Month: August 2020

Riga – Motormuzejs

From the numerous interesting museums Riga offers, we decided on – somebody surprised? – the Motor Museum! The modern museum is very well designed, with a lot of animation and videos to give technical explanations or an impression of the role cars played in history. We were truly impressed. How everything started, from the invention …

Riga – Motormuzejs Read More »

@ RIGA

In the capital of Latvia we went on a stroll through town and enjoyed the many historic houses and lively atmosphere with many restaurants and cafes with outdoor patios. House of the Blackheads Getting a free washing on the way to Riga  Reaching town Central market next to the river and the Academy of Science …

@ RIGA Read More »

@ Cape Kolka

On the way to Cape Kolka, the north-western limit of the Gulf of Riga, we visited the harbour town of Ventspils and travelled along a marvellous coast of endless sand beaches with pine forests behind them. Parking @ Ventspils Daisy & Cordy We found Ventspils a very fascinating town, very green and full of parks …

@ Cape Kolka Read More »

Arriving @ Latvia

Somehow we had reached Latvia on an adventurous route, which wasn’t really planned but fun. Our first destination, Karosta, also was a little bit weird. Parking for the Night at the Northern Forts For some reason our navigation took us on a minor road in direction to the border. Suddenly we turned left onto a …

Arriving @ Latvia Read More »

Curonian Spit

From Klaipeda we went to explore the Curonian Spit (Kurische Nehrung), a 98km long sand dune spit with some of the highest dunes of Europe. The Curonian Spit can only be reached by ferry and when we came there on a sunny Friday early afternoon, the queue in front of the ferry was endless. We …

Curonian Spit Read More »

Hill of crosses

From Vilnius we were on our way to the coast, visiting the Trakai Island Castle and the famous Hill of Crosses. In 1795 Lithuania became part of the Russian Empire. Poles and Lithuanians unsuccessfully rebelled against Russian authorities in 1831 and 1863. These two uprisings are connected with the beginnings of the hill: as families …

Hill of crosses Read More »

On the road to Vilnius

On the way to Vilnius we visited Druskininkai, a nice spa resort and the Grutas Park where Soviet time monuments are gathered after being removed from all the public places in Lithuania. The roads in Lithuania were very different from the ones in Poland – straight and wide, with no massive trees on both sides …

On the road to Vilnius Read More »