With some friends...

At the edge of Europe.... in Tartu

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May 5th 2004
Here I am with Roger in the small university town of Tartu in central Estonia. It is a very pretty place, not unlike cambridge but a bit smaller. it is also a very very cheap place to live, eat and drink! However, if you like sun it is probably not for you. In winter the sun often never rises and even in summer the weather can best be described as freezing! Although there are no pictures, I have a ... read more

Europe » Estonia » Tartu

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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