Admiring them

Aglona

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June 29th 2019
29 June 2019 As we left Trakai we visited The Hill of Angels, a growing collection of wooden sculptures in a scenic location donated by individuals throughout Lithuania which has been put together over the last ten years. Then we drove 250k north east and into our second Baltic State, Latvia. We stayed the night at the village of Aglona, home of a large Basilica. Hundreds of thousands of Catholi ... 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