Stair at the Art Nouveau Museum

Circling the Baltic Sea: 5 Back to Latvia

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October 21st 2023
In general drivers have their eyes on the road. Navigators however have their eyes everywhere. That is why Linda sees more than me, while we are driving from Tallinn in Estonia to Riga in Latvia. Now and then she shouts things out, like: ‘Wow, a herd of deer there in the fields. Maybe ten.’ Or: ‘Look there, a flock of cranes’. Or: ‘What a beautiful dunes there behind the trees.’Or: ‘ ... 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