We returned early this morning from a wonderfully rich weekend in Jurmala and Riga--two Latvian cities on the Baltic Sea. I was inspired enough to create a blog about the trip, as so much touched and moved me.
Latvia seems a place on the cusp of the old world and the new, as I tasted and viewed the mix of technology (WiFi, latest Hollywood movies, cel phones and the latest tech. trends) with all I have read and heard of pre-war Europe (a lovely old town with cobblestone streets, a market where you are expected to haggle, coal-powered locomotives and Victorian architecture), and AMAZING food!! Wow, did the food take me back to my (half) Jewish roots, as I indulged on the most delicious potato latkes, mushroom pirogies, sour and dill pickles, cheese danishes and omelettes I have tasted since NYC's Lower East Side! There was so much that was vaguely familiar, and I felt both comfortable and comforted, being immersed in a culture that once nurtured my own Jewish culture, was blended with it. The Big War changed all that, and 90 percent of Latvia's Jews were exterminated. it was nice to see Stars of David and Israeli flags around, unlike Norway which doesn't have those around--it is too political apparently.
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