Beautiful Riga view !

Farewell Riga !

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August 5th 2006
Left Riga quite early in the morning. I went downstair the the reception and asked to call a cab for the airport. Thanks godness that there was someone actually awake to look after the bar and be a receptionist for the hostel at the same time. I asked her roughly how much would it be the fare for the ride to the airport to get an idea. But not to worry, the taxi is metered. But who knows if the m ... 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