2012 Latvian summer photo-mix

Enjoyed plenty of all these...

 

 

Embraced braces (also known as suspenders)...

Rediscovered places...

Yes, this is Riga - central Riga! (not Cannes or Nice ;)

Not your average bar 

POSITIVUS FESTIVAL

Lots of music (KEANE, DAMIEN RISE, MANIC STREET PREACHERS & many others) 

Friends & Fresh air & Tents & Rain & mud for a true rock fest feel

Damien Rice was the BEST!!!

2 bachelorettes & 3 weddings

 

    

  

BEST-RIGA Alumni eve 

...borrowing (stealing ;) LBG Riga mascot ;) 

RIGA FESTIVAL 

 100 years ago on Alberta street

 

GARDEN PARTIES

  

STING

THE DARKNESS & LADY GAGA

releasing my inner GAGA ;)

The Darkness warmed us up for Gaga

Gaga Gothic world

Amazing show!!! Respect to the artist! Very cool & danceable! 

We were quite close! :)

NEW YORK MIX

Blue sky most of the time during my two weeks there in August!

Lots of Italian GELATO (otherwise known as ice-cream ;)
Lots of musicals & "movie-star gazing" 

SEPHORA free make-overs (perfect before going to a musical ;) & cup-cakes  

 New York bus drivers and theatre ushers who act like they`re managers or your best friends depending on the case ;)
Some nice shopping :) (respect to 21st Century & TJ Max for their supper - discounted designers!)

TIMES SQUARE

All right...it is somewhat (really) crazy, but it`s THE place to be!
(at least for Broadway fans as myself ;)

Evidence of Olympics

Goat also wants to have fun :)

Sit back & relax

Cartoon characters trying hard for extra cash ;)

Small coke

One of the few naked cowboys 

Female version of the above!

  

Even beggars know a few things about MARKETING!

..and then there is plenty of Jesus and the likes on every corner

I must agree that sometimes it just can get too much..

9/11 MEMORIAL SITE

1 WTC - the central building of the new World Trade centre

2 huge memorial pools (featuring the names of all victims) with waterfalls built where the towers used to stand

Breathtaking creation!

HIGH LINE PARK

Beautiful promenade above the street level...

..with multiple spots to take-in the urban scenery and some art projects!

Built on a 2,33 km section of historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan`s West Side!

  

CENTRAL PARK

Rediscovering by bike!
I had been to Central Park so any times before, but I had never walked all of it...well, technically I didn`t walk this time either, but finally Central Park is conquered - all of it!

How`s this for PRINCE CHARMING ;)

Fascinating NY architecture

Down-town NY from South Seaport

Perfect lunch spot!

South Seaport & Brooklyn bridge

Little Italy 

plenty of restaurants & gelato :)

 Numerous Organic markets around the city!

This one in Union Square park 

MEDUS!!! (marketing for Latvians ;)

This has been copy pasted to Riga ;) (those who attend Organic markets in Riga will u)

Arronia!!! I used to think it was an exclusive to my family garden....or at most to Baltic region ;))) 

Washington Square  

Seemed like MUST-HAVE shoes of the summer... 

I say BETTER-NOT!

After one of the SEPHORA make-overs. 

I was told I looked like actress Leighton Meester

Nice ;) (even if exaggerated ;))

Can you find me in the crowd of this Off-Broadway show? ;)
Hint: look for light orange T-shirt