The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center

Circling the Baltic Sea: 3 Latvia

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October 19th 2023
Just before the border between Lithuania and Latvia we take the exit to Paluše to visit the Aukštaitija National Park. It is near the border with Belarus. In Paluše sits the office of the park, where you can find guides. The office is closed however. The chance to cross by accident the border with Belarus is nihil. Still we don’t like to walk into the kalashnikoved friends of comrade Aleksand ... read more

Europe » Latvia

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After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of... ... read more