Baltics trip
Day 7 - 22nd May - Riga, Latvia; Selected pictures/videos from HWMNBN and YC
Our nice homestay toilet
Latvian National Opera
Freedom Monument
Street
Powder Tower, Museum of War
Guns in Museum of War
Parliament building
Street
St Peter's Lutheran
Gun carriage
Organ of Dome Cathedral
Street
House of the Blackheads
St Peter's Lutheran from House of the Blackheads side
Me outside Occupation Museum
Riflemen monument
St John's Church
Medieval Row
Cat House
About.com: "The black cat house in the photo above is one of the many interesting stories of Riga. The house has two black cats--one on each of its two cupolas. During the height of the Hanseatic League, the owner of the house was not invited to join the Great Guild for Riga's business leaders. The Great Guild headquarters was directly across the street from his home. He was so insulted by the Guild's snub that he turned the two cats so that their rear ends were pointed towards the Guild building. Eventually the owner was invited to join the Guild and the cats were returned to their original position."
One of the guild houses (?)
Orthodox Cathedral
??? Statue
Me knocked out by Black Balzams
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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