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Europe » Estonia » Tallinn August 20th 2007

"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 zip-up pockets, but would not stay up with the added weight. There's the trusty camera, which every now and again decides to turn itself off and not turn on for a few days. And most recently there's my beloved daypack, which i've had for years and has never let me down... until now. It always seemed like, no matter how much you crammed in it, there'd always be room for something else. Well, i was wrong ... read more
Town Hall Clock
Oleviste Church
Views of Tallinn

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn August 10th 2007

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 full page with words that will not be able to express the value of a picture... PS: Thank you Alisa for the city tour and have fun the remaining 10 months in Estonia ;) See you soon people ... read more
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Europe » Estonia » Tallinn August 9th 2007

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Europe » Estonia » Tallinn July 21st 2007

Geo: 59.4392, 24.7586Got the 13:15 Eurolines bus from St Petersburg to Tallinn but it turned out the taxi brought us to the second stop so no bus til 2pm and had been told get there early so we arrived at 11:15am d'oh! Fortunately there was a coffee shop and it was good to have time to write up all the details of the last week. By 16:45 we are at the pre border check point Ivangorod from where it was 212km to Tallinn, we had to get off on the Russian side with the bags, then get back on coach and enter Estonia at 17:00 where they take away your passport for a while. They only checked 2 random bags from the boot and by 18:05 the passports were back and we were welcomed to the ... read more

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn July 17th 2007

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 13-17 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, fine European pasteries, Estonian food (not the traditional pig's ears!) and beer! We will try and put a couple of photos on this one to give you some idea... taken from the top of St. Olaf's Catherdal once the tallest building in the world at 257m and now climbed to the viewing spot via 273 stairs! We are taking the bus tomorrow ... read more
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Europe » Estonia » Tallinn July 14th 2007

Welcome to the Eastern Bloc Estonia, where is Estonia? I’m sure the question has passed through many lips since hearing or seeing that we were taking a brief stop in Tallinn, the capital of the ex-Eastern Bloc country. While not a country or city that is commonly on anyone’s mind in America, this convenient port city has become one of the more common stops for Baltic cruises. It seems anyone heading to St. Petersburg or Helsinki on one of those behemoth cruise ships has stopped here for at least an hour or two. “So what’s the deal with Estonia?” you ask. This country has been through some serious hard times in the last hundred years and has belonged to some other country for much of the last 800 years. I’m sure that many of the ... read more
Baltic Folklore Festival Participants
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Enjoying a Beer at the Folklore Festival

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn July 10th 2007

Dix-huit heures en autobus c’est long, longtemps. Surtout quand le trajet commence avec la projection en rafale de 2-3 comédies estoniennes à la place d’un super film américain totalement superficiel tel Rambo ou Terminator 2. Je vous confirme, je n’ai rien compris du film, mais c’est certainement dans le top des plus mauvaises productions de l’histoire. Entre deux scènes poches, l’autobus freine brusquement m’indiquant que quelque chose ne vas pas. Le chauffeur de l’autobus agrippe un homme équipé d’une moustache de champion, définitivement un Estonien, et ils sortent de l’autobus. S’en suis une engueulade entremèlée de bousculades, le tout avec la musique du film poche en arrière plan, bref j’ai l’impression de toujours regarder le film. Monsieur moustache fumait à l’arrière et le chauffeur n’a pas apprécié semblerait-il. Je crois que le gars a bien compris ... read more
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Europe » Estonia » Tallinn July 9th 2007

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 organisational skills that we timed our visit to Tallinn with the beer festival, but rather it was by sheer luck that we discovered that there was a festival on and that we would be there at the same time. We hooked up with a couple of Irish blokes from the hostel and headed out to the “singing ground” for our first European beer festival. It wasn’t as we expected: to our delight ... read more
Tallinn Town Square
Dave is getting involved!
Flower Seller

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn July 6th 2007

When Lindsay and I were planning our trip this summer, we were always keeping an eye out for cheap budget flights. One great deal that we found was a flight on Easyjet from Berlin to Tallinn, Estonia. We also found a flight from Helsinki (a short ferry ride across the Baltic Sea from Tallinn) back to Cologne, Germany. It turns out the cost of the two budget flights plus the ferry was comparable to the cost of train tickets from Berlin to Cologne. So, we thought why not, and so we went. Tallinn was a different city than we have been in recently. The history and culture is influenced by Russia and Finland, so it made for an interesting mix after being in a Germanic/Slavic part of the world. From our short time in Tallinn, ... read more
Tallinn Backpackers Hostel
McDonalds cones for dessert at 11:30pm
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn June 29th 2007

Retrieving 30 min in Tallinn harbor........ Some photos which you can make from ferry Since next year Estonia (as well as some other country) will be included in Schengen area, that means that I can visit it normal way, to see Bronze Soldier and other historical places.. Let's see..... ... read more
Tallinn view




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