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Europe » Latvia » Vidzeme Region » Sigulda July 18th 2008

Sigulda is described as the Switzerland of Latvia. In a country of no hills that is nearly all flat we were interested in what this meant. So we hoped on a train to see what it was like. We soon discovered that comparing Sigulda to Switzerland is a bit ambitous. One attraction that they have in Sigulda however is a bobsled track. And beleive it or not tourists can go in a bobsled and go down the track. Being summer and with no ice about they have a specially constructed audi bobsled for you to go in. The bobsled goes down the track reaching speeds of over 90km / hour. And consiering that captain dangerous has been on holidays for a while he thought that this was he perfect time to come back to work. We ... read more
Our boblsed.....sort of
The track
Other less dangerous types trying it out

Europe » Latvia » Vidzeme Region » Sigulda July 11th 2008

Riga'da geçirdiğimiz 4 günden sonra bir minibüse ( Letonya'da şehiriçi dolmuşlar ve bizdeki gibi şehir merkezinden ilçelere giden minibüsler var) binip orman içinde bir yerleşim merkezi olan Siguldaya gittik. Otobüs terminalinin hemen yanındaki oteli pek beğenmedik. Daha önce Lonely Planet'ten baktığımız otellerden biri olan Villa Alberta'yı bulmak için elimizde harita sırtımızda kocaman sırt çantaları yürümeye başladık. Riga'dan da daha sessiz olan Sigulda'da ağaçlarla kaplı bir yoldan 15 dakika kadar yürüyerek Villa Alberta'ya ulaştık. Her odası farklı tarzda döşenmiş olan villanın bize ayrılan odası ise country tarzında döşenmiş, renkli ve çok şirin bir odaydı. Odamızda biraz dinlendikten sonra karnımız acıktığı için tekrar şehir merkezine döndük. Şehir merkezinde sadece iki ya da üç tane restoran ve bir maxima market dışında bir kaç dükkan vardı . Kapanmak üzere olan bir s... read more
villa alberta
nehir boyunca bisiklet gezisi
ıslanmış bisikletçi 1

Europe » Latvia » Vidzeme Region » Sigulda August 30th 2007

We got up today around ten and we did so in the quietest way possible. I thought that people would be up and eager to go, but they were all still sleeping. We went and bought our tickets to Sigulda. It’s a scenic place over an hour from Riga with a national park next to it. Before we got on the bus we nipped to the central market to grab something for breakfast. We ended up with a litre of fruit juice and a massive bunch of grapes. The journey was long, and the bus we were on was very bumpy and shakey. We got to Sigulda around twelve and we set off in the rain to see what was there. We didn't have a map or any real idea of what was there, so we ... read more
A View from a bridge. Gauja river
The bobsled run
The view from the cable car

Europe » Latvia » Vidzeme Region » Sigulda May 2nd 2007

After a very early morning start, flying out of Liverpool, we arrived in Riga in time to meet our friends Craig and Julia. They had been in Lativa an extra day and after picking up a hire car, had spent the night in the coastal resort of Jurmala. We were headed for Sigulda but first had to drive straight through the middle of the capital. It was snowing. After about a hour's drive, we arrived in Sigulda and after a quick search of the area, booked into a couple of rooms at the "Melnais Kakis" (Black Cat) hotel (a choice swung by the fact that they had a pirate-themed bar in the basement called the "Jolly Roger"). We dropped off our gear, had a long lunch in a local cafe and then set out to the ... read more
Beware of sitting down in yellow snow
Steps down to the river
New castle




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