The day of celebration ended with Fireworks!
We watched from two locations

Mom, Lyla, and Tracy watched the firewoks with the masses from the banks of the Daugava River.
The fireworks were set off from the middle of the river.

                                                                                                                                                                     photo by Tracy Leigh

                                                                                                                                                                     photo by Tracy Leigh

                                                                                                                                                                   photo by Tracy Leigh

Austin, Norm, Lynda, Graeme, Lenore and I watched from our hotel.  Dad watched them on
TV in his room.


Here you can see other observers in silhouette on the rooftops on the right.


The celebrations went on all night but we didn't.  Lynda and Lenore jogged the next morning
through the park.  Several revelers still partying from the night before tried to run along.



 
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