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The Best Photo 2010

Best Photos of 2010
The beginning of the new year regularly is being celebrated by choosing the Best Photo of the year!
As always, it is nearly impossible to pick up the one among all other Riga photos, especially for me :)
therefore, I kindly asked for help from my dear visitors to pick up their best photo.
Here below are top 4 photos according visitors choice:
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - fairy tale glade with church in early September
Brivibas Bulvaris - photo of the high street taken from the hotel in the sunny July morning
Towards Petersburg - October's perspective view of highway towards Russian North capital
Meistaru iela - photo of cartoon-like little houses in Old Town, which was published in December

Thank you!

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Meistaru iela

Meistaru iela
Meistaru iela (Master street) is adjacent street to Livu square. It is a street of Small and Great Guild.
Photo has been taken from Riga Observation wheel.

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Towards Petersburg

Towards Petersburg
Two perfectly straight lines going down beyond the horizon are Brivibas gatve aka road to Saint Petersburg and the railway of the same direction.
Photo has been taken during Air Tour with Jonathan and James.

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Rīgas Sv. Trīsvienības evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca (Riga Holy Trinity Evangelic Lutheran Church) is located in Sarkandaugava borough on the hill and surrounded by territories of the former cemetery.
It was built in 1878 as separate church for Lutherans living in Sarkandaugava, because before all three major confessions in Riga (Lutheran, Orthodox and Catholic) were meeting in a small wooden church, which was unacceptable for the most of the people living at that time.

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Brīvības bulvāris

Brivibas bulvaris
Brīvības bulvāris (Freedom boulevard) is part of the most important and busiest street in Riga - Brivibas.

All parts of Brivibas iela, from the center outwards city: Kalku iela, Brivibas iela, Brivibas bulvaris, Brivibas gatve.

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Best Photo of 2009 - Monthly Theme

Best photos of 2009
Regular theme of City Daily Photo Blogs - The Best Photo of the previous year 2009!
Believe me, I've been trying to pick one, but I couldn't choose the best one :(
Therefore I would like to thank all of regular readers who expressed their opinion in comments and advised me to choose the best photos.
If you still have own idea, please feel free to comment and say which photo is better than others.
It is always interesting to see what people like and why. Sometimes it is real discovery for me.

Following 4 photos are considered to be the best of 2009. From upper left:
Gap - published in October
Улица Кирова aka Kirov street - published in November
Feet - published in June
Protesters - published in December

See also the best photo of 2010 and if you want check other city blogs, then click here to view thumbnails for all participants

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Protesters

Protest in Riga
Despite such a freezing weather (-17°C or 2°F) since several weeks these people are living in tents in order to protest against current government's actions or more precisely inactions.
The camp of more than 10 tents is based right in front of Council of Ministers.
In the very beginning it was just one small tent, but the community of desperate people is growing very fast.
They don't care about us...

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Улица Кирова

Ulitsa Kirova
This year's first snow was on 17th October, unfortunately I couldn't make any good picture that day.
Low clouds turned Riga into gray today. During such weather Riga looks so pessimistic, I could say even Soviet :)
Улица Кирова (Kirov street, nowadays Elizabetes street) together with blurred Academy of Science at the background tone up this feeling.

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Gap

chink in the building
Looking towards Riga Dom in Old Town.

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Feet - Monthly theme

The most famous things in Riga
Today is the monthly theme day, which is feet. I didn't think to long what to make a picture of.
Riga is very famous for its beautiful girls and this is the main reason why many people come to Riga :)
Legs, feet and some other body parts of Riga girls eclipse even St. Peter's Church.

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Photo of 2008 - Monthly theme

Moonlight party in Saulkrasti
It is difficult to choose the best photo of the year 2008.
I choose one of the shots I made at Moonlight party, because this picture is so colorful and warm. I feel it especially now, during the cold and grey winter.
Click here to view the best photos of other people
Also, my best photo of 2007.

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Best Photo, the - Monthly theme

Monument in Brussel
Detailed model of Riga Freedom Monument can be found in Brussels Mini Europe park.
People walking in this park can see all European sightseeings.
For me it was pleasant surprise to see something from my home city Riga.
This photo is for Monthly Theme Day, which is The Best Photo of the Year 2007.
All other blogs participating in this theme day:
Paris, France - London, England - Hyde, UK - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Grenoble, France - Stockholm, Sweden - Riga, Latvia - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Manila, Philippines - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Weston (FL), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - New Orleans (LA), USA - Wichita (KS), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - San Francisco (CA), USA - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Greenville (SC), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Mainz, Germany - Melbourne, Australia - Portland (OR), USA - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Toulouse, France - Naples (FL), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Brussels, Belgium - Stayton (OR), USA - Selma (AL), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Torun, Poland - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Baziege, France - Nashville (TN), USA - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Chicago (IL), USA - Prescott (AZ), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Nottingham, UK - Moscow, Russia - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Evry, France - Trujillo, Peru - Arlington (VA), USA - Denpasar, Indonesia - American Fork (UT), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Coral Gables (FL), USA - Montpellier, France - Joplin (MO), USA - Pilisvorosvar, Hungary - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Boston (MA), USA - Torun, Poland - New York City (NY), USA - Dunedin (FL), USA - Quincy (MA), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Chateaubriant, France - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Jackson (MS), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Budapest, Hungary - Austin (TX), USA - Montreal (QC), Canada - Cypress (TX), USA - Bicheno, Australia - Wroclaw, Poland - Brookville (OH), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - Cheltenham, UK - Wellington, New Zealand - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Mumbai (Maharashtra), India - London, UK - Haninge, Sweden - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Arradon, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Mumbai, India - Terrell (TX), USA - Bogor, Indonesia - Delta (CO), USA - Radonvilliers, France - Saigon, Vietnam - San Diego (CA), USA - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Belgrade, Serbia - Auckland, New Zealand - Seguin (TX), USA - Inverness (IL), USA - Oslo, Norway - Singapore, Singapore - Las Vegas (NV), USA

See also the best picture of 2008.

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