Latvia
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Tuesday, 23 Jul 2013 | Views [250] | Comments [4]
The last two days haven't been very eventful. Yesterday we walked off the beaten track to see more of the waterfront in Liepāja. On the way, we passed lots of wooden homes that don't rate a mention in the tourist blurbs, but a lot of them ... Read more >
Sunday, 21 Jul 2013 | Views [290] | Comments [1]
Liepāja can certainly be described as a city of contrasts. Today, we went from one extreme to the other!
Our hotel is not far from the beach. You can't see the beach from the hotel but you can walk there in about 10 or 15 ... Read more >
Saturday, 20 Jul 2013 | Views [232]
Today we walked around town slowly, with me hobbling with one very bruised foot.
We had a look at St Joseph's church. It was a very dark - in fact, too dark to really see it properly. We then went onto Holy Trinity Cathedral.... Read more >
Friday, 19 Jul 2013 | Views [206] | Comments [1]
This morning got off to a bad start because I kicked my little toe on the leg of the bed and it really hurts! Hopefully I haven't broken it - I taped it up with a bandaid and am hoping for the best. Rob provided plenty of sympathy!
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Thursday, 18 Jul 2013 | Views [257] | Comments [1]
Tues 16 - Yesterday we had more of a look around the old town of Riga. In one of main squares there is beautiful ornate building with a restored façade, called the House of Blackheads. It was originally built in 1334 for the city’s guilds.... Read more >
Tuesday, 16 Jul 2013 | Views [267] | Comments [4]
Yesterday was a bit of a laid back day, starting with doing a spot of washing at a Laundromat which Rob had sussed out on the internet before we left Australia. While the washing was going around and around, we went to a Church nearby and sat in on their ... Read more >
Sunday, 14 Jul 2013 | Views [242] | Comments [3]
Riga, Latvia, was founded in 1201, and has some wonderful old building in the centre of the old town, which have stood the test of time. St Jacob’s Cathedral, which was sited outside the old city walls, was built in 1225, to serve the surrounding ... Read more >
Saturday, 13 Jul 2013 | Views [119] | Comments [2]
Firstly, before talking about today - now that we are in Riga, and seem to have a better wifi speed, I managed to upload a photo of me at Peterhov Palace yesterday, just to prove we were there!
Today, We said good bye to St Petersburg this morning ... Read more >
