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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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
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