Still in Gdansk. I can’t get enough of this city. Beyond the Old Town there’re the sparkling new shopping centres that deliver a fully modern retail experience in a relatively compact space. The Old Town itself seems to keep giving more, and this morning the sun was bright and the sky blue making for much […]
Gdansk, Torun and more. Poland. Part 1.
We’re parked up on a bit of the yet to be developed waterside of Gdansk. In one direction there’re the pumping beats of a warehouse party. Polly and I poked down a few dodgy dark alleys, but couldn’t find the way to the excellent sound system that was trying so hard to lure us in. The […]
A spin through Lithuania, including beautiful Vilnius.
I was robbed! At a weak moment I agreed to skip the 350km journey to Mark Rothko’s birthplace museum/gallery which would have been our last jaunt in Latvia. I’m no art aficionado. I can’t pretend to understand a lot of what I see. However Rothko’s work was the first abstract art that I loved with […]
Latvia. Riga and so much more.
Waking at Salaspils. After sleeping in the car park of the most eerie Salaspils Monument you’d think the day would have to get better. I wanted to wander around the monument after dark. Polly had other ideas and put the brakes on big time as I started walking her in the direction of the beating […]
Cēsis and Salaspils. Contrast beyond comfort.
To Latvia. First on foot. After a quick walk around the border town of Valga/Valka (depending on which side you’re on) we headed into Latvia proper. In Valga a decent walk may see you cross the border a few times. Yesterday it was 33+ degrees and with little shade, so we hopped over the border […]
Estonia. A Walk In The Woods.
That border crossing feeling hit us harder in Estonia. Tallinn was easy. It’s the capital. It’s busy. And we had the advantage of a lovely apartment to stay in. It wasn’t until we’d driven out of the city and started looking at overnight spots that a little nervousness set in. Waterfalls in flat countries. The […]