Reval Express Tallinn

... days in Laheema National park, mainly through forests and along the sea shore, eating wild blueberries along the way. We stayed in nice B&Bs along the way where I had to practice my rusty German / sign language, and ate great smoked fish. On the last day of walking however, we got attacked by swarms of tick-like flying ...

... k* potentsi**lse ööm*j*kämp*. Elektri- ning pesemisv*j*dused s**v*d ig*l juhul r*huld*tud, kuigi see tädi leti t*g* s*i vist *ru, et me t*h*me vett j* elektrit korr*g*. Üldse, siin on mingid k*htl*sed surnu*i*d ig*lpool mets* sees, üks oli üsn* meie kämp*koh* lähed*l. K* enne M**rise m*j* oli mingi surnu*ed. Ag* lühikesel on v*led j*l*d, oleks pikem*d, poleks ju v*led. Nüüd siis istume siin kohvikul**dses koh*s j* sulgemise tõttu olime sunnitud kõik õlled ette är* tellim*, mis ...

... feeling. The top is once again stunningly beautiful. There is a man at the top the church doem with no expression staring straight. The day up here in the Baltics is long, the sun barely sets at 1100 pm, so while I am out having fun, its already getting late. Tonight I followed the guide book to this restaurant called Old Hansa that serves food from Medievel Estonia. Th servers all dressed up like the old days, so is the menu written in ...

... I was from Croatia very much. "You became independent the same time as we did." She obviously belonged among those who were behind it with their heart and soul and she never bothered to hide it. Even if someone in the politically correct Europe should consider her a nationalist. For, recently, it wasn't that cool and wasn't so in any more. Of course, it's easy to be politically correct when for centuries you've been independent, and from time to time pillaging others ...

... you and engage you in some impromptu examination of tennis (we've watched a lot of the U.S. Open), philosophy (he said excitedly last night, "the only real question, for which there is no answer, is 'why is anything?'"), or the problems inherent in instruction manuals. Last night, seeking to relax at about 11, I made some tea and asked if he wanted some, and he pointedly said, "I...drink...coffee." Then he pulled out ...

... the whole time you were there... It was super clean and full of tourists... Estonians have great beer, which I made sure to try every available variety of... I have to prepare for the main part of the trip after all... Build up the old alcohol tolerance... On the second day in Tallinn, when we came back to the hotel in the evening there was a ton of people gathered outside and a bunch of emergency vehicles to boot... A train had just run off the tracks right behind the hotel ...

... coming from one of the embassies up there. Strong Irish coffee followed at the Hell Hunt (it means something completely different in Estonian) and when Mai's eyes suddenly glazed over it was time to head home. We had our nightly herbal tea and chatted about (of all things) forest creatures in Estonia like bears and wolves (earlier we had covered proper sauna proceedure!)! Bed finally at 2:00.

... went through going from one crazy system to a totally opposite government almost overnight. My friend says there are still growing pains, such as the older people who are really struggling with how to finance their old age. I saw evidence of this on the streets, old women in babushkas begging for assistance, always in front of the churches. My heart went out to them and said silent prayers that they would be taken care of as I went past.

The ferry ride was really nice. Tallinn feels like you are steeping back in time because it was protected by Russia during WWII. Picture a ferry tale town in the Middle Ages and you have Tallinn. There are not too many tourist but would highly recommend visiting.

So we decided to go on a boat to Tallinn. We had high expectations but were humbled down as soon as we arrived at our hostel. The staff there didn't know about our booking. We thought that this could happen and decided to stay there anyway, because it was already half past ten and we were kind of tired. By the way, you can use the taxi from the port of Tallinn to the city centre. It's not expensive. Just make sure that you check the fares before you enter ...