Monday, December 3, 2007

A Challenge to our Readers


Sunday December 2, 2007
Often when we leave our apartment and walk the streets of Riga we observe new sights. Last Sunday we saw Latvian flags with a black ribbon attached and have not figured out the significance of the black ribbon. We do know the flags were out for Proclamation of Independence Day on November 18 and on November 11 for Remembrance Day...but didn't notice black ribbons on those days. In one of the parks we saw people ice skating on a rink and Christmas decorations were everywhere....however.....
Here's your challenge:
What is the significance of this long, patiently waiting line stretching the length of pils iela? We saw it when we went in to church at 11 and it was four or five times longer when we came out at noon stretching in both directions. December 2, 2007.
More hints will be provided if you email us your hypotheses. Are you stumped?

1 comment:

Tim said...

Free hand-outs at the pancake place?