| 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 | 
        | 
      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 | 
    
    
        | 
      Helen and some
        animals | 
    
    
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      The Olympiahalle
        (scene of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest) | 
        | 
      Helen outside FC
        Barcelona | 
    
    
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      The Zeppelin
        market | 
        | 
      Stalin's
        Birthday Cake | 
    
    
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      Yes, it does say
        John Lemon | 
    
    
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      An
        atmospheric backstreet | 
    
    
        | 
      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) | 
    
    
        | 
      The usual
        suspects in Riga International | 
        | 
      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! |