Pērses iela

Monday, July 13, 2009

Pērses iela (Peer/Lord Street) is quite short and narrow street between Kr. Barona and A. Caka streets.
It is infamous among Estonian-speaking people because of funny name interpretation.
Is there some reader who speaks and writes Estonian? Please write your comment :)

Labels: center, estonian, funny, people, streets

Twilight

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Riga at twilight, or technically at late sunset.
The moon and the sun could be often observed at the same time in Riga.
Interesting, if it is possible to take picture with both of them in the single frame not using special lens.

Labels: buildings, churches, lights, night, panoramas, roofs, sunset

Daile

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Daile (Beauty or Art) is the name of the former Riga cinema, which was recently closed.
It was opened in 1936. At that time there were about 50 cinemas in Riga.
Last years it was famous as budget cinema for more or less old movies and cheap prices.

Labels: buildings, center, cinemas, culture, entertainment, movies, streets

Sin City

Friday, July 10, 2009

There is an interesting word consummation, but I am sure that you get me wrong.
Working girls in Riga bars/clubs are often called as consummaters (консуматорши). It means that they do almost everything just to get you buying them a drink. Of course house shares some profit with such girls.
Sin city is one more Riga place, where it is almost impossible to meet not working girl.
Drinks in such places are usually cost up to 20 times higher than somewhere else.
Luckily this place, located on Dzirnavu iela, is not blacklisted.

Labels: bars, center, clubs, criminal, girls, night, nightlife

Pub

Pubs are often called as Bars in Riga. This one is made especially for people who staring at their shoes while walking :)
See other pub photos under Riga bars label.

Labels: bars, buildings, center, wooden

Dwarf House

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Did you know that Dwarfs also had settled in Riga? Unfortunately, I couldn't catch Snow White coming out :)
This little wooden house is located on Kalnciema iela, the street which connects Riga Center and Riga Airport.

Labels: agenskalns, buildings, funny, houses, wooden

Where to escape

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

This sign post located at Perses iela shows distance between Riga and world cities.
Moscow (Maskava) 841 kilometers
Brussels (Brisele) 1455 km
London (Londona) 1674 km (1040 miles)
New York (Ņujorka) 6751 km (4195 miles)

Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is much closer, just 10 meters, but lately more and more people leave the country for developing and investing in somewhere else.
Such ideas are visiting me quite often as well. What about you, my Latvian friends?

Labels: american, center, cities, english, french, monuments, russian, writings

Yokels

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Sometimes Yokels are being called as Urlas in Latvia. These three are waiting for trolleybus at stop or just taking a rest.
I took this photo at Avotu iela, which is very famous for such daily pictures.

Labels: bums, criminal, people, poverty, transport

Zilais Dimants

Monday, July 06, 2009

Zilais Dimants (Blue Diamond) is a huge Casino Network in Riga, which takes the last money from rustic sloggers.
Sometimes casinos are located in such wooden buildings. Who cares? You know, the most important is to be closer to the people.
I am happy that our neighbor-country Russia had forbidden gambling from 1st of July. I am sure that we need do so as well, as we suffer from the same problem when people get lost the whole salary in 2 hours.

Labels: buildings, casinos, center, houses, poverty, shame, streets, wooden

Modes pasāža

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Modes pasāža (Fashion passage) is a clothing store residing in another wooden house on Krisjana Barona iela.

Labels: buildings, center, houses, streets, wooden

Bakery

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Bakery is an untypical club/bar located on Bruninieku iela 73. Electronic music of all kinds could be heard here.
Incredible friendly atmosphere, low prices and family design makes this place looking tempting to be visited.
It seems that everybody knows each other here, but in fact almost all people came here by chance.
Bar menu is unprecedented for Riga. It includes even some drugs, which are not forbidden in Riga yet.
Just have a look at this girlish mirror with teddy bears next to toilet :)

Labels: alternative, bars, clubs, culture, design, drugs, interior, music, underground

Lord Pub

Friday, July 03, 2009

Lord's Pub is one more place, which should be avoided by Riga guests. Couple years ago its name was Groks.
This place was always asylum for desperate tourists looking for adventures. And they always got them here.
Bill for 2 bottles of quite cheap champagne is never less than 1000 EUR. And don't even try to find prices in menu, they don't exist there :)
Lord Pub is located on Kalku steet next to Babylon aka Roxy.
See all blacklisted places in Riga

Labels: bars, cafes, criminal, night, nightlife, vecriga

Dzirnavu iela

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Dzirnavu iela (Miller Street) is the one-way traffic street in the very center of Riga.
Basically, Dzirnavu runs through the whole center perpendicularly to Brivibas.
A lot of offices are located on this street making it very busy during rush hours, but this picture has been taken just after morning jams.

Labels: buildings, cars, center, roofs, streets, traffic

Empty Space - Monthly theme

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

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

Krievu sala

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The part of Riga, where Daugava river flows into Baltic Sea, is heavily industrialized by ship yards, silos and warehouses.
One of such neighborhoods is called Voleri. The Southern part of Voleri, the peninsula Krievu Sala (Russian Island) is depicted on this picture.

Guest aerophotographer: leegenda

Labels: daugava, industrial, islands, neighbourhoods, panoramas, rivers, voleri

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