Our Washing Line in Riga

Riga, Latvia

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January 15th 2007
Breakfast! Even though it had only been four days since we left home the fact that our hostel included free brekfast was fantastic! Egg, toast, jam, cheese, yoghurt and tea! Who could ask for more? Our hostel here in Riga is really lovely - or it was until the Irish turned up! About 40 18 year olds who stayed in drinking til midnight every evening then stumbled back in at various intervals throu ... 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