A day in Liepaja

Last Sunday in Liepāja, West Latvia.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus

Zhiguli in snow

In the last few days it was snowing a lot in Riga. This is a zhiguli car on Miera street a couple days ago. However, today almost all snow has melted and the spring has come.
Photo (c) Arnis Balcus

Back in 1991 (II)

Today the filming of barricades times took place on Aldara street in Old Riga.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus

Back in 1991

Today and yesterday a German film crew were filming a drama movie near Saeima (the parliament) in Old Riga. The events in the movie are taking place in January 1991, when the parliament was surrounded with barricades and hundreds of people gathered there to protect the building from a possible attack of Soviet military forces. The barricades were built on the next day after the Soviet forces in Lithuania had attacked the Vilnius TV Tower and killed 13 civilians.
Photos by (c) Zane Balcus

Sweetshop Daile

Probably the oldest sweetshop in Riga has not survived the economical crisis and has been shut down for a few weeks already. The sweetshop Daile on Blaumana street was selling cakes and cookies since 1930s. The owners still have a hope of relaunching the business in the future.
Photo by (c) Arnis Balcus

Fish pavilion

There are five pavilions at the Central market, the fish pavilion being the most old-fashioned one. In the near future it will also experience renovation works.
Photos (c) Arnis Balcus

Central market

Riga Central market is a popular tourist sight. However, soon the market will experience renovation and might lose its exotic and vintage character. Some of the stalls have been already demolished, more destruction and renovation to follow in the next months. Most photos represented here are from the manufactured goods market - one of the most bizarre areas in the Central market.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus

A view from above

Usually panoramic photos of Riga are taken from well-known spots, such as St.Peter tower or hotel Latvia, so I tried to find some alternatives. The first one is from the Rigas modes building, the second - national library.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus