I am not expert in bridge building, but I just can't believe that it is normal.
After 4 years of bridge construction and just couple weeks before official opening Dienvidu Tilts (South Bridge) has passed the final loading test.
I am a little bit worried about those curves in bridge surface. After being watching many times Discovery Channel shows, I have never seen something like this.
Does anybody know, is it okay for bridge to cave in under weight of few full-loaded trucks?

See also tests of South Bridge aqueducts.
Now South Bridge is open!

Labels: bridges, buildings, cars, daugava, funny, projects, rivers

Grey weather - Grey House.
This house is a good example of Riga Art Nouveau Architecture style.
Building address is Kalku iela 15, in Old Town, just next to McDonalds.

Labels: buildings, french, jugendstil, rain, vecriga

I have received this DVD from Ben from the Netherlands, who is one of Riga Daily Photo readers.
The Dogs of Riga is a movie based on book with the same name.
The movie was filmed in 1995, mainly in Riga, so it depicts scenes and views of Riga that time. For me it was the main reason, why I've watched this movie till the end.
Because of language barrier (movie was in Swedish and subtitles were in Dutch) I can't fully evaluate this movie :)
Thank you, Ben :)

Labels: culture, movies, post, writings

Path from Kengarags to Rumbula airfield

Labels: autumn, kengarags, nature, roads, rumbula

3844 people participated in 24h relay race on Daugava Stadion at 18th October.
The event was timed to 90th Anniversary of Latvian independence and named as Skrien! Par Latviju (Run! For Latvia)
Each of patriots have run for 100m, so in summary we made 384,4 km which is a new Guinness World Record.

Another events related to anniversary: Liela Talka, Gaismas tilti
Another Guiness Record: Mentos and Cola

Labels: culture, events, holidays, independence, latvian, night, people, records, sports

Āgenskalna līcis (Agenskalns bay) for a long time washed the frontiers of 6 islands: Little and Great Kliversala, Kipsala, Burkansala, Mukusala and Biekinsala.
After several hydrotechnical buildings around Daugava, to keep the river inside of its border and to avoid floods during 18 - 20 centuries, these islands joined to mainland, but the bay left.
Agenskalns Bay was good space to build repair harbor. During the 20th century here was several maintenance facilities.
Nowadays, bay waters used only for recreation like fishing, or rarer for camping.
Agenskalna licis borders with Victory Park.

Another picture of Agenskalns Bay

Labels: agenskalns, boats, daugava, kipsala, kliversala, lakes, nature, pardaugava, rivers

I guess some of you already have noticed change in address bar.
Since yesterday address of this blog has been changed from rigadailyphoto.blogspot.com to riga.in.
I think it is easier to remember and to type in ;)

Now I am thinking about changing the name of the blog according to address.
Some ideas are:

1. Riga in 2008 (and then in 2009, in 2010 and so on)
2. Riga inside (not grammatically correct, but sounds good :))
3. Riga in photos
4. Riga in motion
5. keep current name Riga Daily Photo
   
6. ... any other ideas?

I really appreciate any help regarding name choosing :)
Please, tell your opinion in comments.
Thank you, all my visitors :)

Labels: blog

View of South part of Old Town.
Three church spikes from left to right belong to:
Riga Dom Cathedral
St John's Church
St Peter's Church

Labels: buildings, center, churches, daugava, gothic, lutheran, panoramas, rivers, sights, towers, vecriga

Small playground in Turaida village of Sigulda county.
Autumn leaf fall makes this picture so lovely.

Guest photographer: Katja G

Labels: autumn, children, country, lakes, nature, parks, people, sigulda, trees, turaida

Kungu iela at workday night. A man is reading book despite quite cold temperature.

Labels: culture, lights, night, people, streets, vecriga

Soviet Architecture style sometimes is really ugly.
High building on the left is Science Academy
See also: similar Riga panorama.

Labels: buildings, daugava, maskachka, skyscrapers, soviet

First McDonald's in Riga was opened in 1994. Today it is biggest McDonalds's restaraunt in Latvia.
On the very left Laima Tower Clock, the popular meeting point.

Labels: brivibas, center, food, night, rain, restaurants

During the autumn, Sigulda town become national wide sight in Latvia.
Due many water bodies and hilly country Sigulda is often called as Latvian Switzerland :)

Photographer of Sigulda bridge over Gauja river is katycat

Labels: autumn, bridges, nature, panoramas, sigulda, towns, trees

Fully restored 1901 Riga streetcar.
Nowadays this tram is used for tour journeys around Old Town or to Riga Zoo.
Tram exterior design pictures Blue House, an example of Riga Art Nouveau aka Jugendstil.

Labels: design, jugendstil, sights, streets, tramways, transport

Interesting Jugendstil building on Terbatas iela with writing in two languages on face and clock on top.
In Russian: Рижское Торговое Общество Взаимного Кредита
In Latvian: Rīgas Tirgotāju Savstarpīgā Kreditbiedrībā
Which means in English: Riga Traders Mutual Loan Guarantee Society

Labels: banks, center, jugendstil, latvian, parks, russian, writings