MUHU-SAAREMAA-PADASTE MANOR 13TH CENTURY ROMANESQUE CHURCH
Amazing find in Poide, built not long after final pagan battle in 1227.
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After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops l... [read more]
After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops l... [read more] Blog: MUHU-SAAREMAA-PADASTE MANOR
Date: September 5th 2009
(Excerpted from my book: OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA: AMAZON.COM) The following day we traveled to the nearby island of Saaremaa. Connected to Muhu by a causeway across a shallow inlet, Saaremaa is Estonia’s largest island, almost 1700 square miles. Saaremaa, like Muhu, was declared a frontier zone during Soviet occupation; therefore, travel to and from the island was severely restricted. Saare ... read more
Date: September 5th 2009
(Excerpted from my book: OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA: AMAZON.COM) The following day we traveled to the nearby island of Saaremaa. Connected to Muhu by a causeway across a shallow inlet, Saaremaa is Estonia’s largest island, almost 1700 square miles. Saaremaa, like Muhu, was declared a frontier zone during Soviet occupation; therefore, travel to and from the island was severely restricted. Saare ... read more
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My wife and I retired to Naples Florida knowing that we would not stay there during the summer. Our plan is to go to different place each year, one that suits our criteria. We have rented for at least three months in: IRELAND, AUATRALIA/NEW ZEALAND,SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, MEXICO, CARMEL, Ca. (3 times) and presently ANNAPOLIS, Md.
I have published four books about this lifestyle: (They are the basis for my blogs, and are at Amazon.com)
OUR SUMMER IN SLOVENIA
OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA
OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL(due Sept. 08)
I am woking on a book to explai... full info
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