http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Estonia , Tallinn en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 20:36:07 BST Fri, 09 May 2008 20:36:07 BST Matkamme alkoi aikaisin Wappuaamuna... siis kun muut kokosivat voimiaan mennkseen Ullanlinnalle tai Wappusillikselle tms.Me siis suuntasimme Polomme JEU329 kohti Lnsisatamaa ja Tallink Starille. Koti oli vuokrattu Dimitrille ja Olgalle... Hannin tarkastama juttu ett ovat ihan OK ... siis toivotaan ett KOTI on kunnossa kun palailemme. Niin... emme muuten pse kotiin ennen syyskuun ek http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-274269.html Three Baltic capitals three UNESCOprotected Old Towns. So what does this actually mean acquiring UNESCOrecognition In short any country can suggest a place it wants to have included in UNESCO's list of word heritage sites and if accepted the place is recognized as being of outstanding natural or cultural importance being seen as our legacy from the past what we live with today and what http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-270195.html From Sweden I hoped on a ferry to Tallinn the Capital of Estonia to begin my journey through Eastern Europe. First off I have to say that the ferry had to be one of the weirdest experiences so far. The trip is sold as a cruise for families but the main reason people go on it is for the duty free because things are so expensive in Sweden and Norway. Once the boat set off the line started out the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-266058.html On telling friends and family that Vicky and I were off to a tour of the Baltics well Estonia and Latvia anyway taking in not just the touriststag party Meccas of Tallinn and Riga but also heading out of the capitals to the largely ignored towns of Tartu and Parnu we were greeted with a raised eyebrow and the uh huh ok.... response of uncertainty. This reaction sums up the position the Balt http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-264081.html Emailing between Estonia and Germany. April 2007. MelI am in the Old Town inside the town walls. It is georgous. Lots of shops and bars but you have to look carefully for them because the signs are subtle and don't ruin the scenery at all. I did not have to carry my own bag into the city because the airline lost it. There were stacks of bags around the baggage collection area which they lost yest http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-259721.html What started as a daydream at work became a crazy reality last week.I started my trip with a visit to Dublin with some of my friends from Prague. A girl we met during our teaching course lives there now so we stayed with her for a couple nights.Then I took my oneway flight to Finland It seemed like a good idea at the time but as I was landing in Tampere I realized that having nothing planne http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-253707.html Ma armastan sind Tallinn http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-251759.html The ship is a little bit worn down. Seems ok though should manage not to sink at least for one more time on its route between Tallinn and Stockholm. Equipped with most facilities bar casino nightclub sauna pool stores restaurant sitting lounge as slightly more modern ships it appears to be a safe ride. Concerns arise when listening to the rigorous safety instructions more detailed th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-241523.html Everyone we had talked to about Estonia had told us only good things about it namely things are cheap the chicks are hot and the nightlife great an undiscovered diamond in the rough. So needless to say we were keenly anticipating what may be waiting for us in Tallinn.Our ferry to Tallinn was going to be something a bit different we were going to take a hydrafoil which is basically a tank http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-214089.html March 2005The jewel of the Baltic is probably Estoniarsquos capital city Tallinn itrsquos got a combination of the sights history and that general party spirit. Whilst itrsquos possible to start feeling this Old Town fatigue in this part of the Baltic Tallinnrsquos is possibly the pick of the bunch. It might not be as big as the Vilnius version but it has that dramatic visual impact http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-210786.html Tallinn 5th to 8th OctoberOn arrival at Tallinn airport I decided it best to get a taxi from the airport as i did not fancy a magical mystery tour of the surroundings. This proved to be wise as my hostel was tucked away in a series of medieval passages that I would never have found in the dark On this occassion I had opted for a private room in the hostel and this was nice given that I had to be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-209784.html It has been a long time since I've added my two cents to the internet and in that time many changes some very bad some very good have happened. Two weeks ago was our first major field trip. The object of this educational travel time was to meet with and discuss political issues close to our countries of travel by that I mean we met with a German dude and an Estonian dude. I say dude but I a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-208792.html Baltische trip Episode 3.De laatste stop van ons avontuur. We vinden dat het ondertussen wel eens welletjes is met al die slaapzalen in herbergen en besluiten om een tweepersoonskamer te nemen in een hostel in de stad. Nog steeds heel goedkoop maar dan een plek voor onszelf. Heerlijk om zo tot rust te komen en daarmee besef ik dat ik een goede keuze maakte met mijn kot in Warschau waar ik ko http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-207338.html Tere. Greetings from Estonia. Two days ago we boarded a train in Russia and seven hours later we arrived in Scandinavia. Estonia whilst a neighbour of Russia's is closer in culture and style to her Scandinavian cousins. Finland is only 48 nautical miles to the north whilst Sweden is a sixhour ferry trip to the west.Estonians are Lutherans no gilded ornate coloured decoration in the chur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-207025.html The historical city of Tallinn is pretty much untouched bar the odd renovation or paintjob since the middleages. As a result the medieval buildings misshapen cobblestones houses bunched one upon the other impressive townhalls and churches that appear half western half eastern are most evocative and intriguing. To describe it as Disney is to do exactly the wrong thing undermining its http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-205519.html Dear AllOur travels have taken us via London to Eastern Europe. Apologies to all of our friends in London but we sent those photos home on our computer so none could be uploaded on to our blog. We had an awesome time catching up with mates in London and wish them well.We have made it to the Baltic countries of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania... all quite similar but with their own individual cha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-202360.html Well after Stockholm which Mel and I decided was our second best city.My first but after Mel's Sex in the City weekend in New York with her girlfriends any city would be second to New YorkWe boarded our ferry to Tallin Estonia. We obviously had to book another broom closest with no window it was the cheapest room and Mel's in charge of the cash. No luck with an upgrade this time.It was a s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-202317.html Saelt veri folkidVid erum lentum i Tallinn i gaer eftir eina letta og svefnlausa nott i kben kiktum med Beysa uta lifid og forum svo til Kaspers og krssudum thar vknudum svo 20 minotum adur en taxinn atti ad koma nadum samt badir ad sturta okkur og pakka flestu gleymdi einum helv... poka adur en taxinn kom.Eftir thad var brunad uta flugvll og drifum okkur i rd bissnes class sem var ba http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-201940.html Day 106 July 20 FINLAND Helsinki ESTONIA TallinnAccommodation Tallinn BackpackersI tried to sleep in as long as I could today after the extra awake time forced upon me and I had no plans after seeing what I wanted to yesterday so I stored my bags and went straight for the net cafe which was in fact a decent cafe with about 8 internet terminals. Surprisingly it's hard to find a net cafe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-200667.html Today I woke up when Eero's mum walked into the room where we were sleeping. Not being able to speak Estonian and she not speaking English we stood and waited for Eero to call and explain why we were there. We spent the morning packing up our stuff and tidying up a little. Eero came round and helped us pick out a cheap hotel for parnu which if everything goes ok we should be there tommorow evenin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-197077.html Early this morning we were woken up by the most tremendous thunderstorm I ever heard in my life. The whole building shook with the thunder and the lightening was so bright and frequent. I was rather scared as the storm was right above and it was so loud. When we woke up again Rob woke me up it was rather bright so Rob got up and checked the time. It was just before nine and we had planned to sle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-195744.html Today we had no plans to do anything but we did have a well needed sleep in till eleven. We walked down to the local shop and bought some fruit bread and juice. Eero came and joined us and we had a quick look around a Russian market before going home to eat breakfast. We then looked on the Internet for tickets to Helsinki and bought some for approximately twenty pounds for a return journey for th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-195457.html Not quite the cosy hideout we had in mind. After trying to get some sleep for a hour and a half we gave up. Every single person in the airport wanted us awake. They had a noisy crane thing people dropped things wheeled rattling trolleys past us etc. So instead we decided on a film. We switched on the pda plugged in the headphones and started the film. Slowly bit by bit more people began to impe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-195009.html Europe on a shoestring is the title of my lonely planet guidebook.We've had some good times together my guidebook and I. But suffice to say it has let me down on more than one occasion. In fact many of my trusty backpacker essential items have let me down. There's the shorts that were so handy with the big zipup pockets but would not stay up with the added weight. There's the trusty http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-194386.html Here i am one more country on the list Estonia. I went to Estonia one month ago to deliver a TTT the impressions that Tallinn left...cool city well preserved and beautiful in the same time. A city full of tourists and glamor...old glamor. Loads of green areas in Tallinn and the feeling that i had Lounge....Chill out...people are enjoying...Enjoy the pictures as i don't want to make you read a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-190964.html Visited Countries Map http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-190533.html What do crazy wigs blokes dressed up in cow suits bungy jumping traditional dancing choral singing hark rock sausages and techno music have in common Beer. Yes in Estonia all of these sometime complimentary sometimes contradictory forces were brought together under the uniting and liberating force of beer resulting in the Tallinn beer festival. One could say that it was a case of expert o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-184531.html Tallinn in Twenty PhotosnbspEurope raquonbspEstonia raquonbspTallinn By AirMailJune 19th 2007Josh AliciaPhotos from our day trip to Tallinn's Old City. We had never previously planned to come here until we saw the ferry trip advertised in a Finnish tourist brochure.In many ways this was the Europe we had been searching for over the last 3 months. The place was so original untarnished http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-184376.html Hello all.. We are just coming to the end of four days in the beautiful capital of Estonia Tallin. a magical medieval walled city on the Baltic Sea full of 1317 century buildings churches and towers. We have enjoyed just wondering around taking in the sights and today had a few hours at the beach worshipping the northern sun Not much to tell as we have been just indulging in hot chocolates http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Estonia/Tallinn/blog-182315.html