Blog Archive: September 2022
Basilica of the Assumption, Aglona
The Aglona Roman Catholic Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Aglona is one of the most important Catholic spiritual centers in Latvia.
I have visited Aglona cathedral several times and always have left quite inspired. If there is a reason to visit Latgale,then Aglona Catholoc cathedral is atop of them.
Construction of the…
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Christ The King Mount
Christ the King Mount (Kristus Karaļa kalns) is located near the Aglona Basilica in Latgale. This place have been opened to the public in 2006.
Several large wooden sculptures depicting biblical characters can be seen here. This is a great place to visit for pilgrims and rest.
I first visited this place back in 2010, with my latest visit…
Hotel Kopola in Tskneti Review
Hotel Kopola is located in Tskneti, the suburbs of Tbilisi. Kopola Hotel features an indoor pool, a green garden, and a sun terrace with sun beds. There is a bowling alley at the hotel and guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.
I have been familiar with this place for ages, as in the past we come here for playing bowling and having some drinks…
How To Prepare Traditional Borscht Soup at Home
Borscht is a sour soup common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In English, the word "borscht" is most often associated with the soup's variant of Ukrainian origin, made with red beetroots as one of the main ingredients, which give the dish its distinctive red color. The same name, however, is also used for a wide selection of sour-tasting…
Notes from Tbilisi: Trading German Energy stocks, Dealing with Binance to transfer BUSD to Coinbase
Greeting from Tbilisi. The weather is hot, air conditioners are running, but the autumn winds are also present.
This morning I was looking at two European Stocks to trade options with Dutch ING bank or German E.ON. It turned out a holiday in the US (at least on the stock exchange), where Labourš day was observed, and the European market…
Nida Pebble Beach
Nida Pebble beach is the most Southern public beach of Latvia located on the Baltic sea shores just 1 km from the Lithuanian border.
The pebble beach is quite uncharacteristic for a typical Latvian seaside beach and that already a good reason to visit it.
In fact the pebbles are hardly visible but still.
There are plenty of smaller stones…
Cafe Somersēta in Aglona
Cafe Somersēta is located on Somersētas street in Aglona town, the region of Latgale in Latvia. We discovered this place by a chance shortly before visiting the famous catholic cathedral in Aglona.
It seems the place is very popular among tourists, as during our meal time here, we mostly met tourists from all over the World. Well, we visited this…
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