Kuldiga folk dancers getting ready to dance.


I had a cold sore and the medicine is in Russian!

A bakery where Daiga gets her cakes for school.

The owner is at left. All were very friendly!

Some of the cakes they make...

Very clean place too!

The mixer!

Saying goodby.

In Kuldiga

Niks, Oto and Daiga

Al and Cande at the Kuldiga city map.

Older ladies singing Latvian folk songs in Kuldiga.

The horse drawn wagon has a beer keg on it!

The bar looks like a Montana cowboy bar!!!

the old water tower in Kuldiga.

Local police office...

There are flower stands all over Kuldiga!

A display in Kuldiga center.

Janis gonna put Oto in the pot?

Oto not sure if he likes it or not!

A weaver in a shop in Kuldiga.

Some of the cloth they hand make...

The shop where the weavers work in Kuldiga.

Janis and Al load gravel for potholes into wagon.

Janis supervising Al and Richards.

Al with smooooth latvian beer!!!

Cande really likes the latvian "suds"!!!

Al hooking the wood wagon to the tractor.

Going to get another load of wood...

Daiga and Oto getting ready for Ligo!

Cande weaving grass for Ligo decorations.

Daiga and Cande weaving grass for Ligo.

A bird in the nest on the edge of the garage door!

21 June 2011

Janis and Daiga have a US and Latvian flag together on the garage flag pole.

Al supervising the filling of potholes in the driveway.

Getting a load of gravel for the potholes.

the frog pond next to the barn.

a menu at the cafe in Kandava.

Janis sure can put the food away...

Cande had stuffed chicken and it was GOOD!!!

The cafe.

Al's chicken breast was excellent!!!

A map at the WWII museum wher violent fighting between Soviet and German troops took place.

500,000 men died in this area!

an old Soviet 4 wheel drive vehicle.

Niks and Richards on a soviet tank.

A soviet observation plane.

Parts of tanks left over from the battles.

An old Dodge Power Wagon from the Lend Lease program.

Walking to outdoors relics.