Greg and I travelled to Liepaja, Latvia for humanitarian project
development but what we found was something unexpected and magical.
Leipaja (lee-a-pie-ya), is a western port city on the coast of
the Baltic Sea – is known in winter as one of the most beautifully decorated
cities in the whole country.
We arrived by coach bus and rode the trolley to our hotel stop.
We didn’t expect what we saw as we neared our, Art Hotel Roma, a town square
lit up in the most ambitious light displays.Along city streets, are the whitest snowflake laces and brightly
lit colorful round orbs on lampposts and hang across streets. Wintertime is magical
in Liepaja - at Rose Square, where the largest Advent wreath and bridge leads
you across the Square of Roses.
A gigantic bright Christmas tree with thousands
of LED lights and colorful round bulbs are displayed. Across the street,an
enormous hot air balloon brightly lit ready for launch with the help of an elf.
The whole square is very magical and reminiscent of a fairy tale land. I just had to stop and take it all in; it seems all so magical
and breath-taking. In my life, I have not seen anything so exquisite during the
winter than this.
Beautiful.
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