Like most of the Riga Center's streets, Gertrudes iela is also paved with the historical brick, which is quite annoying if you do travel with a bicycle (again criticism :))

Labels: center, churches, empty, streets, taxi, trees

Huge foundation pit of one of the buildings in Riga center.
For now, I have no idea what is going to be built between Dzirnavu and Blaumana streets.
Let's keep eye on it :)

Labels: buildings, cars, center, empty, future, houses, projects

This is the empty space that left after Rīgas Sporta pils (Palace of Sport) demolition.
Sport Palace was mainly Ice Hockey venue, which handled many sport and music events from 1970 till it 2007.
I have personal feeling to this place, because I spent a lot of time here during my childhood. My mother used to work as technologist in Sport Palace.
Now there is a project to build office building, but it is frozen for undefined time.

This photo is part Monthly theme day which is Empty today.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants, see also other posts under label empty.

Labels: buildings, center, empty, ice hockey, projects, sports, themes

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.

Labels: brivibas, cars, country, empty, nature, riga, roads, signs, spring, symbols, transport

During such cold nobody has willing to sit on the bench in park, except brave Jack Sparrow :)

Labels: animals, benches, birds, empty, parks, weather, winter

This children playground by sea is empty because of cold weather, not because of Crisis in Latvia :)
By the way, happy Russian New Year :)

Labels: beaches, children, empty, jurmala, sea, winter

New year decoration of Wall Street in Riga. The streets are quite empty those days because of cold weather.

Labels: design, empty, lights, streets, vecriga

Unfortunately open-air concerts not protected from nature pranks.
Empty chairs during Sash! concert at Ogres Estrāde (Ogre stage) is result of rain, but not a marketing failure
It should be noted that despite bad weather Sash! gathered several thousands of people.

Labels: empty, events, german, music, night, nightlife, ogre, rain

Despite the warm weather last days the sea is still cold and empty of people.
Far away you could see Riga Lighthouse on Daugava river mouth.
Photograph was taken at Daugavgrivas beach, Bolderaja neighbourhood.

Labels: beaches, bolderaja, daugavgriva, empty, nature, sea

About 2-3 Years ago Riga was still very famous for its beautiful and cheap girls.
Many foreigners came to Riga just for sex, so Riga became like a big strip bar, where you could take any girl.
Since that time government made a lot of social programs to extirpate that.
Now Riga girls are afraid to hang out with foreigners, because everybody other will think that they are whores. Success.
So strip bars are empty like this one in Old Riga.
Even chair for invite-master girl is empty :)
BTW, this strip bar is one of the blacklisted places in Riga.

This photo is for Monthly Theme Day, which is "When people think of my city, they think of..."
All other blogs participating in this theme day:
Portland (OR), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Memphis (Tennessee), USA - Manila, Philippines - San Diego (CA), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - New York City (NY), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - San Francisco (CA), USA - Mumbai (Maharashtra), India - Mainz, Germany - Weston (FL), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Turin, Italy - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Bicheno, Australia - Durban, South Africa - Joplin (MO), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Brussels, Belgium - Chicago (IL), USA - Montpellier, France - Seattle (WA), USA - Mazatlan, Mexico - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Sesimbra, Portugal - Toulouse, France - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Susanville (CA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Helsinki, Finland - Pilisvorosvar, Hungary - Lisbon, Portugal - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Trujillo, Peru - Dunedin (FL), USA - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - London, UK - Baziege, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Selma (AL), USA - Mumbai, India - Naples (FL), USA - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Setubal, Portugal - Stayton (OR), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Sofia, Bulgaria - Arradon, France - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Athens, Greece - Austin (TX), USA - Singapore, Singapore - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Jackson (MS), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Budapest, Hungary - Rotterdam, Netherlands - St Malo, France - Chandler (AZ), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Cleveland (OH), USA - Nottingham, UK - Kansas City (MO), USA - The Hague, Netherlands - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Wroclaw, Poland - Chateaubriant, France - Cheltenham, UK - Moscow, Russia - Monrovia (CA), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - Torun, Poland - Grenoble, France - Lisbon, Portugal - New Orleans (LA), USA - Sydney, Australia - Boston (MA), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Montreal (QC), Canada - Wichita (KS), USA - Radonvilliers, France - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Christchurch, New Zealand - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Wailea (HI), USA - Aliso Viejo (CA), USA - St Francis, South Africa - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Seattle (WA), USA - Pasadena (CA), USA - Vienna, Austria - Orlando (FL), USA - Torun, Poland - Delta (CO), USA - Santa Fe (NM), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Paris, France - Stavanger, Norway - Niamey, Niger - Le Guilvinec, France - Bogor, Indonesia - Saarbrucken, Germany - Auckland, New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand - Budapest, Hungary - Juneau (AK), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Glasgow, Scotland - Chicago (IL), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Sydney, Australia - Riga, Latvia - Subang Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia

Labels: bars, criminal, empty, girls, night, nightlife, shame, themes, vecriga