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Riga - final impressions
... and contemplate my time here. Latvia is a fascinating place pulling itself into the 21st century after decades of oppressive rule by the soviet union. One sign of their disdain of the soviets is the contempt they have for a very large building built in the 1950s. It's called Stalin's birthday cake and there is another one in Warsaw and one in Moscow. And so off to Poland. A new family to investigate, several actually... And Rosh Hashanah in ...
Last week in Ru and last days in Lat
... in his spine and legs for him to walk again. Patience for Dena as she trusts and hopes in the Lord. Praise for improvement: that Sasha can stand now and move around the apartment by himself, holding on to things and Dena can go to the Dacha (kitchen garden outside the city) and know that he will be ok to feed himself etc..
Travel mercies for the Family. John and Ruthanna through Scandinavia and to the ...
The heart of the boozy Baltics
... low for a beer.
Getting on to Riga... as the centre boasting the largest concentrated population in the Baltic countries (pop. 760,00), Riga is often dubbed 'the Paris of the East’ (yes, another Paris reference). While we’re not sure if the comparison is truly warranted, we will give Riga full props for culture, history and general ‘coolness’ – the sheer number of art nouveau buildings, quirky side streets and random beer ...
Dangerous Riga!!!!!
Beware of Riga, Latvia. We have found it to be a very dangerous city. We arrived in the old town and were roaming around and found that an 87 year old man from our ship had been hit by a car. A woman on board the ship fell down some stairs. Another man went to the infirmary with severe indigestion. And me?...... ...
Riga, Latvia - Winter Wonderland
... was finally completed in 1746. In celebration, the architect in charge climbed to the top of the spire and drunk a glass of wine. Then he threw his empty glass to the ground, telling everyone that the number of shards it broke into would signify how many centuries the spire would remain standing. So they all climbed back down to have a gander. They weren't happy with what they found. The glass had only broken into two pieces. By chance, it had landed in a pile of hay. "So did ...
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