Blogs from Tallinn, Estonia, Europe - page 18

hopefully this time things will get rolling - they are banked up here! - and after complaining a bit to the webmaster and them saying it might be up the upload speed - hey, this is E-stonia maaan - and these are specially created with another camera small 100kb or so files, not 3 mb monsters - at last the plug/blockage appears to have been pulled - enjoy - this is the end of Tallinn - can we move on people - that was like days ago!... read more

After returning to Arlanda airport in Stockholm, we breezed our way back through security (have I mentioned how much less painful it is to travel through Europe?) at the international terminal and perused the duty-free store, picking up url=http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/aaasmt/index.php/url_indprod/xlc_2185/Mentos%20Lakrits%20%281%20roll%29.htmltasty candy morsels. Ambling toward our gate for the ARN -- TLL flight, we started to experience a sense of deja-vu. We got to the gate 45 minutes before the flight, and . . . again, no one there. We checked the departure boards for cancellations or gate moves, checked the nearby gates, and it looked like we were in fact in the right place. Every once in a while, we'd see one or two more people sit down at the gate, but n... read more

OK folks - in Tallinn and this day 3 and I leave tomorrow - to go somewhere - better have a read and work out where that is going to be I expect! as I have been so slack in getting myself organised to "do the sights" I had to book an extra nite (but its very nice here anyway of course - medieval city blah blah) in the St Olav's hotel (more on that later) on the net via Expedia-AU as it is way cheaper than paying direct here - I paid around 750 E Kroons - local rate is 1100 I think. the main purpose is to post some of my own opix - rather than those borrowed form the - er - public domain as have all the otehrs previously - thank you ... read more

Tallinn, Estonia Yippee!!!! Marion and John are onboard. And the luggage is here too. Once they settled in, we left to explore Tallinn. The city has been an important commercial port throughout its long history. It is located fifty miles from Helsinki, Finland and many Finns come across by ferry to party and pick up cheap liquor. Tonight, Madonna will be performing so we expect to see Madonna fans as we tour. We board a Hop-on-Hop off bus, HOHO, and ride through the modern lower town. The weather is sunny and Tallinn sparkles. The real gem is the Upper Town, an amazingly well preserved medieval town. Estonia has been under the rule of the Russians, Germans, Danes, Sweden, Russia and finally independent in 1991. The language of Estonian is similar to Finnish and Hungarian but most ... read more

Hey, I just got back from Tallinn, and having expected to find a bunch of stag parties dressed in Telly Tubby outfits and shouting abuse at everyone, imagine my surprise when that turned out NOT to be the case at all... I had a fantastic trip - Estonians are so friendly! Of course I followed my usual path of going the alternative route - the Funky Bike tour was great, took in a bunch of Soviet legacy buildings (I'm secretly in love with concrete blocks!) and met some great people. Full story + others at my website www.goyourownway.info :- Anyone is free to submit stories to the GYOW site!... read more