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WEDRIGA-10 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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A very common item found in souvenir shops (Soveniiri in Latvian) are Amber items. Malin could not resist not to buy this amber heart pendant.
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WEDRIGA-11 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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From Old Riga you expect the unexpected, such as this marvellous Harley Davidson.
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WEDRIGA-12 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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First night in Riga was well spent by us. After long walks in the old town and further away, we ate a good meal and concluded the night by 2 rounds of cocktails. This was the second round, bailey/cream based cocktail for Malin and real watermelon vodka/rum for me. Superb!
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WEDRIGA-13 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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A nice photo of Radisson Hotel and casino by night reflected on the Daugava river. Writing about rivers, Riga was named after the Riga river which passed through old town centuries ago, but nowadays this have dried completely.
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WEDRIGA-14 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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City Hall and house of Black heads by night.
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WEDRIGA-15 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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The Dome Cathedral by night.
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Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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A beautiful park with a fountain (at the back) and colourful flowers situated in front of the National Opera House.
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Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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One of the popular attractions in Riga is this Russian Orthodox Cathedral (The Sv. Nikolaja Pareizticigo Juras katedrale) found away old Riga near a large park. Currently it was under restoration and most of it was covered by scaffoldings. According to info on the internet, it was built in 1901-1903
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WEDRIGA-18 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Photo from inside the cathedral showing several icons of various saints and biblical episodes. One of those was dedicated to Saint Stephen!
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WEDRIGA-19 :
Our Honeymoon part 3 - Riga, Latvia (Jul/05) |
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Another photo inside the Russian Orthodox cathedral showing a large golden icon of Holy Mary and baby Jesus. Note that in this church the nuns will come and indicate you that no photographs are allowed, but if you tip them (that is agree to give a donation) they allow you to take a few. Religion and money always hand in hand, in contrast to what Jesus used to preach.
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