There's the Doma Church to my left as I head across.
Ahead, the streets seem to bustle. The enormous paRex bank ad reads
|
JA MAN KADREIZ SAGRUT BUS MANI ATKAL CELIET JUS! |
IF
SOME DAY I FALL ON HARD TIMES THEN HELP ME UP AGAIN! |
An open invitatation to those trying to rebuild.* As I get
to the edge of Vecriga, a different perspective of the same street shows it's
not as crowded as first appeared. Like almost everything around here, how
things look depends on your point of view. Bustling or bleak, take your
pick.
Below, I'm behind St. Peter's spire, and I take a casual
look down the street thinking about where to head next.
*As
it turns out, this was actually the ancient "agreement" between the Blackhead
Brotherhood House and the City of Riga... should it ever be destroyed, the city
would rebuild it as an acknowledgement of the centuries-old relationship. I
didn't know that when I wrote the album. |