Onwards with us to Sigulde on the last day we had the car, and enjoy the cable car across the valley we did, one of the attractions we missed last year. Of course it was too cold to spend any time on the far side so we just went across and came back. Cheap thrills.
Then we got stuck in the snow and had to pull the car out using our teeth and some dental floss that you should always carry just in case. Nah, it just looked like we got stuck, so I took the picture. Sorry.
Hmm, now this is the biggest grotto in the Baltics, so it is. Gudmanala - good man's cave. Some legend surrounds it, but it escapes me now and I'm in a rush off to Rome, so if I think about it when I come back I'll stick in some links for your perusification. As you can see below, it wasn't made of the hardest rock in the world. Very crumbly sandstone (engineering classification notwithsdanding)
Then after we got going again, we thought we'd forgotten something. D said Dam. What was it? said I. No, Dam he repeated, pointing. This Hydro electric scheme (or the scheme of which this dam is a part) provides up to 50% of Latvia's electricity. Impressive. So they've Kyoto sorted already then!
This is the view from the road along the reservoir. Yes, we did drive it. A little hairy at first but you soon learn which rut to follow.
The last day I spent wandering again, and found myself having lunch on the 27th floor of the Reval Hotel. Lovely views, hampered again by mist unfortunately, but the gold trim on the Orthodox Church still shone through.
I was surprised at the view from the loo, and thought you mightn't believe me if I told you so once I made sure there was noone in the bathroom at the time, I took a picture of what I think is the best view from a loo in the world.
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