Friday
4th April 2004 (Bus Journey & Riga) |
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The staff room at
the City Gate |
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A Vilnius suburb |
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Helen at the
Services |
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Davie and Shannon |
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The stowaway |
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Helen and Shannon
on the bus |
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We've arrived |
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The view from the
hotel window |
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The Konventa Seta
(Convent Yard) itself |
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It's a sign |
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The frozen canal |
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Helen and the
Freedom Monument |
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The view from the
Skyline Bar window |
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The other window,
with the Skonto stadium |
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The blizzard by
night |
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Window dressing -
does this restaurant serve beaver? (Long story, but apparently
it's like chewy beef). |
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Helen and Shannon |
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In Runcis |
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And again, with a
little local colour |
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And again, with
the bike barely visible |
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Helen and Shannon
in Klondaika pool bar |
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Chris and an
ornament |
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The boys |
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Paddy Whelans |
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Davie and Shannon |
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A Latvian snowman |
Saturday
5th April 2004 (Riga) |
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The kitchen sink |
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Konventa Seta
hotel (highly recommended) |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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The view from the
church spire |
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A
giant cock |
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Helen and some
animals |
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The Olympiahalle
(scene of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest) |
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Helen outside FC
Barcelona |
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The Zeppelin
market |
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Stalin's
Birthday Cake |
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Yes, it does say
John Lemon |
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An
atmospheric backstreet |
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Helen, outside a
cafe, in a blizzard |
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The Three
Brothers |
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Paul with his
Balsam Ice Cream (very nice) |
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Shannon
and her Latvian feast |
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Helen, Davie and
Shannon in the snow |
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Paul and Helen |
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Davie &
Shannon |
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The snow outside
Amsterdama |
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Saying goodbye |
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Standing out in
the flashlight |
Sunday
6th April 2004 (Riga Airport & Home) |
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The usual
suspects in Riga International |
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Looking shifty |
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David and his
pants |
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The de-icer
running down the outside of the plane (NOT the fallout from Paul's burst
blister) |
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Back home, to
comfier shoes! |
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It's moving! |