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We came back to Riga a few days ago. This panorama from yesterday morning is from Dzirnavu street, view centered southwards. The brown building on the left is a health centre. The tower behind is Hotel Latvija, whose sky bar offers cocktail drinks named Orgasm and alike. Riga has developed a reputation for its sex tourism.

A bit more to the right, where the the aeroplane traces point to, you can see a glimpse of the Esplanade Park. The park hosts an orthodox cathedral, trampolines and a giant air-filled crocodile. Yesterday, in the playground while a sociology student was interviewing us about phone connections and the internet usage, a young Russian mother was beating her small boy with a shoe.

On the right, a couple of blocks behind the corner-shop cafe, is the Art Nouveau Riga where you may spot houses built by Mikhail Eisenstein, the father of the film director Sergei. During these five years I’ve been strolling Riga the area has grown very posh.