HAPPY NEW YEAR

to everyone.

Gaiļezers

Gaļezera Slimnīca (Gaiļezers Hospital) is huge and located in the periphery of Riga.

Snow...

... hanging over the edge of the roof. When thawing, it can be dangerous to pedestrians.

Central Transport hub

This is a new Tallink (a ferry operator) Hotel in the hart of city.

Floor advertisment

In Central Train Station the projector from the ceiling is putting picture on the floor.

Hand print

Dusty glass and evidence of recent presence.

Teika

Church of the Cross (Krusta Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a protestant church in Riga.

Car park

A recent addition or I should say many addition to the Riga city structures, due to the phenomena of consumerism, are multi storey car parks.

New Found Land

-10C - feeling comfy or still too hot?

Sent in by Edgars Lubarts

Transport

Tram network in Riga is well developed and possibly will be expanding to distant Bergi area that is still with in the boundary of Riga.

Chimney...

... and the weathercock... very detailed.

Boss

The boss in England is also called a gaffer. The word probably comes from the word Godfather.

Snow...

... brightens up cloudy and short winter days. The day is just 7 hours long.

View towards Ķīpsala island

Vanšu bridge, Swedbank building and Printing House highrise - taken from the water front near Old Town.

Sent in by Edgars Lubarts

Ģertrūdes baznīca

Gertrudes Church in reflection.

"Great Piramid" of Riga

Guess what is in the belly of it?

Colours

Another colour-diverse shot - this time at night by Edgars Lubarts.

Galerija Centrs (Gallery Centre)

"Emīls Gustavs" („Emihls Gustavs chocolate”) handmade hot chocolate in a micro-business success story. It is worth to pay a visit if you happen to be in Riga.

Brivibas iela (boulevard)

These days there are many protests in Riga going on. Some people have built tents near the beginning of Brivibas street. Currently there are just few. Imagine the Whole Brīvības (Freedom) boulevard covered with tents, would that make any difference?

Riga clock on the street

There are several public clocks in Riga. Some of them have digital displays, some have traditional face.

Sent in by Edgars Lubarts

Riga Old city used to be surrounded by Riga Wall. Nowadays city walls are replaced by surveillance cameras and police wondering around.

Colours

Just a skyview above Riga...

Di Vine

De Vine Bar in Reval Hotel - Divine.

The Brothers' Cemetery

The Brothers' Cemetery is a military cemetery and national monument in Riga - memorial to and burial ground for thousands of Latvian soldiers who were killed between 1915 and 1920 in