of Old Riga. Like they always were there.
Tags: Latvia, Livu Square, Old Riga, outdoor cafes, Riga, squares
Cēsis Church
Sep 9, 2008 Architecture
The interior of Cēsis St.John church.
Tags: Cēsis, St.John's church
Straupe Castle II
Apr 3, 2008 Architecture
This place is like folklore. They say - if you drink too much, you will end up in Straupe. Seems like a nice place, but in this building there is a nacological hospital.
In my opinion, it is not the best place for a hospital. It is not built for that purpose and there could be more useful ways to use this medieval castle. But we have a tradition of bad our heritage managing. We burned down one of our most beautiful castles in Cesvaine some years ago and we have more similar cases like that. At least we don’t use churches as warehouses anymore, like it was in Soviet time…
Tags: drink too much, Latvia, Straupe
Straupe Castle
Apr 1, 2008 Architecture
As promised, we move on to the next castle in the town of Straupe. I have driven past this medieval castle, always wanted to stop and walk around it, but never managed. Last weekend we finally went there. Tomorrow I will post some information about this place.
Bīriņi Castle III
Mar 31, 2008 Architecture
OK, now the last photo from last weekend’s trip to Bīriņi Castle. Tomorrow continue with more photos from the same trip, different castle.
Bīriņi Castle II
Mar 30, 2008 Architecture
Another photo from yesterday’s trip to Bīriņi Castle. Near the castle I found this fallen bird house which was almost asking to put in the composition with the main building of the castle.