Comments on: Latvia, an oft-occupied country

By: TravelGuy

TravelGuy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:03:09 +0000

It’s quite a story…people threw flowers and cheered when the Nazi tanks rolled into Riga, thinking they were liberated from tyrany and the Russians. Within a very short time, Jewish people all over the city were missing and the Latvians discovered there was no cause for celebration.

This is a great museum that tells a story most people outside of Latvia have never heard.

By: Some favourite things to see in Riga, Latvia

Some favourite things to see in Riga, Latvia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:44:25 +0000

[...] which was once used by merchants but is now a museum and concert hall. Then visit the free Museum of Occupation, which our whole family enjoyed, despite the unlikely subject. You can take a virtual tour of [...]

By: Heather Cowper

Heather Cowper — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:12:54 +0000

I remember visiting the museum a few years ago when we were there and found it touching to see some of the home-made everyday items, used by the prisoners, such as their felt boots.

I wrote about the things to see around Riga here
http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/a-visitor-from-riga/

By: Rooi_Skoene

Rooi_Skoene — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:52:19 +0000

Three occupations? WOW. And I’m sure this has affected their outlook on live. I’d love to find out what sayings developed after being occupied this often.