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Statue of Roland, Riga, Latvia

November 30, 2019January 18, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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Roland was a close confidant of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and died at the Battle of Roncevaux in 778. He was immortalized in the Song of Roland, which I … Read more

Categories Europe, Germany, Latvia, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Bremen, riga

Rumbula Massacre Holocaust Memorial, Latvia

January 29, 2019July 6, 2014 by Tom Bartel
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We had never heard of the Rumbula Massacre until we visited the Latvian Museum of the Occupation in Riga. (Great museum, terrible website, btw.) The museum itself is an eye … Read more

Categories Europe, Latvia Tags holocaust, riga, World War II

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