Riga, Latvia - His Holiness left his hotel earlier than usual this morning in order to be able to complete preparations for the empowerment and permission he was going to confer. On arrival at the Skonto Hall, His Holiness posed for photographs with volunteers.
Riga, Latvia - By the time His Holiness was ready to leave for the Skonto Hall this morning, almost two hundred people filled the hotel lobby waiting to catch a glimpse of him. Many held photos and other items they hoped to have blessed.
Riga, Latvia - Yesterday, a short flight over the Baltic Sea brought His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Latvia. He was welcomed at Riga Airport by the local Latvian and Russian organizers of his visit. A large group of well-wishers were waiting to greet him at his hotel.
Vilnius, Lithuania - Meeting with members of the Lithuanian Parliamentary Group for Tibet and Tibet supporters this morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama told them: "We’ve been passing through a difficult period with extensive human rights violations in Tibet."
