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

Kurzeme

Kurzeme
Kurzeme (Courland) is one of the three historical regions of Latvia. It is the richest and the most western region.
In the Golden age of Kurzeme, it was an autonomous duchy under Polish rule with own colonies in Western Africa and Caribbean Sea, for example Tobago used to belong to Kurzeme.

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Recycling Containers

Recycling Containers
No one sorts waste in Latvia, hence public dumps look terrible and have a dreadful stench kilometers around.
I was quite surprised founding these 2 containers for waste recycling in a small village called Lapmezciems
In fact almost nobody use them, because the required public education program simply doesn't exist.

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Tukums Air Show


Tukums Airshow was held yesterday at Tukums air base.
Such events are not often for Latvia, but unfortunately this one was overshadowed by small private airplane catastrophe happened just before airshow openning. One person died and seven have severe injury.
Thankfully airplane crashed in some garden.

Guest photographer: a1eks

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Dump


One of the Riga Landfills is on the way to Tukums. Basically this dump located on some secondary road, to hide the real pollution of the local environment made by waste materials.
When you stay in front this landfill, it seems to be endless..
And the smell.. this terrible smell spreads around.

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Traffic Accident


Last weekend driving from Riga to Tukums could be seen such picture.
A semi-trailer truck felt down into ditch breaking several trees.
I like the colours of rescuing truck :)

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