Today was Latvia's 89th Independence Day (of course it was interrupted by almost 50 years in the Soviet Union but I guess they just kept on counting). I went to the Latvian Military Parade which lasted about 20 mins and I couldn't get any good pictures cause there were so many people on the banks of the Daugava (the river that Riga was built around). Then I went to a true Latvian party where we sang folk songs and drank hot balsams (a really good Latvian drink with back current juice). Then we went to watch the fireworks which were pretty impressive (see picture above). They too were along the banks of the Daugava and light horizontally so they went along with the skyline of Riga. I only wish I was a bit closer!
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