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2006-11-29 Europe

Riga under siege during NATO summit [Russians Dissed]

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Posted by mrp 2006-11-29 09:17|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And the president is a former US university professor, as I recall -- a lovely and erudite lady. My father will never forgive the native antisemitism that chased him and his mother out of the country in 1934, but I think the country is progressing beautifully.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-29 14:28|| 2006-11-29 14:28|| Front Page Top

#2 It will put the country on the Map? Hardly. Once the conference is over Latvia will be forgotten again. I'm not really sure why any country bothers to host any of these conferences.

At least the anarchists and anti-globalist idiots don't seem to have arrived.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-29 15:18|| 2006-11-29 15:18|| Front Page Top

#3 The book Commodore Hornblower did more to put Riga on the map than this conference will. In my humble opinion.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-29 15:19|| 2006-11-29 15:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Former Canadian professor, actually. Called my neck of the woods, Montreal, home for about 30 years.

Posted by IanFichten 2006-11-29 15:31|| 2006-11-29 15:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Wow-if Riga is only 30% Russian now, that suggest that there has been an exodus of Russians out of Latvia. I know citizenship has been an issue,

I lived in Riga in 1993-1994. A lot has changed since then, but traditional dishes are still available. I suggest piradzini (Latvian bacon and onion crescents) and Solyanka (Russian meat soup), as two such examples. The cheeses and desserts there are also excellent. Balsams is much touted, but it's tarry and intense. If you're looking for alcohol, a good home-made schapps is unbeatable-tart and super-potent.

Posted by Jules 2006-11-29 17:35|| 2006-11-29 17:35|| Front Page Top

#6 My apologies, IanFichten. Montreal is a lovely part of the world. Jules, I envy you -- I never got to see Latvia, although it's high on the list of places I'd like to see one day.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-29 22:33|| 2006-11-29 22:33|| Front Page Top

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