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In Riga - one of our few group shots

October 4th 2007
Our whirlwind trip to Riga has come and gone. We arrived in Riga mid-afternoon on Monday, settled into the Grand Palace Hotel and then cruised the cobbled streets of the Old Town and a little beyond the remains of the medieval walls to get our bearings. Riga is a much larger, more cosmopolitan city than Tallinn. Once described as 'the Paris of the East' it is filled with ornate, decorative Art ... read more

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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

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It's six weeks til our European adventure. Four of us - Miss Jules, the two Petes and me. The original plan was to traipse through France following the Rugby World Cup. The plan evolved over Sydney dinners with maps, Google and much red wine. Now we\'re taking sleeper trains to Russia, exploring the Baltic States in a minibus, chilling out in a B&B in the south of France, spending a romantic weekend in Paris, catching up with friends and family in the UK and then heading home. This may not be the year-long, round the world backpacking adventure of some, but it will be a well-earned, e... full info

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