Travelogues

Trips listed by year.    indicates “photo features”

• Sivija's story— Seeing the Freedom Monument for the first time in person.
• Peters' storyPeters' Story — Collapse of the Soviet Union brings an unhoped-for opportunity.
• Our storyOur story — In a word, serendipity.
• Visit before you go — Introduction to our photo features.
• Jul 1977 | Latvian FamilyJuly 1977— Silvija's first trip. A pivotal experience whose significance has only deepened with time.
• Oct 1992 | First Trip!October 1992 — Peters' first trip. His grandfather's water mill, Rīga highlights, goat-walking, and the only intact copy of Stalin's limousine.
• Aug 1993 | Rīga, CourlandAugust 1993 — Peters' tour through Riga and Courland.
• Oct 1994 | RootsOctober 1994 — Highlights of Peters' roots-seeking trip.
• Jul 1995 | Latvia's GoldJuly 1995 — A whirlwind tour: Aglona, Bauska, Brīvdabas (Ethnographic) Museum, Jaunmoku Castle, Jelgava, Liepāja, Rīga, and Rundāle's Palace.
• Trinity Church
  
  PHOTO FEATURE — Trinity Church — The most intact surviving handiwork of J.S. Bach's favorite master organ builder.
• Oct 1996 | Fall ColorsOctober 1996 — Autumn colors in Rīga and Kuldīga.
• Aug 1997 | EncountersAugust 1997 — Cemetery service for the victims of Soviet deportation; Mordanga, and Rīga.
• Dec 1997 | New Year'sDecember 1997-New Year's — Latvia twice in one year!
• Jun 1998 | Latvian friendsJune 1998 — We attend the Song and Dance Festival, AOL "Lat Chat" live, Riga, Stende.
• Jun 1999 | HoneymoonJune 1999 — Our honeymoon in Latvia (where else!).
• Mar 2001 | CentenaryMarch 2001 — We attend Peters' aunt Erna's 100th birthday jubilee.
• Dec 2002 | Winter ChillZZZZsDecember 2002 — Wandering far and wide in winter Rīga.
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  PHOTO FEATURE — Albert Street — One of the finest surviving examples of the German Art Nouveau movement of a century ago.
• Jun 2003 | Choir and familyJune-July 2003 — Choir concert and Song and Dance Festival in Rīga, and (mainly) photos
• Oct 2004 | Autumn in RīgaOctober 2004 — Autumn imbues Rīga's sights with color and depth. Extensive wanderings about Rīga. And see our photo feature from this trip.
• Rīga Tram
  
  PHOTO FEATURE — Rīga Tram — A walking tour along Rīga's No. 11 tram line, from Peters' 2004 visit
• Dec 2007 | In and OutDecember 2007 — Peters' New York choir performs in Rīga. Includes his annotated album of features of Latvia's Freedom Monument.