Blog Archive: April 2015

Skrunda-1 Abandoned Soviet Military Ghost Town In Latvia

Military Heritage 30 April, 2015 seen 5,404
Update: 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

Tourism objects 29 April, 2015 seen 706
Latvia 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

Restaurant reviews 28 April, 2015 seen 998
Bangert'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

Tourism objects 27 April, 2015 seen 1,409
The 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

Tourism objects 26 April, 2015 seen 1,201
Brick 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

Restaurant reviews 25 April, 2015 seen 1,072
Seems 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

Restaurant reviews 24 April, 2015 seen 968
Some 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

Tourism objects 23 April, 2015 seen 1,698
Iļģuciems 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

Tourism objects 22 April, 2015 seen 1,021
Bakuzi 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…

Riga Airport

Airports 21 April, 2015 seen 1,135
Riga International Airport, also know as RIX is a largest airport in the Baltic states located in capital of Latvia. Airport is located some 13km distance from city centre of Riga. I was agreeably surprised by noticing it was quiet and…