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Rundale Palace

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July 10th 2010
July 10 - I woke up today after a so-so night's sleep. All I wanted to do last night was go to bed and watch an episode of The Daily Show before snoozing. Instead, I met a new roommate chatterbox and then finally told him I was going to watch some tv. Five minutes later, one of the Belgian girls came in and started to talk to me. Lovely girl, bad timing. When we were done talking, it was 12:30am a ... 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