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Latvians are nuts
about flowers and they were everywhere. Flower stalls were on every street
and apparently there are even stalls that sell flowers 24 hours a day.
Another unique item you will find at street stalls is amber. Latvia has
large deposits and it used in a wide variety of jewelry. My personal favorite
product of Latvia however is Black Balsam. Well, alone Balsam is a rather
bitter tasting 90 proof rot gut. But mixed with a soda it's not bad, and
it comes in a ceramic bottle that is pretty cool (I still have one in
my liquor cabinet). When bottled in a cooler-like concoction known as
Black Cherry Balsam, it's downright tasty.
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