
The old city spires peek out almost anywhere you look up. Only St. Jacob's still has its original spire.
The old city spires peek out almost anywhere you look up. Only St. Jacob's still has its original spire.
The old city spires peek out almost anywhere you look up. Only St. Jacob's still has its original spire.

A mix of the restored, and the gone.
A mix of the restored, and the gone.
A mix of the restored, and the gone.

Old Rīga, Pharmacy Museum
Old Rīga, Pharmacy Museum
Old Rīga, Pharmacy Museum

More and more of Old Rīga exudes its pre-war grandeur
More and more of Old Rīga exudes its pre-war grandeur
More and more of Old Rīga exudes its pre-war grandeur

Mucenieku iela
Mucenieku iela
Mucenieku iela

A couple of the more fanciful, winged, sphinxes to be found around town
A couple of the more fanciful, winged, sphinxes to be found around town
A couple of the more fanciful, winged, sphinxes to be found around town

St. Jacob's, with its original spire, built some time in the 1220's after the wooden church burned in the great fire of Rīga in 1215
St. Jacob's, with its original spire, built some time in the 1220's after the wooden church burned in the great fire of Rīga in 1215
St. Jacob's, with its original spire, built some time in the 1220's after the wooden church burned in the great fire of Rīga in 1215

Can't escape the spires
Can't escape the spires
Can't escape the spires

Old Rīga, along Pils iela
Old Rīga, along Pils iela
Old Rīga, along Pils iela

Old Rīga, along Pils iela
Old Rīga, along Pils iela
Old Rīga, along Pils iela

At Pils iela 5 is Rīga's Sāpju Dievmātes baznīca (Our Lady of Sorrows Church). The building number sign is on the corner of the rectory, built in 1765.
At Pils iela 5 is Rīga's Sāpju Dievmātes baznīca (Our Lady of Sorrows Church). The building number sign is on the corner of the rectory, built in 1765.
At Pils iela 5 is Rīga's Sāpju Dievmātes baznīca (Our Lady of Sorrows Church). The building number sign is on the corner of the rectory, built in 1765.

Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows

Down the street past Our Lady of Sorrows
Down the street past Our Lady of Sorrows
Down the street past Our Lady of Sorrows

Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows

Our Lady of Sorrows, side entrance
Our Lady of Sorrows, side entrance
Our Lady of Sorrows, side entrance

Next door to Our Lady of Sorrows
Next door to Our Lady of Sorrows
Next door to Our Lady of Sorrows

Old Rīga, somewhere between Pils iela and Klostera iela
Old Rīga, somewhere between Pils iela and Klostera iela
Old Rīga, somewhere between Pils iela and Klostera iela

A view down Daugavas gāte, Riga castle to the right
A view down Daugavas gāte, Riga castle to the right
A view down Daugavas gāte, Riga castle to the right

Heading back toward the center of the old town, a view down Arsenāla iela
Heading back toward the center of the old town, a view down Arsenāla iela
Heading back toward the center of the old town, a view down Arsenāla iela

Old Riga, Klostera iela cat
Old Riga, Klostera iela cat
Old Riga, Klostera iela cat

Old Riga, Klostera iela cat
Old Riga, Klostera iela cat
Old Riga, Klostera iela cat

Black and white (paws) cat strolling along in Vecrīga
Black and white (paws) cat strolling along in Vecrīga
Black and white (paws) cat strolling along in Vecrīga

Old Rīga, view facing east along Klostera iela
Old Rīga, view facing east along Klostera iela
Old Rīga, view facing east along Klostera iela

Old Rīga, Klostera iela restored
Old Rīga, Klostera iela restored
Old Rīga, Klostera iela restored

Old Rīga, Jekaba iela
Old Rīga, Jekaba iela
Old Rīga, Jekaba iela

Old Rīga, Not quite sure which street, though
Old Rīga, Not quite sure which street, though
Old Rīga, Not quite sure which street, though

City canal park
City canal park
City canal park

Exiting the old town, the Rīga city canal fountain
Exiting the old town, the Rīga city canal fountain
Exiting the old town, the Rīga city canal fountain

Peters' favorite Rīga sculpture, the Miera Deja, Dance of Peace, sculpture, erected in 1970, sculpted by Pārsla Zaļkalne
Peters' favorite Rīga sculpture, the Miera Deja, Dance of Peace, sculpture, erected in 1970, sculpted by Pārsla Zaļkalne
Peters' favorite Rīga sculpture, the Miera Deja, Dance of Peace, sculpture, erected in 1970, sculpted by Pārsla Zaļkalne

The dome of the Nativity of Christ Orthodox Cathedral rises above the Esplanade park
The dome of the Nativity of Christ Orthodox Cathedral rises above the Esplanade park
The dome of the Nativity of Christ Orthodox Cathedral rises above the Esplanade park

Autumn in Esplanade park
Autumn in Esplanade park
Autumn in Esplanade park