Mary and April

Latvia ...12th feb

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February 12th 2007
arrived in the night, riga airport. cold. had no Lat money... a young guy payed for my bus trip. got out after the great stone bridge...as i had checked out the hostel street in the internet. night, nobdy on the street. "ding dong" who is it? "i want to get a room please" we are full...go away. i wandered for 10 minutes, entered a cafe and the barman showed me the way to another hostel. ...... ... 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