We did a few art nouveau walking tours in Riga, sometimes following a guidebook, sometimes the Art Nouveau Museum's walking tours, sometimes a combination of the two. We are easily distracted, moreover, and sometimes abandon the tour altogether in pursuit of other things...
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The tour began at the Latvian National Opera, about as far from
art nouveau as possible |
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But within sight, there was a real beauty, OK, maybe not exactly
art nouveau, but admirable nonetheless |
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| Thus; the Italian Embassy; or possibly a gelateria |
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Sometimes the details were more interesting than the whole edifice |
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| Checking his messages |
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| Another beauty |
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| One of the few interiors open |
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| A real head-scratcher |
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| Atop the tower, one of Riga's icons... |
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| An art deco here and there |
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| Mixed messages |
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| More deco |
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Foreshadowing what we'll see on the next tour, on
Elizabeth and Alberta streets |
1 comment:
The head scratcher is interesting as is the cat. Couldn't exactly figure out if the cat was doing his business or just perched there. :-)
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