Cesis Castle
Construction of this Castle of the German Order began in 1209. A tour guide
gave us a tour of the castle and the museum. The museum was very interesting -
lots of old artifacts and clothing.
This is Cesis castle as seen from the top of the building
next door which is Jauna Pils
built in 1778. This newer castle houses the museum
and was were Graeme napped
guarded by two very nice old Latvian ladies who worked
in the gift shop.
Next time I would like to see more of Cesis. It
seemed like an interesting medieval town
and there's an old brewery there. I also think
I saw a huge abacus in the center of town.
I have seen nothing in the guide books about it
so I may have imagined it .
Our next stop was lunch at a little cafeteria that our
driver recommended in Sigulda
I had my doubts since it looked a bit like a tourist
trap but after my lunch of potato
pancakes and apple-beet salad and a couple sips of the
local beer I was quite happy.
Sigulda Castle
This castle was completed in 1226 and was also a Castle
of the Order (I think the Order
was an organization of German Knights)
Lynda, Lyla and Tracy doing the ruins
photo by Tracy Leigh
View of the Turaida Castle from the Sigulda Castle.
Be patient. We're headed that
way.
