Riga beer garden

Riga, One of the "Greats"!

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September 5th 2008
Riga is Fantastic! We arrived here on Wednesday morning feeling rather dehydrated and tired after our impromptu drinking session in Leipaja the night before, however we were met with smiling faces at our hotel and a lovely breakfast in a nearby cafe, enough to set us up for a days sightseeing. Riga (we were told by our drinking buddy the night before) is one of the "greats" and despite this rat ... 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