Hotel Dzingel Tallinn

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... mal voellig verirrt und war dann irgendwann so dermassen angekotzt, von der estnischen Sprache, meiner Unfaehigkeit den Kackstrassenplan zu lesen, dem Scheissregen, der mir meine Karte zerstoert hat und die beknackte nicht existierende Ausschilderung fuer irgendwas. Souvenirlaeden noch und noecher, also scheinen die Menschen selbst im Oktober ja schon noch vom Tourismus leben zu wollen. Das is ja was ich liebe. Das schaffen wir ja ...

Day 1 and arrived in Tallinn just after midday Estonian time (GMT +2) not that time will mean much in the next few days - the constant daylight &amp; sunshine is refreshing &amp; definitely mood enhancing (no SADs on this trip!) but despite my chances of developing rickets now reaching an all time minimum - I'm willing to swap the health benefits in exchange for a good nights sleep!!<br>(Incidentally I was greeted at the ...

... clean, green and peaceful. Of course the Palace/museum was closed but I enjoyed walking the grounds around it. From there I watched the changing of the guard in front of the Presidential Palace, made my way to the Russalka monument and walked along the beach to the Maarjame War Memorial. This memorial is very different from anything else I have seen especially here in Tallinn, but it is nonetheless ...

... facades that the Russians had put up to discover fantastic medieval architecture beneath. And this seems to be the trend in Tallinn - released from being just another outpost in the USSR, they are discovering their past as they slowly renovate and restore old buildings that had been neglected or misused under Communism. You cannot escape this business of Russian rule; Estonia gained independence only 17 years ago, and the first ...

... the castle is today what the Danes conquered back then, but rather an edifice constructed some three centuries later in the place of the wooden one, nor is there the Danish flag flying on top of Pikk Hermann any more. Today the Toompea Castle houses Estonian Parliament and on top of the Pikk Hermann's, or "tall soldier's" tower flies and flutters the Estonian flag. For a while, of course, the much-beloved hammer and sickle flew from the Pikk Hermann, as well, from the day the Red Army ...

... him where he was at the time. The next room showed film archive of a meeting of Estonians in 1989, and various speeches. One said "the question for us in Estonia is not whether to be or not to be, but how to be". It was fascinating. One of the things we'd read about these Baltic countries and also observed, is that freedom has come at a great price and caused a great divide. Some, generally young & multi-lingual, have done very well out of an international capitalist life. But ...

... The rooms themselves were marvelous. One former library had a marquetry freeze around the top, and the ceilings in the grand halls were amazing, as well as the halls themselves. In one long chandeliered room I took Carols picture, check out the guard who shielded his face. I thought that was kinda funny. We finished up quickly, and were back out in the rain, looking for the "Palace" that Michael said was next door, only ...

... Mõtiskleme vaikselt, mida kaasa võtame. Iseenesest palju tassida ei viitsi - kõik meie sihtkohad on soojad maad ning peaks hakkama saama üsna napi riietusega. Meie reisi trajektoor on kokkuvõtvalt selline: 6.veebruar lendame Londonisse. 7.veebruaril lendame edasi LA-sse. Nüüd tuleb põnev koht - LA-st lendame 7.veebruaril Fiji poole ning jõuame sinna 9.veebruaril :-) ja seda 11 tunnise lennu tulemusel! Fijil maandume linnas nimega Nadi (teine ...

... day and a half it absolutely threw it down. Not to be beaten by a bit of rain Virg donned her rather fetching and discrete poncho (pics will get here one day) only to wander the streets for a couple of hours and be beaten. This is (apparently) the direct cause of the "man-flu" that Virg experienced for the next couple of days..causing grumpiness and a few highly toxic sniffles. The city is packed with things to see and characterful coffee ...