Riga
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This was my first visit into former Soviet occupied countries and to be frank I was expecting utilitarian apartment complexes, squat government buildings as well as surly people to dominate, but regal Riga home of Art Nouveau, smiling people and great beer was anything but. Our visit occurred almost halfway between its independence from Russia in 1990 and today, at the time Riga was trying attract tourist money and discount airlines had direct flights from every major British city making every weekend the Hen doo capital of Europe. Thankfully Riga has many things on offer other than really good cheap beer, like the biggest indoor market in Europe spread across 5 WW1 zeppelin hangers, a pedestrian only spectacular old town that is filled with bars, restaurants and warm people making it one of the hidden gems of Europe.
I took this on May 16, 2008 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 35mm, 1/250s, f8 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress