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Baltic Cruise — Riga, Latvia Part 5

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Riga Art Nouveau

As I mentioned previously, Riga is famed for its extensive collection of Art Nouveau architecture. That will be the sole focus of today’s article.

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Riga Art Nouveau

Most of Riga’s Art Nouveau is concentrated in the city center, where up to one-third of the buildings there reflect this style dating back to the late 19th-early 20th centuries. And many fine examples of this style are found in the façades of the apartment buildings on Albert Street (Alberta iela).

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Riga Art Nouveau...

Fun Photo Friday — Riga Favorites 2

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The Bicycle

Today’s presentation of Riga Fun Photo Friday favorites:

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Ape Astronaut

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Medieval

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Cobblestone Street

Baltic Cruise — Riga, Latvia Part 4

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Riga, Latvia

The family residing in the mansion depicted above were rather interesting. Gomez and his wife Morticia had two lovely children — Wednesday and Pugsly. Just kidding, of course, but this structure definitely had an Addams Family feel to it. I could almost mentally picture Gomez sharpening the spikes on the fencing.

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Riga, Latvia

I’ve mentioned several times now that Riga is famed for its extensive collection of Art Nouveau architecture. So, what exactly are the hallmarks of Art Nouv...

Baltic Cruise — Riga, Latvia Part 3

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Riga, Latvia

I’m saving the best examples of Riga’s Art Nouveau architecture for next Monday, but I’ll be interspersing some examples throughout this Riga series. Take for instance these three images:

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Riga, Latvia

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Riga, Latvia

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Riga, Latvia

Fortunately, Vision of the Seas arrived here while the gardens were in full bloom:

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Riga, Latvia

Street photography is also fun here:

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Tour Taking in the Sights

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Awaiting the “Train”

More Riga images to end today’s article:

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Riga, Latvia

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Riga, Latvia

Fun Photo Friday — Riga Favorites 1

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Riga Dragon

Time for some Riga fun:

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Art Nouveau Façade

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Mounds of Color

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Tour Taking in the Sights

Baltic Cruise — Riga, Latvia Part 2

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Riga, Latvia

The outstanding architectural feature of Riga is its collection of Art Nouveau.

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Riga, Latvia

We’ll be exploring this aspect of Riga architecture in the weeks ahead, but today we’ll look at the more traditional.

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Riga, Latvia

Many of the streets in Riga are paved in cobblestone.

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Riga, Latvia

There are some colorful buildings, but there is not nearly the explosion of color one experiences in the Nyhavn area of Copenhagen.

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Riga, Latvia

That’s not to say that Riga is monochromatic. Be...

Baltic Cruise — Riga, Latvia Part 1

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Riga, Latvia

Ursula and I had been wanting to do a cruise of the Baltic region for quite some time. Problem is, most Baltic cruises are on the short side, and tend to leave out several destinations as a result. Fortunately, waiting it out for the right cruise to appear paid off in dividends when, on Friday, August 11, 2017 out of Copenhagen, we boarded Royal Caribbean‘s ship Vision of the Seas for an eleven-night, twelve-day cruise. That journey included Riga, Latvia; Tallinn, Estonia; two da...

Fun Photo Friday — Copenhagen Favorites 3

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The Cyclist

Remember, next week begins our Baltic-Transatlantic voyage. Until then:

Copenhagen Photo Tour — Part 6

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Copenhagen Photo Tour

Below are today’s photo tour images of Copenhagen. Next week, following this week’s Fun Photo Friday favorites of Copenhagen, we’ll jump aboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas for an eleven-night tour of the Baltic, followed by a stay on the same cruise ship for a transatlantic adventure to three destinations in Iceland and a visit to St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Copenhagen Photo Tour — Part 5

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Copenhagen Photo Tour

Over the past two weeks I’ve given you a flavor of what to expect on your trip to Copenhagen, including descriptions of what you’ll see (or taste, in the way of a cheesecake break). This week I’ll concentrate on mostly images. But before I do, below is an image that requires a bit of explaining. In Copenhagen City Hall is a rather unique clock. This masterpiece in gold-gilded brass is Jen Olsen’s World Clock, which not only gives the time and Gregorian calendar date, but...