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taracloud
Tara Cloud
Perfect or grody?
Coming from a David Lynch, Disneyland town, I love them--can't be too perfect for me. No trash all around or touts, flamboyant Art Nouveau and restorations rather than replacing bombed-out buildings with modern concrete--count me in. And don't knock the little old ladies at their organ concert, I went for it when there. Here in Arequipa, Peru, they restored the cathedral's organ after 10 years of work, but they've no one to play it. Have to bring someone in from the capital--duh. But I loved Riga (and Arequipa), and so happy you did too, with those little caveats.