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Riga – Uzvaras Piemineklis (Victory Memorial to Soviets) – Demolished

August 25, 2022Riga

And as I wrote about a few days ago….. It has now been demolished (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/25/latvia-topples-soviet-era-obelisk-amid-backlash-against-russia). I’m quite pleased to have

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Riga – Uzvaras Piemineklis (Victory Memorial to Soviets)

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022Riga, Uzvaras Piemineklis, Victory Memorial to Soviets

[I’m fixing some older posts which need the links to the images updating, and this monument is currently (August 2022)

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Riga – Museum of the Occupation of Latvia

October 3, 2018Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, Riga

This is the temporary home of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, which concentrates on the period between 1940

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Riga – Taxify (and voucher code)

October 3, 2018Riga, Taxify, Voucher Code

I must admit that I hadn’t heard of Taxify before I got to Riga, but it’s reasonably well advertised around

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Riga – Three Brothers (Trīs brāļi)

October 3, 2018Riga, Three Brothers, Trīs brāļi

I was going to wait for the tour group to move away from in front of these three buildings, which

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Riga – Road to Nowhere

October 3, 2018Riga

On the south side of the river, I wonder whether a whole new development will be complete by the time

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Riga – Ciemakukulis

October 3, 2018Ciemakukulis, Riga

Back on the south bank of the river today, this little cafe seemed to be popular with locals popping in

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Riga – Latvian National Library

October 3, 2018Latvian National Library, Riga

The National Library of Latvia is located in an impressive building known as the ‘Castle of Light’. The artwork is

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Riga – Gan Bei City

October 2, 2018Gan Bei City, Riga

Located on the seventh floor is Gan Bei City, part of a small local chain of Asian restaurants, and they

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Riga – McDonald’s (one for Dylan)

October 2, 2018Riga, The Dylan Report

This post is just for Dylan, and any other 7-year old who is dreaming of travel…… Riga is in eastern

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This site is the ‘fascinating’ (OK, it’s not that fascinating I admit) story of my travels around the world over the last few years. I’m conscious that there is so much more to visit, and I’ll do my best to carry on travelling as much as I can. I wouldn’t take anything too seriously, because I’ve rarely managed to…..

For previous adventures, here’s 2013-2018 and also 2019.

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