Klaipeda, Europeade 2009

I think I have to start this way… that was in the year of 2004 :)
I knew, that there will be Europeade in Riga in summer of 2004 and I really wanted to be in all of that. I volunteered to be guide to one of participant groups. I submitted application and I got what I wanted. I was guide for Czech group Kohutek from Moravia region. In three words – it was fun. And all that finished with my travel to Czech with Kohutek.

Czechs

This year Euroeade was in Klaipeda, Lithuania, which is just some 250km from Jelgava. Message from Czechs, short moment of thinking and last Saturday and Sunday I spent in Klaipeda. Really great weekend. I saw some concerts, parade of participants, evening concerts for participants and closing concerts on Sunday. And of course party in school with Czechs and their songs.

River Salaca

Route: Mazsalaca –> Bridge in Vīķi = 32km
We…: I, Wilx, Amanda, JankS, Modris, Dāvis

July 11th and 12th we spent going on Salaca. Weather – it always can be worth, and it always can be better. So… it was fine :) - well… relatively.
Saturday morning already at 9PM we were in Mazsalaca at the river. After preparing works while it was raining we started to go by the river with inflatable boats. So we went in rain approximately 1 hour or less. Later weather was quite nice. Sun was hiding behind the clouds, but it wasn’t cold at all. About 6AM it started to rain again. This rain was looooong ;) while raining we pitch the tents, made fire, cooked dinner, had dinner, drank beer, talked :). Everything as usual + rain.

River itself – very nice. I liked. Flow was good enough for being lazy and not rowing. I am sure that at least half of boating we just floated, talked about rabbit caves and rabbits that live there, moose (or that was deer?) and kangaroo ;)))

Cliffs of Salaca

Sightseeing - all object were in first day – skaņais mount, caves, cliffs. Wilx was boating here once and showed us Xcaves. It was worth see that. Where are Xcaves? Try to find, somewhere there at the bank of Salaca. These caves are not advertised and can be found only by those who want to find them. Reason – not to spoil them and demolish.

Thing drying :)	Having rest	Bridge over Salaca

Second day were no caves, no cliffs. Just trees, bushes, birds, silence and 4 inflatable boats with 6 boaters.

P.S. Caves and cliffs in Latvia are not big (don’t compare with Slovenia) ;)

Photo: Saniata; Wilx

June = concert

June turned to one big concert marathon with final concert on July 2nd.

7.06 – Festival of Riga dancers at Arena Riga “Vedam danci šovakar”
I liked this concert a lot. It was easy to dance and with big pleasure. If there is wish to see some pics then: EasyGet; Foto ziņu aģentūra (Foto news agency)
Also this concert was showed on TV, but big admonishments to LV TV – they cot out lot of dances.

13.06 – anniversary concerts of Jumpraviņa in Jumprava
Weather let’s say, wasn’t the best – it was raining. But when we had to dance, rain stopped, but the puddles… - those were big :) Party - :D:D:D There was no rain, and musicians taught hedgehog to talk (those who know will understand)

19.06 – Grand concert of Teiksma
There was such concert. We danced. Bet there was no real excitement to dance, it showed up only on second part of concert to performance “No tevis kaut kur tālumā” (Somewhere far away from you)
Pics you can see in www.azarts.lv. And just some also here

Gatves dance	Meitu māte

dance suite "Kas to Rīgu dimdināja"	Dance performance "No tevis kaut kur tālumā"

02.07 – dance performance “No sirsniņas sirsniņai” (From heart to heart) in Valmiera
That was kind of finish of the dance season. We came, we had training, we danced and went home. No party… but we expected that there will be ball and music. But alas! Nothing! And we weren’t the only one ensemble who came long way to Valmiera.

Now – no trainings at all.