Riga

Riga old town

Sent by Zanda in Riga, Latvia

Riga Valnu Street - Yesterday and Today

Sent by Aleksandra in Riga 

on 28 Oct, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 636 km

received on 3 Nov, 2014 

Baltic states

Estonia, Tallinn 

sent by my daughter

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It is on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland in Harju County. From the 13th century until 1918 , the city was known as Reval. Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Latvia, Riga

travel time 3 days

distance travelled 648 km

sent by Olivia, Riga, Latvia

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava river. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture

Lithuania,Vilnius

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 908 km

sent by Indrė, Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city. It is in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

Kirkkoja - Churches



Saint Nicolas Cathedral, Mozhaisk, Russia

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18 Nov, 2013

Katyan kotikaupunki on Orel, joka tarkoittaa kotkaa. Hän lähetti kortin Mozhaiskin Pyhän Nikolain katedraalista. Kortti on  yksi S.M. Prokudin-Gorskin kuvasarjasta "The Russian Empire". 

Mozhaysk is a city located in Moskovskaya oblast, about 110 km to the west of Moscow city. The cathedral was built in 1779-1820 and is one of the main attractions of present day Mozhaisk.

 St. Catherine's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Riga, Latvia

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17 Oct, 2013

Zandra lähetti kauniin kirkkokortin kotikaupungistaan Riiasta. Zandra kerää enkeleitä ja erikoisia kynttilöitä ja hänellä on niitä paljon.

St. Catherine's Lutheran Church аlsо known аs Biķeri оr Biķernieki church fоr іts location in Bikeri Str. in Riga.

The Cathedral of Our Lady.

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15 Oct, 2013

Jo asuu kauniissa Antwerpenissa  ja hänkin lähetti kortin kotikaupunkinsa kuuluisimmasta nähtävyydestä, Neytsyt Marian katedraalista ja Groenplaats-aukiosta. Katedraali on tullut kuuluisaksi myös Peter Paul Rubensin maalauksista. 

The main church in the city of Antwerp is The Cathedral of Our Lady.  The towering Cathedral  is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and the largest church in Benelux. Antwerp Cathedral also shelters four magnificent Rubens altarpieces.