Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Greettings from Latvia!!!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
OHHHH....It is getting late--but i do want to post the next segment of pictures and stories.....
Can't stop in between--or one of you Guys will jump in and interrupt my postings. SO! I have to finish up what i wanted to share with you.

Please know that the BIG Opening parade, the BIG choir performance and the BIG Folk danmcing show was all a week after we got there. We did a lot of sight-seeing before all that. The week after the BIG performances was almost an anticlimax.

More pictures of the lovely Riga, it's buildings, the National Cemetery (WOW!) etc.....

SOOOO--Here we go!!!

Walking back to our apartment one day, my sister pointed out a VERY beautiful, ornate entrance way to a Church of some kind--except it was concealed by some columns and an entrance to a parking area--or some such thing.
WHY??? Because during the occupation--the Soviets did not want anyone to see it!
It was beautiful! I walked right through all the "barricades" and took this picture.
Just another example of the lovely architecture in this City.