Alex BespoyasovAuthor's photo

Riga, March 2018

The first thing that catches your eye in Riga is the wild number of casinos and their advertisements. They are everywhere: on the outskirts, in the center, in the old town, in the underpasses.

Casino near the train station
Casino near the train station
Downtown casino
Downtown casino
Casino in the old town
Casino in the old town
Advertising in the underpass
Advertising in the underpass
More casino
More casino
More
More
More!
More!

The old town looks beautiful though. All it would take away is the unnecessary signage.

Riga street in the evening
Riga street in the evening
Near the cathedral
Near the cathedral
Streets in the afternoon
Streets in the afternoon
Buildings in Riga
Buildings in Riga

Black houses are a separate awesomeness:

Black House
Black House

Squares:

Streetart
Streetart
Houses
Houses

Riga Cathedral:

Riga Cathedral
Riga Cathedral

One of the Three Brothers:

One of the Three Brothers
One of the Three Brothers

There's one of these, too:

New Architecture
New Architecture

There's a nice view from St. Peter's Church:

View of the city from St. Peter's Church
View of the city from St. Peter's Church
River with bridges
River with bridges

Church from the inside:

St. Peter's Church from the inside
St. Peter's Church from the inside

There's not a bad park downtown:

Park downtown
Park downtown
The park itself on a small hill
The park itself on a small hill

Of the museums, I suggest the military museum:

Military Museum exhibit
Military Museum exhibit
Variety of slashing and cutting weapons
Variety of slashing and cutting weapons
Obligation to conscript state militia men of the 1st class
Obligation to conscript state militia men of the 1st class

And Corner House,” the former KGB building:

“Chekists of Latvia,” stand with blank spaces for photos
“Chekists of Latvia,” stand with blank spaces for photos
“Corner House”, former KGB building
“Corner House”, former KGB building

The zoo is all bad with navigation. It's hard to find, easy to get lost, that's all.

Satisfied fish
Satisfied fish
Disgruntled owl
Disgruntled owl
Posing caiman
Posing caiman
Spider
Spider
Two giraffes
Two giraffes

The house with the kitty on the roof:

House with kitty on the roof
House with kitty on the roof

Probably the cutest parking pole I've ever seen:

Portrait parking pole
Portrait parking pole

Yeah and it's all pretty nice overall:

Cafe
Cafe
Bike on the doorstep
Bike on the doorstep
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