We fiinally realised that we weren't going to get any sleep around ten. We got up and packed our bags. After paying for the hostel, we went to the bus station and bought our ticket to Liepaja. They were approximately £9 for both of us. The journey to Liepaja was very slow because we got stuck behind the worlds longest military convoy. This was interesting for a while as It had about 30 vehicles including artillery guns. However our driver became increasingly wreckless the more agitated he became. He was like a man on a suicide mission which was funny because [View Full Entry]

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Here are some pictures from Easter weekend in Liepaja, in the West of Latvia. We were staying with Lelde's family on a farm in the countryside. It was pretty cold-it snowed a bit on Easter day. In Latvia, it is a tradition on Lieldiena(Lit. Big Day) to colour eggs by wrapping them in muslin parcels and adding leaves, flowers and anything else, then boiling them in water with lots of onion skins- nice results this year. We also played a lot of Novus, a traditional Latvian game with a sqaure wooden table with a circular whole in each corner. It 's [View Full Entry]

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arrived in the night...again. after some trouble we managed to find a "hostel". it was a students residence,that worked as a hostel during the summer!the recepcionist didnt speak english at all ( that happens quite a lot in here...i usually find it funny not to understand a word of what foreign people are saying. but this recepcionist lady wasnt being so receptive... ) , she was about to kick us out when too students came to the rescue - ENGLISH SPEAKING LATVIAN GIRLS!!somehow they could convince the lady. thats how we met Ruta ( sorry if i spelled it incorrectly...). She [View Full Entry]

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Goodbye Ruta, Laura - Liepaja. To depart is always sad... Objectiva> Klaipeda, on the lithuanian Coast Long walk out of the city...gas stations, cafes,....waiting...bla bla...took 2 hours to get a ride. His name was Andreas he was heading straight to Klaipeda. Great guy, loads of fun we had. just saying silly stuff and joking. i was playing a stupid poet, april was happy and warm and andreas was just in the right mood. the sun was going to sleep...behind the trees and the sea. beautiful ride............ it was great fun he stoped at Palangas, a city by the sea, so that [View Full Entry]

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