Cesis, Latvia

Wow REAL Medieval Castles
May 17, 2009

... has a nice cobble stone street with some old buildings and the most impressive thing of all is its relatively well preserved Cesis castle ruin.....sounds like I am mumbling.... Anyways, this castle has lots of under passes, tunnels and dungeons. It is lots ...

A quieter air of old Latvia
Sep 6, 2007

It is with some regret that I find myself here in Latvia - a country that I doubt I'll be able to get back to in the near future - with only three days to look around. With that in mind, I thought I'd try to make the most of my time here and get out to see ...

Look both ways before you cross the bobsled track.
Apr 12, 2005

We wanted to see the Gauja National Park in Latvia, and so we headed to Cesis, in the middle of the country, by bus. To get on the bus, the tickets were numbered, and you waited until your ticket was called. Easy, if you know your numbers in Latvian, and ...

Livonian Knights
Jul 22, 2009

Cesis itself has very little to offer - other than as a town it surrounds the former strong-hold of Cesis Castle, built in the twelth century by the German Crusaders who then made it a base for the Livonian Brothers of the sword. ...