Mairitaas blog

Wednesday 30 December 2009

Monday 7 December 2009

Sunday 6 December 2009

Advent time

Happy Advent to everybody!

This song is my dedication to everybody for Advent time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzJ4uu9mFyI

Two angels

Translation: Mairita Elbrete

Text editor: Gabrielle Crick

Two angles sit

At a gable window and sing

And throw down presents

For everyone passing by.

But no one hears their song

And no one sees them,

And the angles laugh –

How can joy be

Something unwanted!

Listen! Maybe we have to fly away -
Too much is given to everyone here.

Listen! An orphan is crying somewhere;

And calling for happiness to return

Two angles sit

At a gable window and sing

Wishing good luck

To all the passers- by.

Thursday 3 December 2009

Saint Petersburg

Some glimses from Hermitage

(November25 - 29)

My daughters Christina and Katharina went to Saint Peterburg to participate in the festival. One of the most interesting places to see of course was Hermitage.

( In picture my daughter is with mask: Swine flu is also in Saint Peterburg)

To have more impressions from museum - VIDEO IS FOR YOU!

The ball is over, the clock struck midnight...

Monday 23 November 2009

A happy birthday to Latvia – November 18th

November 18th is the 91 st Anniversary of the proclamation of the independent Republic of Latvia

This is very special day for everybody. The morning begins with public worship. After it people go to put flowers at the Freedom Monument and create a flower way and watch parade of Latvian armed forces. This day ends with impressive fireworks. I try to put all this in the video.

One of main symbols of Latvia is the Freedom Monument. There is written TĒVZEMEI un BRĪVĪBAI (for Fatherland and Freedom). In my video you can see the hands of the Freedom Monument, holding aloft three stars representing the three historic regions of the country, and essentially the symbol of Latvia.

Tuesday 17 November 2009

Light festival "Staro Riga", November 2009

This is the Second Light Festival Staro Rīga. The second year in the row for five days in November Rīga will be made much brighter by the Light Festival Staro Rīga (Riga Shines). It is illumination in various techniques to see unique objects of the art of light.

I'll try to make video

All the objects of the light festival will be displayed every evening from 18:00 to 23:00. Over the five days from 14th-18th of November of the festival there will be light objects in the streets, parks and squares of the city

During the light festival on November 14, fifteen museums of Rīga will participate in the festival with a special project “In the light of museums”, which provides special programs and discount for the entrance fees.
The light festival is organized by Riga City Council’s Department of Culture and event producer “Untitled”.

Here I am in one of streets - Arsenala (Armoury street) in Old Riga near bank of the river Daugava. In Middle Ages in this street goods from ships were uploaded with special pulley in storehouses.