Hotel Ihaste Tartu

Pallase puiestee 25/27 Tartu, Estonia

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A Tale of Two Beers

A travel blog entry by alexandra_day

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... on tap."

Around here A. Le. Coq is more common because A. Le Coq is the beer from Tartu and Saku is the beer from Tallinn. There is a rivalry between the two companies, but believe it's a friendly rivalry.

History of the companies:

Both breweries opened in the 1800s -- Saku in 1820, A. Le Coq in 1863 (West Virginians, that's an important year!). The companies continued and expanded. In the ...

Tartuine

A travel blog entry by lyndshane

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No real reason for the Star Wars reference in the title....we just couldn't think of anything....and we’re geeks.

From the moment we got off the bus in Tartu we could feel the city’s good vibe and we had hunch we were going to thoroughly enjoy our time both in Tartu and Estonia in general. Although probably not on most visitors list of places to visit when in Estonia, we opted to spend ...

You Know You're From Estonia When...

A travel blog entry by seanpauley

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... and Oleviste sitting in the cafe inside the Old Town...
98. You're proud that Ernst Hemingway wrote that you can find at least one
Estonian in every harbour in the world.
99. Ten months of the year it is too dark to be up and two months it is too light to go to bed.
100.You believe that Kalev will return because Kreutzwald wrote so.
101.You find nothing special about singing a super-state to collapse.
102.You look down on people who ask if Estonia ...

BEER MUSEUM! :)

A travel blog entry by seanpauley

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... One was the A Le Coq premium and the other was the Alexander. Sadly I can’t tell you why I liked them but they were pretty tasty, and a sample was just enough.
















It was a great tour - obviously free beer haha – we all had fun and enjoyed it. Corey and I are going to work on getting a class at NWU on beer. Maybe like ...

Happy Easter!

A travel blog entry by seanpauley

... from Risttee and their church service wasn't quite over yet, so we all just hung out and talked for a while. Daniel's dad is from Canada and his grandpa is Estonian. They moved here 14 years ago as part of a mission work and just felt that God was calling them to stay. Michah and Dean also joined us, they have met the Viinalasses before, through church, and are good friends. Michah's husband, Todd, plays on the professional basketball team, The Rock, here in Estonia. They are ...