Blogs from Latvia, Europe - page 34

Hello my dears Here i am in front of the PC after 1 month of NOT writing... Here is what happened during this time, first of all i went to Riga for MC to MC to MC meeting with Latvia and Estonia, great trip, great people and great places, you will find some pictures from the meeting at the end of this post. One week later i went with the Lithuanian MC camping, 50 KM away from Vilnius, it was not the usual camping that we have in Romania because Lithuania does not have mountains, so we went to a lake :D. Cool and nice, it rained for 3 days and we were all wet all the way but we really enjoyed the trip, the beers and the fact that we were together there, we went ... read more

Good day, Forgive me father for I have sinned... its been over a week since my last blog.. I thought we might see something before we report back to you, the trouble is now is that we have been so busy sprinting around europe that I might have forgotten what I was going to say...let me try to recall... or just check Heathers daily journal.... We made our way to Tallinn Estonia via hovercraft from Helsinki. short journey about a hour and a half and the fastest option they were a few... we quickly made our way (walking to the main square) no bother.... the old town is small and quite navigable in a day or so... well that what we had... Prices were much cheaper than Scandinavia. We decided to take a small walking tour ... read more

Today we started to get some altitude over 1400 m. We were across the valley from the Gran Sasso The highest mtn. in the Apennine Range.(2800 m.) Spectacular views.Wolves,bears& chamois roam this national park.Shortly after we arrived back at our residence the heavens opened--nt a sprinkle but a downpour. After 20 mins. the sun was out and the tep. back up.Tomorrow I'm off to my next stop just north of Venice , a place arranged for me by Ivano& Catherine Segato ( a relative run Argri Tourism). The food is outstanding --I think I might have to ride about 1000 kms. aday to maintain weight!!!!!!!!!Til Venice. Ciao ... read more

We took the train to the seaside resort of Jurmala for our last day in Latvia. ... read more

We started the day picking up supplies from a local supermarket in Sigulda, and buying breakfast from the bakery attached to our hotel. This turned out to be a game of chance, with many sweet-looking baked goods containing meat, savoury-looking ones containing fruit and some apparently containing both... Our first stop was the medieval town of Cesis. First up, we visited a castle where we were given hard hats and candle lanterns and pointed in the right direction to explore dungeons and towers. In one room we found a archeologist in a smithy using authentic methods to recreate ancient metalwork found on the site and from the surrounding regions. In the grounds, they also had the town's statue of Lenin, lying on it's side as a poignant reminder of soviet occupation. Afterwards, we sat in a ... read more