Ecoland Hotel Tallinn

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... in Deutschland. Heisst ja nun auch nicht nur fuer Touris. Aber man stelle sich vor, nicht jeder Mensch ist gebuertiger Tallinner. Ja, doch ich befuerchte es. Gut, ich finds auch ohne dass die irgendnen Kackschild aufstellen. Ich aerger mic hja auch bloss ueber mich selbst. Wetter beeinflusst Stimmungen aber egal. Ja, hab mich dann auch mitlerweile an Tallinn satt geguckt. Finde mein Hostel superdupertoll! Es ist immer wieder schoen zu ...

... by the sounds of the black sorrows and the bull sisters singing chained to the wheel ! Not the only Australian import I've noted in the last few days!)<br><br>I spent my days wandering around, mainly staying within the walls of the old city, stumbled into the main square, Raekoja Plats, it is as you would expect from a European square, cobbled, dominated by the town hall and full of alfresco diners. I had a warm chicken ...

... All built out of concrete with no specific "organization", just some very large concrete slabs. The is also an obelisk there which is much older than the memorial. It is a true "soviet style" construction.<br><br>My first impressions of Tallinn remain the same after my few days here, a beautiful city with wonderful people. I'm glad to have spent a little time discovering this part of the world.

... of those were nervous. The small Museum of Occupation is a real eye-opener. This had a different feel to Eastern Bloc satellite countries - this had actually been part of the Soviet Union. Forced deportation of Estonians and forced importation of Russians left the country with 40% of its population Russian, and the stark evidence is exhibited in this museum. Videos in Engish and Russian play at the visitor's instigation, showing ...

... in at the end of 1944. It was rather boldly replaced by the Estonian blue-black-and-white in 1989. Toompea is windswept, remote and aloof, and an average Estonian is somewhat ambiguous about it. Although established as an Estonian stronghold, most of the time - actually all the way until Estonia's declaration of independence in 1918 - it was the seat of foreign power and nobility. So the tensions between the foreign and hated noble Upper Old Town, in and around Toompea, and the ...

... others, especially older people, have a much tougher life without everything that a socialist government provided. Last night when we walked out of the old town, in blazing lights & with lots of tourists, we walked past half a dozen brightly lit florist shops. Standing at the end of the row, in shabby clothes, an old woman stood offering a small bunch of flowers - daisies and others - for sale. On a park bench a woman tried to catch my eye - she seemed to be trying to sell a ...

... was no palace, not that we could tour anyways. We walked around the formal gardens of the museum (which is the "Palace" we could and did tour) and then headed into the park. In the rain. Getting wet. I have taken a series of photo's of flowers in almost every port we have been in. I will make an entry just for those soon. But the garden was lovely, and Carol asked one of the gardeners if there indeed was another Palace to ...

... linn on Fijil Suva :-)) ja veedame seal kokku kokku 9 päeva. 17.veebruaril lendame edasi Uus-Meremaale Aucklandi ja sealt omakorda edasi lõunasaarele Christchurchi ja peame seal Gerli sünnipäeva, mis on samuti 17.veebruaril. Lõunasaarel oleme kokku 6 päeva. 23.veebruaril lendame edasi põhjasaarele Aucklandi. Ka põhjasaarel veedame kokku 6 päeva. 29.veebruaril lendame Samoale. Seal veedame 4 päeva. 3.märtsil sõidame Samoalt LA-sse ning võtame ette ...

... to distract you. Additional distractions are the lovely but infuriatingly flirty women (infuriating for who? I hear you ask. Virginia). Thats all from Tallinn for now - I will try to put the pics up so that you can see the place. Next stop - Tartu (Estonias "Spiritual Capital") Take Care Andy &amp; Virg xx PS - this first travelling blog was brought to you by a Russian keyboard (very annoying) and from a very hot Internet Cafe in Latvia.