Wednesday, August 11, 2004

And finally some pix of Riga...really a very beautiful city!


In the "old town" around where our hotel was. Traffic very restricted so very pedestrian friendly.


The National Opera.


This could be Paris!


This is the canal and there's a very pretty river as well.


The Freedom monument.


Monument to honour those who fought in the freedom war or 1915-20.
Many lurches towards freedom and Lativia finally became an independent country
in only 1991. A very sad history of occupation by Sweden, the Nazis, the Soviets, etc.


Blackhead's House...beautifully restored.