Breakfast in Riga

And we begin in Riga!!

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June 12th 2006
(Welcome to the backlog/catch-up sessions. Back in June this year, two-days before we departed to South America, we spent two weeks in the Baltics and Russia.) 12 June 2006 Landed in Riga at 7.30pm to glorious sunshine and warm weather! Managed to get the bus to Riga with some Aussies (all very happy with their 3-1 win against Japan in the World Cup). On arrival at the hostel w ... 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