Alba Jurmala
Darzu Street 9 Jurmala, Latvia
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... slats resting on the ground. There were some thin mattresses and old blankets…and nothing else. A heavy door completely closed off the room, with only a peephole for guards to look in. She showed us down the dimly lit corridor to the bathroom, which was located in the old bathroom quarters, with the addition of an old, seat-less western toilet for “comfort.” We were the only guests in the entire prison that night and listened as ...
Last night in Riga...
... the community going over their head and the file contained a follow up letter from the Valmiera administrative council berating the Jewish community for not, in effect, following protocol. Unfortunately the file does not indicate if the Jews of Valmiera were granted the right to buy property in the end.
After a few files relating to an unrelated Dimant family we found the university files of the Dimant and ...
Riga - an architectural polyglot
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The Big Guild house is in another square and opposite it is The House of the Black Cats. The black cat is the emblem of Riga and I have noticed a LOT of cats as I’ve wandered the street. Built in 1909, The House of the Black Cats belonged to a merchant denied entry to the big guild. In a fit of pique he built his house opposite the guild and on the roof put two black cats with their tails raised and their ...
Ab ins Baltikum - und erst noch mit 757!
... dieses Unterfangen erinnerte mich an die kleineren Geldprobleme der Ukraine. Als erstes wollte mir die nette Dame am Wechselbüro weis machen, sie hätten die Währung nicht, trotz 3 täglicher Flüge nach Riga. Toll. Nach einer grösseren Suchaktion in den Schubladen fand sie doch noch Lats. Super! Doch die Geschichte geht weiter. Eigentlich hatte ich vor, mir diese Lats direkt in CHF belasten zu lassen von meinem Postkonto. Der Kartenleser wollte allerdings ...
God's Grace again!
... br> and really more like 3 hours for an international flight! This meant we
had only 1 hour and 10 minutes till the plane was boarding. CRAZY!
I prayed then went into crisis mode....had Michael drop Rachel and I at
the check in, he ran the car to return it, I ran into the ticketing,
told the airlines my story, pleaded for mercy...they gave it to us after
a small scolding, they took our bags and gave us a special green
sticker ...



