YoC.4: Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
This week Jeff focuses on the Latvian museum of design where he saw the incredible woodwork of Jānis Straupe.
YoC.3: Night of the Barricades
Another night of culture, this time in the form of music. First a classical/contemporary concert at the Riga Dome Church followed by a rock show at Depo bar.
Year of Culture Part 2: Latvian National Museum of Art
A visit to the Latvian Museum of Art and a new movie make for a two-fer of cultural events for the week of January 8th.
Year of Culture Part 1: Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia is worth a visit, but make sure you are emotionally prepared.
2022: Year in Review
One of Those Years 26 December 2022 I had a strange message from an old friend yesterday who said that “you haven’t written much this year.” It is true, I have not. Well, that isn’t exactly true because I write everyday for my job, and I write in my journals and I write poetry and …
September 2022: Not your typical travel blog
A Walk Around Pardaugava I just felt like writing an update today since it has been so long. I never got to finish my Turku blogs. I mean, I could still go back and do that, but there is a statute of limitations on the prescience of memory and the purpose for writing. Reflection makes …
Can it be April already? 2022
Just a short update on the world in 2022: a birthday, the war in Ukraine, Covid.
Travelogue of a Birthday Trip: In the Time of Covid 2021
Because I am not much of a planner, and everything is closed, I wanted to do something different for Rita’s birthday this year. So I rented a car and said, “Let’s go wherever you want to go!” Because she is a planner, and always has good ideas, Rita found some really cool spots that I …
Little Baby Lockdown: Covid Diaries
For those of you who do not know, I live in Riga, Latvia and a few weeks ago, the government announced emergency measures were returning because Covid is on the rise. I have been shocked to see how quickly we went from almost 0 cases this summer to over a thousand cases a day with …
March: to Ainaži and Beyond
March 2021 March has always been my favorite month because it is my birth month along with the birth month of some of the best people I know. This year, it also coincides with my first year anniversary at my new job, and we are supposed to use our vacation days each year, but because …