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Conclusion During this 22-day trip, I went to a total of 7 museums on Soviet history, 9 beaches on the Baltic Sea, and participated in 11 orienteering competitions. In the museums of the two regions, we can see the different feelings of the people of the two regions in the same period of history. Russia regards the Soviet Union as the most glorious period of its country, as a world superpower at that time. Russian museums display many Soviet leaflets…

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August 13th to 14th: the end of the trip The trip finally came to the end. I took number 22 bus from Riga to the airport, then took an Aeroflot Russian Airlines plane back to Moscow. Riga Airport is the largest airport in the Baltic region, but I only see it as a medium-sized airport. I only see narrow-body airliners. The vast majority of the aircraft inside are on domestic lines, and only the two gates in the farthest are…

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July 31th: Klaipėda museum tour On the last day before the arrival of the Hong Kong team, I visited the museums in Klaipeda. I first took a ferry from Smiltynė to Klaipėda. At that time, the ticket office was not open, and no one checked the ticket at the gate. The ferry was therefore free of charge. (Passengers generally buy a round-trip ticket in Klaipėda, because the vast majority of visitors are round-trip). After going ashore, I went to the…

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July 28th: ​​Curonian Spit (South) The Curonian Spit is 98 kilometres long (101 kilometres for the only road above), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a national park. Car entry is subject to double high fees, which costs 20 Euros to enter the North in the summer and 300 rubles to enter the South. In general, cycling is the most cost-effective method. There are 9 settlements on the Curonian Spit. They includes in order: Lesnoy (11 km) Rybachy (33.7 km)…

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July 26-27: coast of Kaliningrad Oblast I first went to the local theme park “Youth Recreation Park”. There are a variety of facilities, including a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster, etc. There is also a learning centre. There is a chess club inside promited. I entered the house and took a few photos: Then take the route 120 suburban bus from the train station to Yantarny. The bus runs every hour and there will be additional buses on sunny days…

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July 25th: Tour of Kaliningrad City On the next day after the flight, July 25th, I visited museums in the city of Kaliningrad. I first went to the World Ocean Museum, where there were various ships (including research ships, submarines, seaplanes, etc.) and aquariums. I visited the research ship and the submarine, but the explanations were all Russian that I could not understand. It also displays many Soviet-era badges and promotional materials, showing the people their ambitions to conquer the…

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