History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity. /D.Rittner/
Tag: Latvia
Thursday’s Special: Restoration (Guest Challenge by Restless Jo)
This time on Thursday’s Special Challenge the ‘lady of the manor’ is a fellow blogger – the one and only Restless Jo. She inspires us to think of a restored property that we would like to share, or maybe one that’s in need of love and attention, so…this is what came to my mind…
All my life I have had (and always will have) a “special relationship” with Kuldīga – a town in western Latvia therefore I decided to make this post a little about it. For the first time Kuldīga was mentioned in 1242. In the 17th century it was one of the capitals of the Duchy of Courland, and today the town is proudly called “the pearl of Kurzeme” (Courland). One of the main symbols of Kuldīga for many years has been the old masonry arch bridge across the river Venta.
The red brick bridge was built in 1874, and it was done, according to the 19th century standards – 500 feet long and 26 feet wide, for two carriages to pass each other. It consisted of seven spans of brick vaults, and during the World War I two of the spans were blown up (you can see them renovated in much more pale colour also in the photo above).
Image courtesy: the archives of Google
The bridge was renovated in 2009-2010, and to this day, being 164m long, it is the third longest brick bridge in Europe.
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A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Pots
A clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot…It has to go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain.
/Mildred WitteStouven/
A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Cross
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion. /Dalai Lama/
Travel Theme: Noise
The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing. But man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth and the music of the air.
/Rabindranath Tagore/
Travel Theme: Merchandise
Here is a simple but powerful rule: always give people more than they expect to get. /Nelson Boswell/
A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Round
Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle. /Marcus Aurelius/
