House of Blackheads and the Occupation Museum

Oh Riga

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November 4th 2011
Well it's back to the original plan after the little diversion. It was a bit of an Amazing Race sprint to get here though. Wanting to maximise the time in Rome and not overnight in Istanbul I had booked a flight back from Rome that had a little bit of a tight connection time. I had a vague hope that they would be able to check my bag all the way through as I was flying with partner airlines, v ... 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