Radisson Sas Hotel Tallinn

... to go inside I did wander around the grounds and take a few photos.

The second stop was the museum ships of the Estonian State Maritime Museum. I toured and icebreaker, coastguard patrol boat and the submarine Lembit, which was a mine-laying submarine built for the first Republic of Estonia by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness and delivered in 1936. It was very interesting to see a the WWII era sub.

... ees on. R*udselt tegi mingit voodood. Lõpuks, k*heks* j* pool tundi ning ligi kolms*d* km. hiljem leidsime üles mütoloogilise A9, mis kusjuures pidi *lg*m* jub* Rii*st, ning sõit s*i Ljep*j* poole *l*t*. P*lju rii*kirumist, lätikeelset r**diot, sieg heilit*mist j* mein k*mpfit*mist ning mõni suitsup*us hiljem jõudsime koh*le. Muidugi tuleks är* m*inid* k* meid jälit*nud rekk*, mille k*biin loksus täpselt nii, n*gu t*h*ks t* meie mersut n*hk* pist*. Tegime k* bensupe*tuse, kus otsust ...

... tortured or drafted into Soviet troops just to die in the world wars. The Soviets wanted to Russianize Estonia by putting a loarge number of Russian citizens here, as a result the percentage of the ethnic Estonian population drops. In 1991 at the time of the collapse of Soviet Union, Estonia declared independence, the Estonian citizen sang patriotic songs, formed a human line from Tallinn all the way to Vilnius with millions of people. They were ...

I became more Finnish over the past week or so as Katri and I are house-sitting for her grandparents in the center of Helsinki. First, my coffee intake is way up. Finnish people drink about a million tons of coffee per person per year, and it's starting to rub off on me. It's a pleasant thing, a central part of welcoming someone into your home, eating, or waking up. Everyone has strong opinions on how to prepare coffee ...

... des films `decale`, Internet et WiFi gratuit, Sauna en libre service... Il faut enlever ses chaussures a l entree... ils sont tous a pieds nus /moi j ai garde mes chaussettes, quand meme/ Pour l instant je n ai rencontre que 2 londonniens et un vieux babacool australien qui voyage en europe de l Est, il fait un peu la lessive de l hostel pour payer moins cher ses nuits... Ce soir, on va regarder le match sur l ecran geant et apres ...

My cold has turned into a minor chest infection and I'm feeling a bit weak so I'm not too motivated to go anywhere even though Mai had gotten me bus times to places outside Tallinn to go to today last night. I just hung round in the warm house and checked e-mails and started this travelouge. I have a feeling lots of days are going to be shorter than these entries! I finally left the house at 5:20 ...

... and dump thousands of tourists on Tallinn every morning. Fortunately for me, they are mostly gone by mid-afternoon, so I could wander in peace. And wander is exactly what I did, through the alleyways, through the churchyards, under the fortress arches and into the beautiful churches. Like Riga, music seemed to be everywhere.It amazed me that these 12th century buildings stood strong through so much history. I did not visit Estonia's ...

... you as tourists. Finding a nice and not too expensive restaurant is also a challenge. You have to take a look at where the locals go. That is normally not in the old town, though there are some nice places as well, but rather expensive. Well, I bought some yarn today. Almost one kilo. It is so much cheaper here! 35 euros for wool which is Estonian and hand-coloured. Would cost around 100 euros n Finland or Germany. I'm soon going to start a new pullover for Basty :D ...