14 October 2014

Railway Bridge across the Daugava River in Riga (Latvia)

"Once upon a time, long ago, a tall strong man named Lielais Kristaps carried people across the river Daugava. Kristaps lived in a cabin on right bank of the river. While sleeping one night, Kristamps heard a small child crying on the other side of the river. He immediately rose to fetch the child, and began to carry it across the river. Half way across, the child became so heavy that Kristaps barely managed to get to the other bank. Exhausted, he laid the child down to sleep in his shack, and fell asleep himself. The following morning Kristaps awoke to find a large chest of gold coins where the child had been. Upon his death, the money was used to found the city of Riga"

Legend about the founding of Riga