Pikk Hermann

A Happy-go-lucky day

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June 14th 2008
11 June: The return trip to Tallinn, mid-day, is with a different transport company in a Mercedes mini-bus, and the fare is a bit higher, 225 Krooni instead of the previous 205 ($20). Among my fellow passengers are two young backpackers from New Zealand and Australia. I had briefly talked to both women when they, too, disembarked the bus I had travelled on a few days ago. They are staying ... read more

Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

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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 le... ... read more