Burglars
Don't panic! Nobody is living in this skyscraper. It is former Riga Press House.
For the last 5 years this building is in the queue for demolition, so I have no idea what these people are doing there. But for sure it is not a window cleaning team.
Labels: buildings, criminal, jobs, kipsala, people, rivers, skyscrapers, spring, sunset
Restoration of Independence
Today, on the 4th of May, is the day of adoption of the Declaration of independence of Latvia.
Basically it is the day when Latvia left Soviet Union and became independent again.
Many people in Latvia consider this day as the end of Occupation of Latvia.
On the photo you can see the Museum of Occupation of Latvia decorated to celebrate the occasion
Labels: holidays, independence, museums, vecriga
Beach Barbeque
This weekend in Latvia is especially long. Due official holidays Day of Labour on Friday and Independence Restoration Day on Monday, this weekend became 4 days-long.
Many people spend first sunny days in the open, for example on the Jurmala's beach, making barbeque, drinking beer or just walking :)
By the way, do not forget to send greetings to your mother :)
See also the photo of Industrial barbecue.
Labels: beaches, food, funny, holidays, jurmala, people, sea
Shadow - Monthly theme
Few years before the price of custom car license plate in Latvia was just 500 Ls (700 EUR) and every self-respecting driver had bought one or even two :)
Now they made it 2000 Ls (~2800 EUR) and such extra became the sign of wealth again. Otherwise every second car would have some random text instead of serial number.
This photo is participating in City Daily Theme Day, which is "Shadows" today.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
Also, please see some more nice custom license plate.
Guest Driver is Attenzione.
Labels: black, cars, prices, themes, wealth
Public Holiday
1st May is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Day. It is public holiday in Latvia as well.
There is a very patriotic law in Latvia, that every building must be decorated with flag of Latvia on all public holidays. Otherwise building owner has to pay a big fine :(
It is very democratic law at same time :)
On the piture is decorated Rigas dome, which resides in Rathaus.
Labels: flags, government, holidays, latvian, politics
Gypsy House
This pink slum dwelling, located not very far from Daugavpils iela, is home for several Gypsy families or clans.
There is no secret that one of the major Gypsy businesses is drug dealing.
So, what do you think, what this three men street gang is waiting for?
Labels: buildings, criminal, drugs, gypsies, houses, jobs, maskachka, people, poverty
Synagogue Ruins
Riga Old Synagogue Ruins located between Central Market and Market of Latgale on Gogola street.
Synagogue was burned during Nazi Occupation of Riga in 1941.
Labels: center, jewish, maskachka, monuments, religious, ruins
Latvia - Sweden 3:2
Yesterday in Switzerland on the Ice Hockey World Championship Latvia won one of the best Ice Hockey Nations - Sweden.
Thousands of fans celebrated this event on the Riga streets, It was feeling like Latvia won the whole championship ;)
Sarauj Latvija! :)
Labels: events, girls, ice hockey, latvian, people, red, sports, swedish
Passenger Trains Depot
Depot of Passenger trains in Riga. All passenger train cars in Latvia are painted in orange color, which makes them different wherever they go. In fact, they go only to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine because of Russian gauge.
Latvia is not connected directly to Western Europe by railway.
Labels: industrial, kengarags, orange, railway, russian, stations, trains, transport
Find a Man
Let's play a game :) Imagine that one guy get lost. Try to find him in this forgotten yard.
Labels: buildings, dumps, games, people, poverty, spring, teika, trees, vef, yards
Driving out of Riga
Empty and ugly road from Riga towards Saint-Petersburg and Tallinn.
This picture is taken in the beginning of April, during the early spring the nature has no make up at all :)
On the background you can see another one Riga sign, but mirrored.
Labels: cars, country, nature, roads, spring, transport
Deloitte
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu or simply Deloitte is one of the big four Auditors.
It is a good sign for relatively small city Riga, when such companies has their representatives here.
Also Chevrolet centre can be seen on right side. Chevrolet is taking 28th place by popularity among car makes in Riga.
Labels: american, buildings, cars, companies, finance, maskachka, offices
Stork Nest
I always wonder how storks are making their nests. The stork nests are always so strong and well-balanced, so they are able to withstand any storm.
Usually white storks come back to Latvia after winter migration in April and leave the country in late August.
Interesting, in how many cultures the White stork is responsible for bringing babies into human family? :)
Labels: animals, birds, country, love, nature, spring, tervete, trees
Grebenschikova Old Believers church
Рижская Гребенщиковская староверческая церковь or Rīgas Grebenščikova vecticībnieku baznīca
Despite this is not very popular religion in Latvia, just 5000 members, it is very rich. For example Old-Rite Church is the biggest landowner in Riga. The territories from Daugava till Purvciems neighborhood are belonging to Old Believers.
Labels: churches, maskachka, orthodox, russian
Legalized
Who could have believed a couple of years ago that it would be possible to buy a psychedelic drugs in center of Riga absolutely legally? I guess only the last Riga junkies could think like that.
Nowadays a lot of shops (mostly online) were opened, which officially sell analogs of Cannabis.
It is said that effect is absolutely the same, but Latvian police doesn't have any facility to prove illegal status of this product.
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