Given the multiplicity of other more obvious attractions within the square, you might be forgiven for missing this ‘sight’ when visiting the Town Hall Square in Riga.
The slightly domed plaque, depicted in my attached picture, is located on the ground between the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and the House of Blackheads. Continue reading “World’s First Decorated Christmas Tree”
With the signing of an Armistice Agreement in 1953 Korean War hostilities came to an end and former combatants commenced negotiations to bring about a peace agreement to formally end the Korean War, a war which gained practically nothing for either side but cost the lives of almost 3 million people.
At the time of my visit in April 2014 these peace negotiations were in their 61st year and peace between the two belligerents seemed no closer than it did when the military truce was called in 1953.
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The Rambling Wombat 