Temporary Riga photos are being published not in a regular manner due to blog author has moved to Vilnius.

Gypsy House

House of evil
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?

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Synagogue Ruins

Old Synagogue Ruins in Riga
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.

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Latvia - Sweden 3:2

Latvia won Sweden
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! :)

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Passenger Trains Depot

Depot of passenger trains
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.

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Find a Man

Find a Person Game
Let's play a game :) Imagine that one guy got lost. Try to find him in this forgotten yard.

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Driving out of Riga

Road of of Riga
Empty & ugly road from Riga towards Saint-Petersburg and Tallinn, called Vidzemes šoseja (Vidzeme Highway)
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 one.

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Deloitte

Delloite in Riga
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.

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Stork Nest

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? :)

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Grebenschikova Old Believers church

Old Believers Church in Riga
Рижская Гребенщиковская староверческая церковь or Rīgas Grebenščikova vecticībnieku baznīca (The Grebenschikov's Old Believers church) is the only church in Riga belonging to Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church. Sorry for pun ;)
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 land territories from Daugava till Purvciems neighborhood are belonging to Old Believers.

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Legalized

Legalized marihuana shop in Riga
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 aka spice.
It is said that effect is absolutely the same, but Latvian police doesn't have any device to prove illegal status of this product.
Some Riga bars, e.g. Bakery, already include such products in their menu.
See similar herbal shop in Vilnius.

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Nemēslo

Nemeslo celmala - par cuku parvertisies
Social advertisement in Latvian language on Krasta iela.
Nemēslo ceļmalā! Par cūku pārvērtīsies! (Don't dirty on the road! Could become a pig!)

On the background is Riga Tower.

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All Saints Orthodox Church

All Saints Orthodox Church
Православная церковь всех святых or Visu svēto pareizticīgo baznīca (All Saints Orthodox Church)
This church was built after great fire in 1812. In the beginning the building was built from wood, but after it was rebuilt piecemeal into brick building.
The initial wooden building was moved 500 meters away and named after St. John The Baptist Church.
Today the Orthodox church celebrates Pascha (Easter), the last day of 49 days long fasting season.
Христос воскресе! (Happy Easter!)

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Ozols

Ozols in Tramway
Ģirts Rozentāls aka Ozols is the most famous rapper in Latvia and, I guess, the most successful.
Ozols quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his rap song about Zolik. During his artist carrier he won several Latvian music awards. Nowadays Girts Rozentals owns several shops and works as DJ in Essential Club.
Today I couldn't believed my eyes, when I saw Ozols in tram together with his unknown friend, but I would like to help him to make his name taste like ass :)

Listen some songs of Ozols.

See also the similar photo of Nark in tram.

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American Flag

American Volkswagen
Volkswagen Touareg with American flag instead of number plate.
I guess it is legal in America to not have the front license plate.

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Zaķusala

Riga Zakusala island overview
Zaķusala (Hare Island) is the land strip washed by Daugava river in the middle of Riga.
In the past Zakusala island was split into two smaller islands, which both were densely populated. Here were a lot living houses, shops, warehouses and even an hotel.
Nowadays Zakusala is home for Radio and TV facilities like TV Tower and TV Center (at the background).
The name of the island comes from population of hares which can be found here. By the way, foxes can be found as well :)

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Gruzoperevozki

Грузоперевозки
Грузоперевозки по области (Cargo transportation in your oblast region) truck parked on Kliveru iela.
Interesting, since when Riga became one of the oblasts of Russia? :)

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Nometņu iela

Nometnu iela
Nometņu iela (Shelter street) is one of the oldest streets in Pardaugava.
Its source is at Orthodox Trinity church and its destination is Market of Agenskalns.
Nometnu street is very typical street for Pardaugava because of old wooden houses.

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Right side

East side of Riga
Early spring panorama of Eastern part of the city.
Photo has been taken from Riga TV Tower observation deck.

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Easter Eggs

Easter eggs in Latvia
On Easter Sunday children are usually looking for Easter Eggs since the early morning :)
I guess it is not difficult to find these ones growing on the tree, but what about to pick up all of them?
Happy Easter! :)

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Overcrowded Essential

Essential club in Riga
Do you know that Latvia is almost less religious country than any other in the world?
The percentage of people living in Latvia who said that they "believe there is a God" is less than 30%.
This picture has been taken in Essential club this Easter holidays.
As you can see that even during Holy Week the Riga clubs are full.

Source Wikipedia.

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Holy Friday

Holy Friday in Latvia
Holy Friday or Good Friday is the day, when people commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.
This day is part of Easter and it is the bank holiday in Latvia and in many other countries of Western world.
I met this people singing prayers in Dobele, town which is 75 kilometers from Riga.

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Tower

Riga TV Tower
The tallest structure in European Union is Riga TV Tower. Its height is almost 370 meters.
Observation deck is 97 meters above ground level or 104 meters above sea level, so if the weather is fair enough you can easily see the Baltic Sea and the cargo ships sailing in it.
The express elevators Otis bring you on top in less than one minute just for 2,50 Latvian Lats (3 EUR)

Another picture of Riga tower.

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Passioned Cleaner

cleaner on top of the entrance
Passioned cleaner brooming the top of the entrance was caught in early morning in Purvciems
Actually, there is no access to this small roof, except small window.

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Barselona

Barselona Bar-Restaurant
Bar aka restaurant Barselona in Pardaugava.
Popular Latvian website Delfi office is just behind the building.
By the way, I recommend you to visit sister blog Barcelona Daily Photo

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Lower Center

Lower Center
There is no such term as Riga Lower Center, but I guess it is quite good nickname for the area between Caka iela and Railway line Riga - Saulkrasti.
Geographically this area is in the center of Riga, but
  • Real estate prices here are much lower, than is other center parts of Riga
  • Buildings here are quite low, not higher than 5-6 storeys
  • The area is populated mostly by lower class

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Spam

Junk mail in post boxes
How much of spam do you get daily in your post box?
By the way, flats in Latvia are being numbered, unlike as in many other countries, where the surname of flat tenant is being written on top of postbox.
Surnames in Latvia are being considered as quite private information. No one likes to make it public.

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TV Center Antenna

Satellite antenna
Giant parabolic dish can be found behind Latvian TV center
See also Latvian TV Tower, which is just several hundred meters from TV Center.

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Let's Mini

Let's Dance
An original advertisement of Mini on Brivibas street.

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Yellow Church

Yellow church in Riga
The full name of this church in is Александро-Невская правосланая церковь in Russian or Sv. Ņevas Aleksandra pareizticīgo baznīca in Latvian, which in English means Alexander Nevsky Church.
It was built in 1825 on Brivibas street (at that time Petersburg road)

This photo published as part of city's theme day, which is Yellow.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

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Dark Times

Dark times in Riga
Critical economical situation in Latvia makes government and private companies saving resources wherever it is possible.
For example, during the night the tallest Riga skyscrapers Swedbank and House of Press have no illumination at all.
To depict this picture, the photo has been taken with an exposure time of 15 seconds.

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