Riga, Latvia

Riga, Latvia

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August 5th 2014
We crossed the border into Latvia without any problem, in fact we didnt see any border controls. Close to Riga we stopped at Rundale Palace where we had lunch in the beautiful rose gardens before taking a tour of the interior rooms. The palace was constructed in the 1730s but suffered serious damage in 1919 during the Latvian War of Independence. After World War II, it came under Russian con ... 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