Birkas / Cities

  • Jelgava

    Jelgava is the 4th largest city in Latvia, which is located just in 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Riga. Many of Jelgava's 65000 inhabitants are strongly connected to Riga because of studies, work or other business and travel almost everyday back and forth.

  • Riga, New York

    Just few Rigans know that word Riga stands not only for the capital of Latvia, but it is also name for some cities, towns and other places around the world. Today it is exactly 201 year since Riga town was formed in the state of New York in United States of America. Nowadays Riga, NY is a small town with population of 6,000 people. I hope one day I will take a plane to New York and take these pictures by myself, but for now I am sending big thanks for photos to Art and Jim from Riga, NY

  • I Love Riga Photos - Monthly Theme

    5 years passed since Eric Tenin started his Paris Daily Photo, the very first City Daily Photo blog. Eric's photo I love PDP inspired me to use the Tenin's Technique. In fact Riga Daily Photo was inspired not only by Paris, but also by Brain's New York, which was started on 17 March 2006. Today's Photo is tribute to celebrate this anniversary. The theme is the Tenin Technique. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

  • Slokas iela

    Slokas iela is the most twisted street in Riga. Slokas is also one of the longest streets in city (10km). It starts next to Stone Bridge runs across whole Pardaugava, Agenskalns, Ilguciems, Imanta and finishes next to Babite Railway station, where you can take train to Sloka town.

  • Minsk

    Minska (Minsk) is a shopping mall in Purvciems built in 1980s. Along with Mebelu Nams it was the most notable place in this area during Soviet and early post soviet time. In Soviet Union it was popular to name shopping centers after Soviet and other Eastern bloc cities. e.g. In Moscow is popular shop called Budapest, in Minsk is Frunze and so on.. Do you know any others combinations? :)

  • Pizza Malibu

    Malibu is one of the oldest places in Old Town, which is still open under its original initial name. I remember, about 7-8 years ago Malibu had reputation of a nice place and I was proud of my friend who used to work as a cook there. Nowadays it is a dive focusing on unconcerned tourists walking on Kalku iela. Stinking room, uncomfortable chairs, high prices, dirty dishes, bad design, worse food. I guess some local people go there, just because Malibu is one of the few places where it is allowed to smoke.

  • Bremen Town Musicians

    Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (The Bremen Town Musicians) is the name of bronze statue next to St. Peters Church. It is a gift from German city Bremen, the sister city of Riga. The statue depicting donkey, dog, cat, and rooster. Note the mouths that have become shiny. Touching the mouth is said to make wishes come true.

  • Varšava

    Varšavas iela, (Warsaw street or Warszawska) is a small street in Maskachka area, which delivers its name from Riga's sister city Warsaw, the capital of almost neighbor country Poland, and which is only 561 km (349 miles) away. I am interested, are there many regular readers from Poland? Please sign :) See also other destinations from Riga.

  • Jelgavas iela

    Jelgavas iela (Jelgava street) is an alley street in Pardaugava. It is named after Jelgava city, which is located 30 km from Riga. Trolleybus park is located at Jelgavas street.

  • Where to escape

    This sign post located at Perses iela shows distance between Riga and world cities. Moscow (Maskava) 841 kilometers Brussels (Brisele) 1455 km London (Londona) 1674 km (1040 miles) New York (Ņujorka) 6751 km (4195 miles) Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is much closer, just 10 meters, but lately more and more people leave the country for developing and investing in somewhere else. Such ideas are visiting me quite often as well. What about you, my Latvian friends?