Percy

Sick all weekend with the flu so might as well ask 5 questions before bedtime soon.
Good Morning Europe.

1. What do these castle all have in common?
Chateau De La Caze
Dalhousie Castle ..Scotland
Markree Castle...Ireland
Kasteel Wittem
Schloss Sommersdork...Germany

2. What is common to these 5 Churches in this Baltic Country?
Dome Church
Our Lady of Sorrows
St. Saviour
St. Peter's
St. John's Church

3. There is a lovely building in this Baltic City named for unmarried German Merchants
What is the name of the building.?
What city is it in.?

4. In Riga Latvia there is a Freedom Monument. A lady atop a high column holding up 3 golden stars.
What do the three stars stand for .?

5. In this city in Latvia there is a Cat's House.
It has two cats in an arched position with their tails up, atop a turret roof of the building.
Original the arched cats rear ends were facing the other way. Why ?
Their present position is reversed from the original position. Why ?

Beddie bye for me . Good Night

Gardyloo

1. They're all hotels.
2. None of them are Orthodox.

Percy

Hi Gardyloo:


#1 Yes they are all Hotels. You can actually sleep in these Castles.

#2 That may be true but it is not the answer .


#3 Hint , is in Riga.

Percy

W
here is thursdaysd when I need her .


hint for #2 , the Churches are in Latvia, but what else in common to all of them.

Percy

Are they that difficult !

#5 is actually comical

PalenQ

I know none as Baltics are unknown to me - could have guessed # 1 - #5 - the cat's meow?

Percy

It's the cat's meow alright !!! when you get the answer.

Okay I will answer # 2

The Churches are ALL in Riga Latvia.

#3 is a lovely building, wait till you see it.

thursdaysd

You are crediting me with a better memory than I have these days. I know exactly which building you are talking about in Riga, but I cannot remember the name.

PalenQ

Cat's got your tongue or in Latvia Cats' got your tongue!

flpab

Schloss Sommersdork...Germany has very good rates.

Percy

Okay, okay sick as I am I will give the answers.

#3
This is the lovely Blackheads Building.

Here it is:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=house...ih=984&dpr=0.9

#4 The Freedom Monument.
The Three Stars represent the 3 areas of Latvia.
Kurzeme
Vidzeme
Latgale.

here it is :

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Freed...ih=984&dpr=0.9

and now # 5:

The Cat's House. First have a look at the building and the Cats .

https://www.google.ca/search?q=cat's...ih=984&dpr=0.9


Now this is cute .

The owner of the house was a wealthy merchant who wanted to join the Great Guild opposite his home.

At that time the guild was controlled by German merchants and they did not want to admit a non-German into their ranks.

In fury the owner of the house ordered his two roof top statues of angry cats with arched backs and raised tails to be turned so that their bottoms pointed directly at the Great Guild.

The Guild members were outraged by such disrespect and took the merchant to court.

After a lengthy court case the statues were turned round and the merchant was admitted to the guild.


Ahh...how sweet.
Has anything really changed over the centuries !!!