Blog Archive: April 2015
Dell Inspiron i3543-000BLK 15 Inch Laptop Review
1 May, 2015 | 2,055 viewsWelcome to another laptop review post series. Today I will write a bit about Dell Inspiron i3543-000BLK 15 Inch Laptop.This laptop was first released at the December 2014 and by now has found it's way among the best selling laptops on…
Skrunda-1 Abandoned Soviet Military Ghost Town In Latvia
30 April, 2015 | 5,719 viewsUpdate: Originally I visited Skrunda - 1 in Summer 2015, Skrunda -1 is closed for public visitors in 2022 Skrunda-1, also known as Skrunda-2, is a ghost town and former Soviet and later Russian radar station located 5 km (3 mi) to the…
Snēpele Manor
29 April, 2015 | 710 viewsLatvia is a land of old manor houses and palaces, they dates back from the times when German nobles ruled this territory. A lot of manors one (perhaps you) can find in a historical region of Courland. I found this interesting Snēpele manor…
Bangert's Restaurant Review in Kuldiga
28 April, 2015 | 1,023 viewsBangert's restaurant is kinda a new restaurant located on the banks of river Venta between Old Brick Bridge and the Venta Waterfall on Pils street 1 in Kuldīga. I first visited this restaurant last summer and found it a really great. So on…
The Venta Waterfall (Rapid) - Widest In Europe
27 April, 2015 | 1,484 viewsThe Venta rapid forms a widest waterfall in Europe. It's located very close to Kuldīga town centre in Latvia. See: Flying Fish over Venta Rapid in Kuldīga I took my DSLR camera and decided to master my photography skills, couldn't say it…
The Old Brick Bridge Across The Venta River In Kuldīga
26 April, 2015 | 1,259 viewsBrick bridge in Kuldīga over the river of Venta according to some sources is the longest of its kind bridge in Europe. I believe nobody actually pays attention to the lengths of this bridge instead I believe the reason everyone enjoys it…
Bistro 'Elvi' In Skrunda
25 April, 2015 | 1,091 viewsSeems this place is out of the business in 2021, instead there is a liquor store Bistro Elvi is a restaurant-style catering place offering a home-style cuisine, today I will speak about one located in the town of Skrunda. Bistro Elvi in…
Bakery Lāči
24 April, 2015 | 1,015 viewsSome Latvians prefer to call Bakery Lāči a top notch place for foreigners to visit. So I decided to visit this place and make some short review of it. This bakery is located outside the capital Riga and you can reach it by driving route A9…
Neighbourhoods of Riga: Iļģuciems
23 April, 2015 | 1,754 viewsIļģuciems is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Riga. History of this neighborhood dates back to the early 13th century. Back in 1236 a small manor was built here and given the name of Hiligen geest hove (Heiligen Geist Hof) in English…
Bakuzi cemetery
22 April, 2015 | 1,034 viewsBakuzi cemetery (Latvian: Bākūžu kapsēta) is located in region of Courland (Latvia) in parish of Rudbarzi, Skrunda Municipality. The history of this cemetery dates back to at least to mid 18th century (I found old grave cross with dates of…