"Along Latvia's Roads" Aglona Alberta iela Alsviki Artifacts Bauska Country life Cultural Life Ethnographic Museum Family Historical Jani Jaunmoki Jelgava Kuldiga Liepaja Lizums Mordanga Old Riga Pardaugava Perle Potpourri Riga Zoo Riga Rundale Sabile Soviet Days Stende Usma Velena
cold noses, warm hearts, and folk dancing
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Ziedondarzs park, Aleksandrs Caks statue

Old Riga from across a snowy Daugava

Riga,City canal park

The Riga Presidential castle, from the Vansu bridge

Riga,Vidzemes market pots and pans

Pardaugava sheds

vr,Jana seta

Terbatas iela Nr.113

Ziedondarzs park

Riga Nr.23 K2

Worn facade

St. Peter's church through the trees, from Pardaugava

Terbatas iela

Beyond Grizinkalns park, next to the tracks

Riga street

Taking the back way home

Riga,Opera garden fountain

Riga,Krisjana Barona iela (we think!)

Grizinkalns park, 1905 monument

Krasotaju iela Nr.19

cl,Dancitis in performance

VR,Courtyard of the Great Guild

vr,Ratslaukums

cl,Dancitis in performance

Vansu bridge from Pardaugava

Riga Caka iela Nr.142

Ziedondarzs park

Riga,City canal park

cl,Dancitis in performance

Palidzibas iela

Ziedondarzs park

cl,Dancitis in performance

Spargelu iela

Pernavas iela

cl,Dancitis in performance

vr,Along Teatra iela

Ziedondarzs park

Grizinkalns park, 1905 monument

Ziedondarzs park

Caka iela, cathedral

vr,Filharmonijas, now Livu, laukums

An artistic rendering of the Vansu bridge

Riga,Vermanes Gardens fountain

Kokle found in Kurzeme, engraved with ancient Latvian runic characters

The Dom church and Dom square Christmas tree

Riga,City canal park

Riga,Aristida Briana iela

Laboritorijas iela

Along a Vecriga back street

Ziedondarzs park

Spargelu iela

Riga,View of Milda from Bastejkalns

Riga,City canal park

Artilerijas iela

Riga street

Riga,Kamala on Jauniela

Krasotaju iela

The Freedom Monument across a snowy field

Grizinkalns park

Riga,Aristida Briana iela

Spargelu iela

Ata iela

vr,Konvent seta

Riga Presidential Palace viewed from the Vansu bridge

Spargelu iela

cl,Dancitis in performance

Grizinkalns park, 1905 monument

Riga,Palidzibas iela

cl,Dancitis in performance

cl,Dancitis in performance

Miera iela

Riga,Vidzemes market on Matisa iela

Grizinkalns park, 1905 monument

Terezes iela

vr,Torna iela

cl,Dancitis in performance

The Dom church and Dom square Christmas tree

cl,Dancitis in performance
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An Unexpected and Wondrous Development
  • October 1996, Autumn colors in Rīga and Kuldīga.
  • August 1997, Cemetery service for the victims of Soviet deportation; Mordanga, and Rīga.
  • October 1994, Highlights of Peters' roots-seeking trip.
  • July 1995, A whirlwind tour: Aglona, Bauska, Brīvdabas (Ethnographic) Museum, Jaunmoku Castle, Jelgava, Liepāja, Rīga, and Rundāle's Palace.
  • August 1993, Riga and Usma.
  • December 1997-New Year's, Latvia twice in one year!
  • Peters' Story, Collapse of the Soviet Union brings an unhoped-for opportunity.
  • October 1992, Peters' first trip! From his grandfather's water mill to goat-walking in Riga.
  • December 2002, Wandering (lots of pictures) far and wide in winter Rīga.
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