Wow, these have been some busy days without any internetaccess, so no blog... Not much time now either, the bus to Klaipeda leaves soon. Traveling can take up most of your days (and nights), you know.
Wednesday I reached Kuldiga, met my host Janis at the local Rimi, and spent a lovely evening strolling around the famous center of old wooden houses, often seen in movies because of its extraordinary beauty. Well, there was a video taken on the main street, that day. On to the famous waterfalls, one the highest in Latvia, the other the broadest in Europe. Of course I had to join the kids and families crossing the fall, and of course I slipped and got wet. My clothes and myself dried fast at the small bar close to the falls, and I enjoyed the sight in the evening sun, and a beer.
Next day the bus took me across Kurzemes to the seashore and Liepaja. What a nice cosy town! Most latvan musicians come from here, and it's famous for the first latvian rock cafe. The annual Rock Festival will be next weekend, so I miss it. :-(
The wooden houses of Tzarist times are so beautiful, some of course need renovation. The short walk took me through the shady and niceley done up park to the beach, where I spent a few hours enjoying the sun and the sea.
My host Jana met me at the monument of the woman looking towards the sea. She's a poet, and her friends are artists. The poets even have a small house of their own in Karusta. We went there, the place is very extraordinay, almost like a ghost town since the russian military left. But the artists' corner has a charme of its own, and I can well imagine why Jana loves this area so much.
In the evening, when checking e-mails after some days, I found invitations to Shiauliai and Vilnius, none to Klapeda or Nida, alas. Hmm....
So I guess I have to skip the Curonian Spit for now, and move on to Vilnius earlier than planned, to make it to Siauliai and the Hill of Crosses in time. We'll see...
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