[Hybrid 87]

Date: 21st May 2005
Location: Purvciems (Riga, Latvia)
Object: Commieblocks in spring

More pics may follow

 

[_alonso_]

looks really charming!

 

[Vertigo]

Some nice contrasts between the commie blocks and the flowers. Nice and original pics!

 

[DenverDane]

At least the nature around the commieblocks looks nice!

 

[Hybrid 87]

Well I tried to gain the contrast of comies and nature ...

And here some more pics:

 

[Gatis]

not bad at all...
If I will have spare time, will post short thread about spring in another place where Barocco arhitecture and gardens rule

 

[Geex]

Even commieblocks look's better in summer

Nice photos!

 

[rufi]

Awesome commies

 

[Hybrid 87]

Commies have their charms too ... so living in a concrete world isn't so bad afterall ...

@Gatis
I see you have done that already ... nice to compare Spring in a Barocco and Garden world to spring in a concrete world...

 

[Hybrid 87]

More pics

 

[Mantas]

So colourful!

 

[LaJollaCA]

It's threads like these that remind me how lucky I am not to live in Eastern Europe.

 

[_alonso_]

It's threads like these that remind me how lucky I am not to live in Eastern Europe.

:weird: yes, you a right. I feel very happy too, knowing that LT, LV and EST do not belong to Eastern Europe.


just such a conclusion from your side sounds quite silly. Baltic cities have not less to show than Scandinavians. and you shouldn't make spontaneous statements looking only at one (let's be honest - horrible) thread.

 

[Mantas]

@alonso No need to be harsh

Actually it's a commie suburb (how is it possible to make the shine?), so I don't understand how could you generalize about the Baltics from this area.

 

[_alonso_]

well, knowing how Scandinavians generalize Baltics (U-Lands, poor post-sov republics..), such statements like that one causes me hysterical laughter.

that's just some people's with stupid stereotypes problems - not ours.

 

[sander]

Nice. There`s a sharp contrast between commieblocks and nature. Nature helps to make this "ugly grey concrete sea" a little bit nicer.

OT: Btw in my school`s geography book Baltic states are showed as part of Northern Europe.

 

[_alonso_]

OT: Btw in my school`s geography book Baltic states are showed as part of Northern Europe.

or just a Nordic region, which contains Scandinavia, Baltic states and Finland.

it's enough to look at SSC sections

 

[Monkey]

Nice. There`s a sharp contrast between commieblocks and nature. Nature helps to make this "ugly grey concrete sea" a little bit nicer.

That's exactly the feeling I get when looking at hybrid's photos of his neighborhood, sander.

@hybrid: these photos are wonderful! :applause: I can practically smell the lilac.

 

[Hybrid 87]

That's exactly the feeling I get when looking at hybrid's photos of his neighborhood, sander.

@hybrid: these photos are wonderful! :applause: I can practically smell the lilac.

Well thanx ... always nice to hear such nice words ...
I always try to make some contrasts

 

[Gatis]

You can't avoid having commieblock districts in all former communist countries.

Don't see anything wrong about showing them as they are and some Westerners coming and being a little horrified. I myself am - anytime when I see them.